Floater setup--yes or no

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by JSM

Does this mean that if you did have a current rear set-up (like few guys have stated) that you could not just simply cut off your "ends" and retro-fit with your kit anyway, because basically you would end up with a narrower Wheel Mount Surface?

Of course this would mostly affect guys with existing wheel/tire packages. Am I reading correctly?

I Will start with this one.
That is how it appears from the drawings and numbers we have been working with. UNTILL we actually try one and see if it can be done i will not have a solid answer on that. Keep in mind the intent was to sell Complete units as it has never been a "Retrofit" so we need to do more work on that if we are going to go down that road. I will keep everyone posted.

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by JSM

Blake, "no maintenance".....yes because the hub unit will not allow it as it is a sealed unit as we know, which also does not permit random inspection of such a key part that could very well send a wheel flying....so just how long will Speed Tech guarantee this "no maintenance" for?

Well you can still perform a random inspection of the unit if you were so inclined, I am sure that if there was a wear issue it would show up the same way it does on a Corvette, when hub bearings start to wear the WMS has play in it and that would indicate that the part would need to be replaced.

Will it be a SKF warranty on the hub since technically it is SKF's component (even though not being used for its intended application)...or will Speed Tech be replacing these $450 a piece hubs if they show any signs of wear?

Normal wear, or Racing Wear.
So I guess three questions:

How long a warranty on "NO maintenance"?
I do not have an answer for you as of right now I will research and let everyone know.Will the warranty exclude race type abuse?
How many warrantys "DO" cover RACE type abuse?

Who will be backing this warranty?
Speedtech.

I believe everybody would want to know this since these SKF hubs cannot be serviced and are probably not a part that anybody will want to replace after 1,2,3,4 or even five years given the cost per SKF hub.

I guess it would depend on your level of intended abuse and use, if you are not willing to change a wheel bearing asembly after 5 years of race type use then perhaps this is not the right unit for you??? you would rebuild the motor long before 5 years of race type use I would think and that is more than 900.00. I am not being an ass but lets be realistic about the use and abuse factor. if you are out at Race Type Events 10-15 times or more a year then I think you can expect parts to wear, All the Parts. I will try and contact a couple of the racing schools and see how often they are seeing issues.Thanks in advance for info!

Oh one more question....what material are these hubs cast from? It seams that currernt floater offerings (GMR,BAER,SPEEDWAY,ETC.) go to great length to supply a superior material when it comes to the driveplate/splines themselves as they ALL know this is a VERY key component....what material specifically are the SKF ones made of?

I know Chicane has spoken to SKF
I will see if I can track down this info,

Thanks for the questions.

[KPC67]

Originally Posted by Sieg

I've been researching rearend options for a few years now and I've priced multiple options of modifying my 12 Bolt and without major shortcuts buying and complete Ford rear end and selling my basically new 12 bolt appears to be the best cost vs. features vs. performance option.

Please keep in mind: No decent businessman wants to turn away business especially in this economy. If modifying customer housings was cut and dried I'm sure they'd gladly be taking orders.

Set up costs, liability, reputation, market value, and profitablity all factor in to the equation. Basically the system is still in beta mode so give them a little time to sort all the variables out. Delivering genuine customer satisfaction doesn't happen overnight.

This is well said.

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[Payton King]

JSM/badrides, it is apparent that this product is not for you, but your continued bad mouthing of other people's solutions, products and choices have just gotten to be too much.

You continue to wave the GMR flag like we are all idoits for not having the product on our cars. GMR stuff is a nice design, but when it fails and it is going to fail, I would love to be there. All parts fail, it is just a fact.

The part that I am confused about is once you form an opinion, all others are inferior. I am too lazy to go back and cut and paste the post, but you were asking a question about C6Z06 calipers that you wanted to run and asked for opinions. When they did not jive with what you thought, you got defensive citing that GM has done testing and has more resources...blah, blah, blah. Then turn around and say GM does not know what they are doing in bearing pack design is just crazy.

Wear items are never under warranty and to ask Blake about a warranty on the bearings is just ridiculous.

Doug, sorry to hi-jack you post.

Blake, I would have one of these under my car had it been offered when I purchased my Moser floater.

JMS, take comfort in the fact that you have the best floater rear and front hub system in existance and we will all be running second to you in any event you attend.

[GregWeld]

^^^^^^^ Well said Payton!

[Blake Foster]

Wear items are never under warranty and to ask Blake about a warranty on the bearings is just ridiculous.

Funny you should say that. Just today I have Confirmed that in fact there WILL be a 12 month or 12,000 mile Warranty on the Wheel Hub, Excluding any damage from Contact. IE Crashing into ANYTHING!!
"I" Cant find any other manufacturers that state that they cover their Bearings.

Blake, I would have one of these under my car had it been offered when I purchased my Moser floater.

Well we will have to save one for your NEXT project won't we.

[JasonElvisHeard]

here is something you guys might find interesting.

http://www.pro-touring.com/showthrea...Tooling-System




killer69 - setup looks good man! I personally think its a good idea, keep on pushing the pro-touring industry forward! Even I can appreciate that!

[MillerBuilt]

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[James OLC]

Placed an order for the Chicane SpeedTech floater today!

I'm lookin forward to using in OLC2!