[Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?

[Joseph Siam]

Hi Guys I do have axles in stock. Thanks  Joe


-----Original Message-----
>From: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
>Sent: Feb 27, 2012 5:19 AM
>To: Steven Groh <sgroh1 at comcast.net>, fot at autox.team.net, ScottBarr <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?
>
>Scott:
>Your's was the only set of axles from the original 10-20 sets built by
>Summer's to my specs that failed.  If I remember correctly, you had hit a curb
>earlier in the day, which we thought may have dammaged the axles. In the
>original design there is no taper between the hub and the axle.
>The next year I gave the design to Mr's Summer's because I didn't want to dink
>with axles anymore. Of course, since then time has taken it's toll...Summer's
>Brothers has changed hands (twice) and the waters have been poluted. I ordered
>two sets from the then owner of Summer's four years ago and what we received
>from them was not the original design. The bearings have been changed to a
>smaller size, and the axle is not retained in the housing in the same
>manner. One of those two sets is currently experiencing issues thay may affect
>it's performance. Truly disappointing.
>Right now, the Chuck Gee designed, Joe Siam sold, (and sadly when last
>checked, Summer's built) axles are the best design out there. Where as the
>original design/built axles I did were in the $900-$1,200 range, Chuck's
>design, being more extensive, is a bit more pricey. But, what price safety. If
>I were building today I would use Chuck's design. The ones I did filled the
>void that existed in 2001-2.
>JMTC
>-Ed-   
>
>--- On Sat, 2/25/12, Barr, Scott <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com> wrote:
>
>
>From: Barr, Scott <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?
>To: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1 at comcast.net>, fot at autox.team.net
>Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 4:26 PM
>
>
>Yes, my warning sign was a loud bang and a sudden tilt of the horizon 45 
>degrees to port, followed by a 720-snap spin.  Hard to miss. 
>
>Scott B.
>
>Scott Barr
>McCarty Law LLP
>(920) 257-2233
>www.mccarty-law.com
>
>-----Original message-----
>From: Steven Groh <sgroh1 at comcast.net>
>To: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
>Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2012 21:41:27 GMT+00:00
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Group 44 Spitfire rollover?
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