Are Eagles Forged Kits Yes or No?
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Are Eagles Forged Kits Yes or No? Do the Eagle cranks and things still have bad quality control or have they improved their products at this point? Eagle used to be the big one, now I see folks only running Callies, Scat & Lunati. Is Eagle still shunned?
Thanks in advanced for replies.
Thanks in advanced for replies.
Last edited by Heatmaker; Aug 30, 2017 at 10:57 PM.
There was a time back in the mid 2000's where Eagle forged was questionable for both LT and LX based. I bought a crank that had "loose" tolerances to say the least. The pilot hole is larger than it should be and the snout diameter is small. Their answer, at least for awhile was a gnurled bearing. No answer for snout so I had it keyed. I am using a pilot bearing now, but have shimmed it so it doesn't fall too far into the hole. Also the bolt hole for the snout is deeper than normal. The crank did balance fine and for the money I believe the other issues are manageable. Things may have been for the better since. Not sure.
If you are buying an aftermarket crank it better be a forging, since the factory cast ones are just as good or better than aftermarket castings.
