ford4wd08

like i said autosprings has the patent so HBS would have to pay AS to use their design, and if your UCA rubs the strut you dont have a offset design

Joe's truck

I don't have mine installed yet, I am actually waiting on them. I bought them yesterday off ebay for $65.00. I spent hours reading reviews before I decided and seen the design that HBS has ( kinda the hexogon shaped ) and went with that one. I didn't see anything bad about the AS kit, I just noticed how many people had HBS with good luck. Especially with that design to keep from rubbing. Not arguing here either but I don't have physical proof as of yet.
http://www.hellbentsteel.com/catalog...it/category/5/

ford4wd08

i also know you have to rotate the strut 180 degrees to put it in if i remember right, im not saying its a bad kit either, but for little to no extra i think the AS kit is better it has gussets for more strength...

quarantine

Get the hellbent steel. The autospring is ok,but structually,the HBS is much better.

ford4wd08

how is it structally better?

quarantine

The design is structurally more sound. Before I bought mine,I had the specs and images reviewed by our engineers, machinists,and weld engineers. The welds on the autosprings are inferior to the HBS.

kyleb822

Go with autosprings! they are the best

ford4wd08

i dont see how gussets could be weaker, and my welds are great, did they actually have the product in hand? you cant tell much from a picture, anyways i think AS is better you think HBS is better i guess we can leave it at that, or we will argue for hours on end

quarantine

Its the gussets that make them weaker. Because they arent necessary. What they did is a very common,bad practice. Over-engineering. When you add unnecessary welds,you also add unnecessary HAZs,or heat affected zones. With the gussets they used,they could have made the spacer from 10ga steel,and still be good.

But,since they don't typically see extreme useage,they should both be fine.

ford4wd08

you have a point i didnt think of it that way, to many gussets would affect the whole spacer, they do have them spaced very close so the heat from the weld would affect it, ok but the point is they will both get the job done