ATS spindles on sale at a great deal!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Hey all-

Control Arms, Sway Bars, frame bracing, they're all part of the gig of better handling. But have you considered your spindles too? If not, the heart of your car's steering system still has untapped handling potential! Get on board and let's get your car maxed out!

For years the ATS AFX tall spindle has been known as the leader in spindle design and correcting steering geometry for more aggressive cornering performance, no other spindle on the market matches our tall spindle. For December Speedtech is announcing a fantastic Christmas season sale of $200 off their regular price! There's no better time to buy to get that extra edge on your car's handling performance! Call 435.628.4300 now and get your Christmas shopping done early, sale ends Dec 31st 2014!

Click here (http://www.speedtechperformance.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results_w/mode=specials/specials.htm) to learn more about this great deal!

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[MillerBuilt]

Ben, can you let me know what the part# is for the hub unit that is included in this deal?
Thanks,Jay

[Ben@SpeedTech]

I don't deal with the parts and sales and all, so I'm not sure. I do know we buy them direct from Chevrolet and they're the same hub/ bearing used on the last year ZR1 if that helps. :)

[MillerBuilt]

I don't deal with the parts and sales and all, so I'm not sure. I do know we buy them direct from Chevrolet and they're the same hub used on the last year ZR1 if that helps. :)

Really curious to what part#. Can you please ask Blake or somebody?

Appreciate it, Jay

[Sieg]

I don't deal with the parts and sales and all, so I'm not sure. I do know we buy them direct from Chevrolet and they're the same hub used on the last year ZR1 if that helps. :)

Ben - Get this potential customer an answer or forward the question to someone who can and capitalize on the opportunity. :thumbsup:

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Ben - Get this potential customer an answer or forward the question to someone who can and capitalize on the opportunity. :thumbsup:

PM has been sent.

[Sieg]

PM has been sent.

SpeedTech Rocks :thumbsup:

[MillerBuilt]

Thanks Sieg. But to be quite honest, I was asking because I am interested for other projects I have going, and know that at the package price being offered that the hub bearings advertised must be available at a GREAT price if they are indeed the 2013 ZR1 hub and was hoping that part# could be shared so I (and others) could benefit when needed. Didn't think this over the counter "GM" part would be so top secret....

Ben, never received that PM?

[Ben@SpeedTech]

There are reasons businesses choose not to make public all the specific part numbers they use. One of which is if we give out the part numbers we'll start getting calls for only our in house made part of the assembly.

DIY people often think they get a better deal if they resource their own non house parts, and in this case they'd call us and want to buy just a bare spindle from us. We have a very specific method of assembly for our spindles that can't be altered. To ensure this process is done correctly should be the ones to put them together and encourage anyone that buys ATS spindles to send them back to us for servicing if a hub ever were to fail. I've never personally heard of a hub failing. Having someone else install their own GM or even worse some offshore cheap imitation knock off hubs, well that's potentially a lawsuit against us waiting to happen if the assembly fails because they installed it wrong or the lower quality part broke. Quality control is important to us and your safety. It's easier and wiser to simply say we won't sell it without the hub installed. Those folks that want our bare spindle then get their undies in a bunch and start telling people we have bad customer service for not giving them what they want. To them we say we're not Burger King, and you can't have it your way, lol! :)

This all sounds a little stupid but it happens more than you might expect and can be very frustrating to businesses like us. I hope everyone can appreciate these sort of privacy policies that businesses cater to.

If anyone has Corvette spindles that you need replacement hubs for I'll bet there's some great info on 'Vette forums that will send you in the right direction, or you could call the dealer and ask what's the strongest hub you can install in your Corvette spindles. I'd bet they'd be glad to help you out and they'd be as strong as the GM hubs we buy direct from GM and install in ATS spindles.

Jay- Blake sent a PM to Sieg, I sent a PM to you this morning. Let me know if you didn't get it.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program of if you have ever wanted a set of ATS spindles for your car you can save some decent money on them during our December sale so give us a call and we'll get you set up!:thumbsup:

[mfain]

Ben,

I have some of the same concerns as Ron. I have ATS spindles and ZR1 hubs that Blake had machined to fit early in the game. I am running a long lower ball joint stud to get the LCA geometry I need, but I want a set of your new (coming soon?) uprights with the lowered lower ball joint. I swap ZR1 hubs on a fairly routine basis (Corvettes), and of course I am not interested in shipping the assembly to get someone else to do my work. Also, all I would really like to know is where the "new" ZR1 hubs you are installing are made. If they are SKF with a GM part number, that is fine. If not, I want to know more about them (especially who makes them).

Have a Merry Christmas

Pappy

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Blake orders them through and they are delivered by the local Chevrolet dealership and are genuine GM part number Corvette hubs. I'm the marketing guy here and make stuff look cool and post up ads like this one. I don't know much more about the specifics on the spindle parts than what I've mentioned. Blake is traveling for the rest of the month and will be back after the 1st, you may want to pm him to ask specifics when he gets back.

I do know we switched part numbers a while back because the new hubs have a stronger bearing assembly than the previous standard Corvette hub we used to use. We strive to offer customers the best of the best in our products and services, so that's why we switched to the new ones and order genuine GM Corvette hubs and not imitations from non GM local or cheap online autoparts suppliers. ATS spindles have a long track record of leading the industry in spindle design, being super high quality, super strong, hold up fantastic in the harshest of racing, and we and many many previous customers stand behind them. I'm not sure why anyone would worry about them all of a sudden, our commitment to excellence hasn't and will never change.

Hope that helps.

[MillerBuilt]

Ben,

I have some of the same concerns as Ron. I have ATS spindles and ZR1 hubs that Blake had machined to fit early in the game. I am running a long lower ball joint stud to get the LCA geometry I need, but I want a set of your new (coming soon?) uprights with the lowered lower ball joint. I swap ZR1 hubs on a fairly routine basis (Corvettes), and of course I am not interested in shipping the assembly to get someone else to do my work. Also, all I would really like to know is where the "new" ZR1 hubs you are installing are made. If they are SKF with a GM part number, that is fine. If not, I want to know more about them (especially who makes them).

Have a Merry Christmas

Pappy

Look here as I think this is what Blake will be posting up. They are a great hub for the price. No need to buy the higher dollar C5/6 ZR1/ SKF hubs, these are literally the same thing at hundreds less. As you will see they also offer a splined version for rear applications as well.. Hopefully Blake can confirm. If this is correct, I would suggest changing all advertising to exclude "ZR1 Hub" and advertise what they are,,,, C7 stingray hubs to avoid claims of false advertising. NOTHING wrong with utilizing the C7 components so may as well just call it what it is.
It does shuffle the dollars around a bit since these are much less than the actual ZR1 hubs. One might think the Uprights themselves are $300ish and the rest in hubs as your current advertisement stands...

https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,3294410,parttype,1636

[mfain]

Look here as I think this is what Blake will be posting up. They are a great hub for the price. No need to buy the higher dollar C5/6 ZR1/ SKF hubs, these are literally the same thing at hundreds less. As you will see they also offer a splined version for rear applications as well.. Hopefully Blake can confirm. If this is correct, I would suggest changing all advertising to exclude "ZR1 Hub" and advertise what they are,,,, C7 stingray hubs to avoid claims of false advertising. NOTHING wrong with utilizing the C7 components so may as well just call it what it is.
It does shuffle the dollars around a bit since these are much less than the actual ZR1 hubs. One might think the Uprights themselves are $300ish and the rest in hubs as your current advertisement stands...

https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,3294410,parttype,1636

Looks like a good piece - something you could trust. I'm sure not having the wheel speed sensor or the splines gets the price down, and it appears the actual bearing is larger (like the ZR1). It will be interesting to see if the new Z06 with the big Carbon Ceramic Brakes (same as the ZR1) uses the same AC Delco hub as the base 2014/5 Stingray.

Pappy