Reground crankshafts

[snotboy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyo...ryZ33616QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

anybody heard of these guys, any expericances

i need a crankshaft and this seems like a damn good price

in differences in the reground i take it you'll need bigger main bearing to match up but other than that.

 

[IJ.]

Be careful the Hardening on our Cranks is quite shallow, 10/10 is safe.

 

[snotboy]

im dont know anything about regrounds. Whats 10/10 and is the 30/30 more less better or worse

sorry for being a newb

also i was looking through there store and they have oil pumps new for 160 (brand is topline) or so should i stick with toyotas oil pump or will anything work.

 

[IJ.]

Snot: That's cool it's just the amount the Crank has been ground

10/10 = 10 thou undersize on the Rods and Mains.

Our Cranks can't go more than that without an expensive Niteride and Heat Treatment.

A new Genuine pump shouldn't be more than that.

<edited to correct my brainfart>

 

[supraguru05]

so what your saying IJ is that you should always grind more off then 10/10 but less is not ok thats weird

 

[IJ.]

Sorry that was badly worded (It's late here and I'm oldNtired)
(p.s: You're no meant to make the Mods look stupid I can do that really well all on my own )

 

[whenmunkysfly]

i bought one the only thing my machinest said was that you dont know what kind of condition the crank was in before the regrind and that you better off having you own reground. but well see how it goes and the crank comes with bearings.

 

[Doward]

10/10 refers to the amount taken off the crankshaft, actually cut from it. If you cut more than .010" (that's the .010/.010" - it actually means the rod journals - where the connecting rods ride on the crankshaft - were cut .010", and the main journals - where the crankshaft actually is held to the block - were also cut .010".

What IJ is saying, is that if you cut more than .010" (say, .020" or .030") you will have cut the metal DEEPER than the nitride hardening layer on our crankshafts.

Personally, I'd never use a crank cut more than .010/.010, but that's just me.

 

[snotboy]

i wish i could just regrind my crank but i cant the keyway is all chewed up so i figure i will fix the car right and not half ass it.