Good deal on crankshaft?

[bodine465]

Been shopping around for a replacement crank for my 96 GTX. Working on a bit of a budget, so checked for refurbs. STB had the best price ($275), but $90 round trip shipping seemed a bit steep and their parts reputation seemed questionable. Others had refurbs for a bit more, but shipping was cheaper, so it was a push.

Ended up locating a Hot Rods crank on eBay for $388 shipped. Dealer had a decent feedback (99%, 2458 responses). Figure in $38 cash-back through Bing.com and it comes down to around $350 shipped. Was this a decent deal or should I have looked around more? I see that opinions on Hod Rods vary, but I figure a new item for the price of a refurb would be a better deal.

 

[Dr Honda]

Hot rods cranks are known to be very good. I'd buy that over the SBT crank.

STB is a "Rebuilt" crank with parts of changing origin. I'm not saying they are bad parts... but since it's a budget rebuild... it's hard to say what the quality will actually be.

Hot Rods is a new crank, with all of their parts. AND... they build to race specs. (normally better run-out than OEM spec)


Last thing... if your crank isn't totally roasted... you can sell it as a core on eBay for $25. (helps offset the price too)

 

[bodine465]

Last thing... if your crank isn't totally roasted... you can sell it as a core on eBay for $25. (helps offset the price too)

That's a good idea. Nothing obviously wrong with the crank. Just replacing it while the engine's apart.