Magnumforce K-Member

BadAss71 said
Looks like a product failure to me. That is definitely a Magnumforce unit. Just one more reason to buy the Alterkation.

So, what failed exactly? From the picture, its impossible to tell if the Heim joint failed (not Magnumforce's fault), if the pivot bolt failed (not Magnumforce's fault), if the installer botched the LCA installation (not Magnumforce's fault), or if the LCA pivot bracket failed (ok, that one is Magnumforce's fault).

And yes, its definitely a Magnumforce K member. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not advocating for or against Magnumforce's K member. I don't have one installed in my car, and I'm not best friends or anything with anyone at Magnumforce. The Alterkation set up is a great way to go.

But before everyone on the forum writes off Magnumforce, it would be nice to actually have some kind of evidence, or information on the failure. It seems to me, at least from that last picture, that there's a good chance that Magnumforce's K-member design and construction had nothing to do with the failure. RMS could just as easily get a bad batch of heim joints or pivot bolts, or have someone botch the installation.

I mentioned it already, but how Magnumforce dealt with the failure is probably more useful information. If they stood up and replaced all the necessary parts, covered the damages, or in general had good customer service considering what actually happened, that's just as or more important than the failure in and of itself. Any manufacturer can get a bad batch of Heim joints, pivot bolts, or even flawed steel tubing. How they deal with the customer after the fact is what will really separate the different manufacturer's. I know from what I've seen here that Bill over at RMS is a stand up guy, and that by itself is a big reason to go with RMS as a manufacturer. But we aren't getting the whole story here, and based on the information that's here Magnumforce does not deserve a write off.

I sent an email to Magnumforce with a link to this thread, maybe they'll come over and explain their side of the story here.