Poor Little Cone Style

They got a bad wrap because they aren't as easily rebuilt as a clutch type of sure grip. A magazine probably wrote something about it years ago and everyone followed what they wrote like good sheeple.

It's just like years ago you couldn't give away a 400 engine. Look how popular they are today. Everyone wants them for a striker motor. 360 used to be the same way. You'll always have old heads that never moved out of the 1970 mindset and those guys influence some of the younger guys that don't know better yet.