eBay traction bars ———--caltracs copy

I doubt if they are made in China....or anywhere "offshore". It takes numbers / volume (like thousands) to build outside USA. IMHO, a nice copy by a stateside fabricator for the budget conscious buyer.

The shock mount ears would not bother me as long as the welds on one side are good (penetrated). Please keep us posted on your success....or not.

Good to know. I'll post back when I have the car on the road again... but with street tires and (maybe) 600 hp I doubt I'd break anything either way :)

The company that sold them on ebay was "tuningfans-feast" shipping from NJ, but what actually arrived was from "WIN.IT America" in KY. A quick Google shows:

WIN.IT™ America, Inc., established in October 2013, is the US branch of WINIT Information Technology Co. Founded November 2012 in Shanghai, China, WINIT Information Technology Co. is an integrated supply chain solution provider for cross-border e-commerce.​

They have that Chinese smell and look (hard to describe but you know it when you see it) ;)