Sifton Lifters
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Sifton Lifters
Do any of you guys have experience with Sifton lifters in a UL Flathead ?
I know the name was sold sometime in the past and with the name so goes the quality that made the name.
How about some opinions, good, bad or hearsay.
I know the name was sold sometime in the past and with the name so goes the quality that made the name.
How about some opinions, good, bad or hearsay.
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From: la la land jerzey
When we check the diameters of the lifters they are not in spec .0005 short or .0005 wider -
the lifter rollers are china junk maybe 2 years of use — what do we do
we buy oversized lifters and fit the new not on spec in spec to the lifter block so its correct — then we buy made in the USA -36 lifter roller kits from S&S and install them on the new fitted lifter body’s
this may not be what you wanted to hear - but it is the way to get the set up right for long term use - and yea i wish we did not have to do it this way but here we are
the lifter rollers are china junk maybe 2 years of use — what do we do
we buy oversized lifters and fit the new not on spec in spec to the lifter block so its correct — then we buy made in the USA -36 lifter roller kits from S&S and install them on the new fitted lifter body’s
this may not be what you wanted to hear - but it is the way to get the set up right for long term use - and yea i wish we did not have to do it this way but here we are
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From: la la land jerzey
Special tool for the rollers - but its not the tool its the experience not to crack the lifter body when you press it a bit too much - how to align to do the press
a shop can do that part for you the tool is also at least 100 maybe 150 bucks today for what 4 lifters
we use a sunnen end hone for the lifter blocks - its all about the tooling when you go deep into it
a shop can do that part for you the tool is also at least 100 maybe 150 bucks today for what 4 lifters
we use a sunnen end hone for the lifter blocks - its all about the tooling when you go deep into it
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