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Originally Posted by Jay S
Maybe you remember better than me Paul. I don’t think Crower ever listed lifters as being Johnson’s in the past. I think all the Crowers were Johnson’s, so there was no need for different pricing or advertising.
When the HLJ lifter took the big price hike, about the time frame when they switched to this other foundry, the price of the Crower Pontiac lifters didn’t follow the price hike. That got my attention that crowers offering changed.
Never has been a better time to buy a lifter surfacer!
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Agree with all the above. Johnson would run dry at times and Crower would have to buy from a different source. The only thing I'm not sure of is when the big price increase came from Hy-lift. They used to be around $100 a set then they jumped to $160 and not long after to $250.... I haven't sold any in a while but I thought the $250 price was just before the Michigan foundry that made their lifter bodies closed.
Again, even at $250 a set it wouldn't be horrible if they were trouble free.
Remember when Crower offered their "money saving" cams and were reboxing the popular Camshaft Machine grinds? I get what Crower is doing, they're just trying to stay open. I wish them well they make great products... Their shipping department profits can only keep them afloat for so long.
