TripleX sprint car chassis question....
 

Anybody know where TripleX Sprint car chassis and components are made? Thanks, (hope it's the USA)

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China

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That has to make you feel safe.

'XXX' Sprint Car Question??....
 

Originally Posted by Hugh MacDonald:
Anybody know where XXX Sprint car chassis and components are made? Thanks, (hope it's the USA)

Link...http://www.xxxraceco.com/default.htm

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Brucer':32:

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It is becoming ever more difficult to find Made in USA chrome-moly tubing. Chinese
manufactured chrome-moly tubing is plentiful here in America and cheaper. What
tubing is YOUR favorite chassis or front axle made with? What is the country of origin
of your spindles, bearings and rod ends? If you have not investigated, you may be surprised.

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Originally Posted by Jack Dupp:
It is becoming ever more difficult to find Made in USA chrome-moly tubing. Chinese
manufactured chrome-moly tubing is plentiful here in America and cheaper. What
tubing is YOUR favorite chassis or front axle made with? What is the country of origin
of your spindles, bearings and rod ends? If you have not investigated, you may be surprised.

I just bought a set of belts, and front spindles and arms and etc, Made in Cheeena gold tag/sticker on the boxes, all from well known manufacturers, SFI 16-1 tags and all. Look for them soon at Wal-Wart! Bob:7:

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Originally Posted by :
I just bought a set of belts... Made in Cheeena

Thank you for adding your personal experience. I never expected
this to include safety equipment. I find myself rather speechless.

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Originally Posted by Jack Dupp:
Thank you for adding your personal experience. I never expected
this to include safety equipment. I find myself rather speechless.

Neither did I, and so am I! Bob:18:

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http://www.teamtechmotorsports.com/index.html Check out Curts safety equipment, this guys eats breaths, & lives safety equipment. Believe his Team Tech equipment is American made.

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Look at the people who run them and beat the crap out of them. Take Robert Ballou. He has put the XXX to the test quite a few times and nothing has ever happened. Have you heard of any horror stories about them? I know I havent. They are basically a copy of a Maxim and are very fast cars. I heard about in the WoO that people said Jac haudenchild had to be cheating as he was beating everybody and the WoO parked him saying that he could not run the chassis cause they thought it was thinner tubing. Well the owner of XXX just happened to be there and went over to the fire crew. Had them come over with the jaws of life and cut up the car right then and there at the track. Used 100 hundred thousandths tubing insteat of .090. The cars are actually heavier. I know in indiana there have been a few guys switch to them and have some success. I would trust the car.

I know that i have seen these welds up close and i havent seen anything wrong with them. If you can teach an american man to weld. Why cant you teach a chinese man to weld? There's no difference. Its just being made over seas. But thats just my $.02

Just some guy

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They are made in China !! I'am a chassis builder and they sell that chassis for 350.00 more than I can buy the chromemoly and tabs to build cars for. So those cars make it tough on American builders. I know guys are trying to save money but the bottom line is they are hurting American builders. In my shop we will not work on them for crash repairs and I hope other builders do the same. Thanks Tony

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So you only repair the cars you build?

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This discussion may be less about metallurgy and engineering and more about Chinese backlash. Americans who recognize China as an
awakening giant with the resources and commitment to become a world superpower are uncomfortable when US dollars help fuel China's growth.

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Originally Posted by Jamison Racing 11J:
So you only repair the cars you build?

Having owned several small businesses, that is one choice you still have, it might come back to bite you, but it also shows your customer loyalty, which can also bite you, but if someone buys from you, I always felt I had an obligation to them, to put them ahead of the "Wal-Wart" buyer, even if they chose to buy other things from someone else, I still needed their business. And, if someone will show me where to buy .100 wall chrome-moly, I probably would think it isn't moly, but maybe DOM, or what we used to call, "Shelby Steel", back in the day. Has anyone noticed that Menard's is now posting their items "Made in America", are we to believe them? I'd like to think so. One thing about it, we can't possibly expect to stay in business, as long as we import, more than we export, the good times were when the factory parking lots were full of workers cars, and the grocery store shelves were stocked deep, and the Auto Dealers lots were full of new cars, I don't think those days will return. Bob:)

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I don't know if anybody has checked their site recently, but you can have a TripleX chassis built in the USA. You are going to pay the same amount as a Maxim or similiar. And don't be fooled by steel suppliers. I can guess that the steel you're buying comes from China as well.

I own a TripleX chassis. I was in a tight spot after a crash at Putnamville and was very low on funds. My options were to buy a 5 year old Maxim with who knows how many laps or a brand new TripleX. It was an easy choice considering the stress tests that USAC had performed a few months before.

In response to the original question. I have driven CompWeld, Maxim and Chalk chassis. My TripleX handles as well if not better than all of them. I have no affiliation with them at all. I would say if your budget allows, buy a Maxim or another American builder. If the money is tight a TripleX will be a good option.