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Title: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: itsafatboy on December 27, 2021, 04:58:30 PM
Wondering if anyone has tried these jims steady roll lifters , the ones with the bushing and know needle bearings 
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: kouack on December 27, 2021, 06:14:52 PM
Iskycam been using bushed lifter for a while with sucess.

https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tech/engine/isky-cams-takes-mystery-out-of-bushing-style-roller-lifters/
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: turboprop on December 28, 2021, 08:29:06 AM
Quote from: itsafatboy on December 27, 2021, 04:58:30 PMWondering if anyone has tried these jims steady roll lifters , the ones with the bushing and know needle bearings 


Jim gave me a set of them to try  when they first came out. I put 20k miles on them and sent them back as per the agreement. I didnt notice any changes with or without them. They looked really good when I pulled them out. I would not hesitate to use them again.
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: itsafatboy on December 28, 2021, 08:51:08 AM
glad they worked out , i rider on the facebook group had two come apart on him they said it was a bad batch , so nope for me thanks
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: Deye76 on December 28, 2021, 03:59:49 PM
Jims, Bad batch? That bad batch lasted for years. Evidently still going.
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: turboprop on December 28, 2021, 04:37:47 PM
Quote from: itsafatboy on December 28, 2021, 08:51:08 AMglad they worked out , i rider on the facebook group had two come apart on him they said it was a bad batch , so nope for me thanks

Then why did you ask if you had already mad up your mind?
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: turboprop on December 28, 2021, 04:40:20 PM
Quote from: Deye76 on December 28, 2021, 03:59:49 PMJims, Bad batch? That bad batch lasted for years. Evidently still going.


Not all Jims lifters are equal. This is like saying all Fords are junk because one model from their car line has issues back in the '90s.
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: chopper on December 28, 2021, 05:11:49 PM
Quote from: turboprop on December 28, 2021, 08:29:06 AM
Quote from: itsafatboy on December 27, 2021, 04:58:30 PMWondering if anyone has tried these jims steady roll lifters , the ones with the bushing and know needle bearings 


Jim gave me a set of them to try  when they first came out. I put 20k miles on them and sent them back as per the agreement. I didnt notice any changes with or without them. They looked really good when I pulled them out. I would not hesitate to use them again.

  After reading up on them, I wouldn't have any qualms about running them either.  Bushings mat be "old school" but they rarely catastrophically fail
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: Deye76 on December 28, 2021, 05:46:04 PM
No experience with these bushed lifters. I had Evo and TC lifters fail from Jims, so admit I have a case of the red A$$ for Jims lifters. I defer to those that have used these.
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: Don D on December 29, 2021, 07:04:31 AM
The same manufacturer makes lifters for Jims and Isky.
Title: Re: Steady roll lifters by jims anyone try them
Post by: itsafatboy on December 29, 2021, 12:00:55 PM
Quote from: turboprop on December 28, 2021, 04:37:47 PM
Quote from: itsafatboy on December 28, 2021, 08:51:08 AMglad they worked out , i rider on the facebook group had two come apart on him they said it was a bad batch , so nope for me thanks

Then why did you ask if you had already mad up your mind?

i didnt,   and read facebook after,   because i posted question there also,