8x8 chassis under-guts... anyone tried this?

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Hokay... either I goofed or post got nuked for cause:


So here goes: I asked Integy about doing the axle 'part swap' and they said " It looks possible. "

To which I replied " You have the parts, can't you try it? " and they replied " Parts are packaged... "

So you guys tell me: What supplier would hold off opening two packages to possibly 'create' a new product (the steer/throughput axle) and product ~line~ (an 8x8 chassis in 1/14-1/16 scale) just because they had to open packages? Heck, they have to open one set to take the images anyway...

I suspect its one of three things: Integy isn't the maker, and doesn't want to accept responsibility for opened packages; or two, they are getting crap over poor quality, and don't want to open a package and possibly void any warranty; or three, they are just to cheap to try it (or some combination of the three, (*sigh*) that's ~four~ things, oh well)

From the posts I've read, I suspect its a quality issue - and I don't want to buy $800+ in axles to find out they are crap.

So, guys, can you chime in? Are the Integy axles in question garbage?