Re: [Amc-list] Brake Drums for a 63 American

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Yeah, that makes total sense. A "fix" might be as little as
display non-available items in red. Personally, I like to
see that there is at last a listing for an item, then I can
cross-check part numbes with other suppliers, etc, even if I
can't buy the part.

Part of it is I think that pretty much in the past, everything
WAS available, and "not in stock" meant you waited a day or
a week. We didn't really have to worry about "not in stock"
unless you were in a hurry. NOW it means "MIGHT NEVER BE
AVAILABLE EVER AGAIN!". Bummer.



On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I emailed back and forth with Jim Taylor over at Rockauto about this.
> They do not like to pull the listings till they are sure they will not be able to get a restock.
> The man hours are too high to keep everything in check.
> He apologized and they usualy state the item will take a while to ship as they do try to get items when they are ordered.
>    A lot of stuff is Chinese and overseas made which means shipments of certain castings/ items may only come in once every six months. If they pull the listing when they run out of stock, then in 3 months get more they have to reenter the info.
>    He seemed to honestly not like it any more then we do, but the alternative is to not even try to stock the older stuff.
> Then they'd probably stop casting it. Parts are drying up as the years go by. let not hasten the process.
>
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
> " Chronic Pain Hurts"
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> From: Joe Smith <know_ware@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Re: Jim Blair and Napa...
> >
> > The Napa brake drums might be right, but I gave up and took it to a local shop
> > and am letting that guy find the drums.
> > On the first try, his supplier got the rear drums right, but the fronts are not.
> > They are the correct size for the shoes and all, but the wheels don't fit back
> > on them, so now his supplier is bringing in a couple of different brands to find
> > ones that aren't so "deep".  I will post what brands and numbers we end up with
> > here and in my blog.  IMHO, no one should advertise things they don't carry, but
> > then that would mean having to update their websites.
> >
> > http://360.yahoo.com/karl_haart
> >
> >
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