Originally posted by btrautman:
... Also to me when I was examining my rods, it looks like the endcaps were actually "broke" off. Is this supposed to be a superior method of manufacturing rods vs machined endcaps, etc




The sinter forged rods are put through a process called "fracture-spliting".

Not sure if it is a "superior method", with the amount of spun bearings out there, but on paper seems to be a good process.