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I was told that the lower end cranks at manufacturers like Callies, Lunati and Crower are made from offshore steel, but that the mid-tohigh range are made in the USA.
For instance, in the Callies line, the lower end Dragonslayer line are made from offshore steel, but the Callies Racemaster and Magnum lines are made in the USA. I think you get both offshore and USA steel depending on the amount of money that you want to spend. I don't believe any of the Scat, Cat or Eagle products use steel made in the USA. I was informed, if given the choice, choose Cat, then Scat and use Eagle products as your last choice.
As for Crower products, I have almost always used their products (cam, rods, roller rockers, crank, etc.) exclusively because of a perceived (by me and others that I know) difference in quality and customer service. However, Crower always seems to have long lead times (waits) for their products and they're parts are more expensive than the others.
My Chevy 540 has a Cat crank and Cat rods, but I run a Crower hydraulic roller cam and Crower's stainless steel roller rockers.
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