where to send rods to recondition

[J and M Machine]

Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked

Hey J&M, how do you balance the big-ends? Where do you remove material from? Also, how do you install the pin bushings . . do you swage them in like Ford did?

We remove the material from the two ribs on the big end of connecting rod.
Typical set of V8 rods are usually within 6 grams as long as they haven't been swapped out.

Yes we have a tool prior to honing the wrist pin bushings that forces the bushing tightly against the rod prior to final honing.