New left, old right. Brand is Allmakes. Purchased from British Pacific. It's part of the Allmakes PR2 line; Premium quality, 2 year warranty.

I don't know much about judging pushrod quality except these look quite different. I'll let you smart guys decide.

 

One on right flat end on, one on right will move valve just a little more, so more "original" power IMHO.

 

Left rod is thicker diameter, but right appears to be made from one piece of metal. Maybe new is better, maybe it sucks and old is better. I don't know.

 

That Allmakes end would make me nervous. But it could just be paranoia.

 

I agree, they look like something out of high school shop class...........

 

Are they supposed to have a smaller diameter top half, and flat spot on top, or is that just from wear?

 

I work in a parts store and those new pushrods look just fine, they look like any pushrod I've ever seen. Just about every pushrod I've seen for a small block chevy looks like that.

 

Those old ones may be worn but they are MUCH better made. Those rods with pressed in tips like your new ones have a tendency to mushroom and occasionally the tips just completely fail. Probably just fine for a stock motor but they certainly dont stack up against a 1 piece rod. Is there anyone else that makes pushrods for your motor? Also not sure if it applies as I've never been inside a 4.0 (or any Rover engine for that matter) but you may need to do some hunting to find a suitable valve guide to contain the larger diameter of the new pushrod. At $4.75 a piece you cant beat the price but those things just look sub par. Not knocking you or anything like that I just dont see putting cheap pushrods in a motor you've invested so much time and money in. Might try searching for performance push rods or just suck it up and try and find a set of genuine LR push rods. IMO if it came with 1 piece rods, it needs 1 piece rods.

 

Pushrods don't pass through any valve guide...valves do.

You have to start to wonder with all the problems you have had with this kit...was it mis-labeled or packaged incorrectly? Best of luck to you. This has to be frustrating.

 

It's funny, the rods do say OE. I'm impressed with British Pacific's packaging, service, and for the most part, their products. Everything was packaged and labeled well. I ordered LOTS of parts and most of them look as good or better than the originals, but of course I'm only posting the "interesting" ones. It's important to remember that Allmakes isn't a manufacturer but a distributor that buys in large volumes from various manufacturers to get the best pricing. They also distribute Exmoor, Lightforce, Terrafirma, Bosch, Corteco, Magneti Marelli, etc.

Unfortunately OEM parts seem to be 5-15x the cost. $100 cam is 500, $20 cam gear is 300, etc.