He told me because of the bending and machining is more complicated than a simple torsion bar. He said that since the pandemic they've had machinists come and go, often leaving to go work for higher paying pipeline related jobs. He said they're just about back on track now though. I was reading that Hotchkis experienced some similar issues the past few years, but I think those had to do with material sourcing delays. Remember, these shops do make the parts in house, but they don't have an in-house foundry making the ingot or bar stock. They still need the raw material from somewhere.
