I would say it is hard to say I have never had an issue with the ones I make. There is not much to go wrong with them. Dave makes a nice set as well. his are adjustable. which is a cool idea. but once you have them set at the height you want you are not going to adjust them again. So it is a cool idea but somthing you wont realy use. then you have to look at how much you want to pay. I think his are about 100 bucks more. so you have to say to yourself is an adjustable rod worth a etra hundred bucks. I have thouhgt of getting a set just to check them out I think he did a great job on them and they look cool. He put alot of work into them. If they were the same price I would buy daves adjustable rods but if I wanted a madified rod that is reliable and no chance in changing its leinght from outside factors such as vibration becouse you didnt get them tightend properly and you were driving down washboard roads to get to a trail. I would get the ones I make. I spend alot of time on dirt roads that can be chck holed and washbord enuf to make your teeth fall out and I will drove 50mph down them. I think the adjustibility is a cool feature but In my opinion it is also somthing to get loose and cause a problem. I have not heard of any problems so far, but it is somthing to consider.