![]() As I expanded my rally stuff, there was a need to cross into other markets that cross made it only natural to make 'de-tuned' versions for street cars. I get that I'm unknown and that's mostly my own doing. I've been toying with suspensions since 2008ish on a professional level. Except on vacation in June which I've earned! As far as personal life getting in the way let me put it like this.I haven't had lunch in probably 3 years, and I work 9a to sometimes 1a much to my wife's disapproval. I absolutely encounter skepticism every 20 minutes. I don't even promote the 50 is more of what I push/ sell on street cars ($1800). The box comment was my sense of humor, sorry it was taken as condescending, not my intention.Ĭlick to expand.$1300 is the ENTRY level. I don't have to tell you that an $800 suspension vs $1800 is a HUGE price gap, but you only have to spend $1800 once and you won't regret the decision.Īgain I'm sorry if my comment came across the wrong way. I get that even $1300 is a lot for some, my $5000 rally builds are a lot for some, but it's all about buying right the first time. I'm eating it in the interest of giving a quality product at a price I think is on par with expectations. More cost from my wallet (double the cost of my old manufacturer) and I chose not to pass that increase in to the customers. I just picked up Hyperco springs after a switch. I experimented with samples until I found the company that got the nod and I've been dealing with them for years. If they said $20 per insert blank, I knew quality costs money and that's too cheap. If they had a good product and could meet my demands, they got a call back. When I started, I didn't black list any source. I chose to spend a lot to get the best components I can from manufacturers. It's a matter of how much you want to spend. I am aware of junk that comes out of China and Taiwan, I'm also aware of the top notch stuff that comes out too. I was already building Fiesta rally suspensions, so offering a revalved, reworked version of something I already had in place was a no brainer.Ĭlick to expand.The box comment was my sense of humor, sorry it was taken as condescending, not my intention. I brought street stuff to market based on rally builds. What I have going currently has me on the line of having a personal life and insanity. That's exactly why I stay small, assemble everything myself and have no plans to go bigger. Mass production causes short cuts and discrepancies. Granted, there are some crappy products out there but they're obvious. I don't know why in this age it's such a concern. Origin does not dictate quality or lack of it. The cardboard my box is made from, don't know on that. The guts, the heart and soul of the shock are machined here in the US, the *metal casing* where the US built guts go into, built to our specs in Taiwan, the rings that thread onto the steel casing the insert fits into are machined in the US, springs are made in the US, the bearing that sits below the camber plate Japan, the Allen bolts that secure the camber plate, along with the 17/19/22mm nut (depending on application) I'll have to ask Fastenal if that matters. Is it American? Mexican? Are you basing 'manufactured' on percentage of parts origin (if so, these are American based on the highest percentage of components being made in the US), or final assembly (also US)? ![]() Like an American car with parts being 60% American, 20% Japanese, 10% Romanian, 10% German. Click to expand.What do you mean by "they"? THEY are manufactured/ assembled in the US using components sourced.
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