Dang . . . . gone a couple of days & all this.
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GreyHoundSteve $750 is a hefty price. Ive seen similar "tubular A arms" with corect lowered geometry sell for about $250 from other makers. They are probably not the "heavY duty" your getting for $750 but they are probably considerably lighter and could be replaced 3 times and youd still have paid the same amount though if your destroying A arms like that you should probably go with the strongest ones available. Here is a link to a set of cheaper tubular A arms for lowered trucks ..... someone more knowledgable can tell me what the difference is.
http://performanceonline.com
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The problem (for me) w/these arms is they actually correct alignment issues by making the upper arms longer, thus not requiring 'excessive' shims. That does me absolutely zilch good because w/longer arms my wheels/tires will be rubbing the outer edges of the fender-lip & wheel-well.
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MrShelley Slammed67-
It's not just your opinion..it is fact. ART stuff IS overpriced.
I've said it before many times on this board....when quality is the same (ie. ART vs. *****************) the lower priced part wins everytime.
As for customer service, is it REALLY worth up to three times the price? I think not, especially when the competing manufacturer has customer service that's not three times as bad.
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I will concede on the pricing issue. I freely admit that when I deal w/AirRide I can get a discounted price. I'm not paying any more than what you other guys pay for 'pieced together kits' and I get the AirRide customer service.
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MrShelley With ART I get the distinct feeling that you pay for the "prestige" of having an Air Ride Tech sticker. Reminds me of back in the 80's in high school...you had to have that little alligator proudly displayed on the front of your shirt so everyone knew how much you spent on it. They get your money AND free advertising! Now THAT'S marketing!
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I never was one of the kids wearing that little alligator, so you didn't
"have to" wear that stuff. I had cheap K-Mart bought clothes (lots of AC/DC t-shirts). I won't pay inflated pricing on something if a similar alternative can be had. As far as parts go, there are alot of "cheap/low quality" organizations out there in computerland (think AIM, Trukkin[sp?]) that everyone blasts as no good, yet I've used more than once & had no problems w/parts quality or delivery & saved some bucks.