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Originally Posted by rotgg

like i said it will be 3500-3900 for the drop member + parts....

$1450 for the DM + $200 for the R&P = $1650. I'm not sure where your math is calculating $35-3900?? You wouldn't add the costs of the steering linkage & bags only to the DM price because you'll use them for the 'Z' as well.

Originally Posted by rotgg

and with drop member the truck still wont lay out as long as u are satisfied with a "lowered" truck and u are rich go with drop member if u want the truck to lay out and are not rich do the z its not as hard as these guys try to make it out to be and its alot of fun building something there are also many other places that sell "drop members" that are half the price of the porter built

The DM does in fact "lay out" so I'm pretty confident you're incorrect on this fact.

Other companies don't sell a 90% bolt-in kit that plants the frame rails. As a comparison, you would have to modify the Fatmans 'bolt-in' kit pretty severe to get it close to the as installed DM (I base this statement on personal experience because a friend installed the MII kit & even after modifiying it still isn't as low). The Fatman kit starts @ $1179 & that does not include the lowers arms; they're an additional $300. So $1479 for a bolt-in kit that won't go as low & uses smaller 11" brakes w/a car pattern.

Jim Meyers is the only other 'bolt-in' set-up I've found but they sell a "total kit" which starts @ $3200. Again, it still has the same issues as the Fatmans kit (won't plant the frame rails).

Originally Posted by rotgg

if u are rich and love the porter built stuff u can also go for a back half and have 8grand in your ride before u even get started

or u could send your trucks to me and for 8 grand i would be happy to lay it out flat for yo

Last I read, Nathons rear kit was about $2K but I'm not 100% sure that pricing is in stone. He offered the front kits since about 2006 w/many happy customers & several repeat customers.

As for how hard it is to 'Z', not every guy is on the same experience level. Some guys are good @ fabrication, some not so. I would suggest each person to seriously/honestly consider their abilities first. If the total fabrication to complete a 'Z' seems too much, a DM is a great alternative & allows someone w/less experience to sucessfully do it themselves w/o worrying that they might be ruining their truck (which can happen if a 'Z' is not done right).