rear air bag set-up on trailing arms

[Shane]

Ok guys ... here is the status as of today. I can't do these for $10 per pair.

The costs are gonna be closer to $10 per washer due to:

1.) material costs being thru the roof. Once you get above 1.000" diameter in roundstock the costs start climbing dramatically and we are talking about a 2.75" round stock for these. I am pricing these in steel which is cheaper than aluminum, yet still pretty expensive (thanks China).
2.) the small quantity (20 pcs. = 10 sets) does not allow for a reasonable absorption of the setup time and costs. If we were looking at making 150-200 pcs at a time, then I could probably get to the target price, but not with 20.

Now, with that being said, I am trying to find a more economical way of doing these, but I don't see getting to the $10 per pair target price. If you guys are still interested at the approx. price of $10 PER washer, then let me know and I will continue forward with the project.

[shifty]

Not sure if I would do it. I might do it for the billet washer, but not sure about steel. I have a 2.5" bimetal cutoff wheel, I'd just as soon make my own. Thanks for the effort and research, though.

[Shane]

Personally I wouldn't use aluminum on my suspension components, but that's just me.

P.S. billet isn't a material ... it's a shape that a given material comes in ... billet can be steel, stainless, brass, aluminum, etc.

[68 short step]

i dont like the aluminum idea either....

[shifty]

My apologies on the billet ignorance. I always think of "billet" as a term to describe the myriad of aluminum compositions out there you typically see truck parts made out of.