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. Flatout coilovers drivers#Those drivers would likely be faster with Penskes and the same amount of development time/experience.Click to expand.What do you mean by "they"? THEY are manufactured/ assembled in the US using components sourced. Flatout coilovers driver#Winning races is usually a lot more about the driver than the hardware, though. Can they be pretty good? Sure, somebody can develop them for a specific application. The Taiwanese factory? Largely just churning out cheap, poorly made junk. They might just fix what Tesla did horrible wrong with stock suspension. I'd take a set of nicely valved Bilsteins and maybe a spacer lift, just because it's cheap, but that's not some high performance option. Of the options we have, MPP and Redwood look the best. They do develop for each platform, though maybe stiffer than I'd prefer as I'm more R than T these days. Gotta spend a lot more to get their really good gear. Ohlins? I like the double adjustable bodies. I don't want to go with spacers to raise them. KW? Some good stuff for not a lot of money. They work as well as new OEM on my Forester. Are they valved differently for each platform? I believe they are. Can they be serious for motorsports? Sure, but big money and custom valving at that point. Click to expand.Bilsteins are fine for what generally? Lowering and OEM replacement.
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