Beware the Dinosaur -- Barney is Lifted!
January 29, 2012
After holding onto boxes of lift kit pieces for weeks and months and...okay, well not years, but...a long time...Barney has finally got a lift on! And which one? C'mon, you had ought to know by now -- I announced it on H4O earlier this week! I chose a Tuff Country 4" suspension lift. To be completely specific, the kit I bought was actually a leftover XD-Series Suspension Lift, a re-badged TC lift, if you will.
Unbeknownst to me, XD and TC partnered at one point, but the junction failed to draw much buzz from consumers so not too many of the "XD/TC" kits were made. And by that, I mean not too many of the "XD/TC" stickers were printed... :-P So, for a supreme deal, I was able to pick-up my XD/TC lift in October from a great e-business run by even better people. Todd at Boosted Parts was an absolute pleasure to deal with and made me truly feel valued. I know it's cliche to say that, but in my opinion, it is the front office that makes the business.
Speaking of front offices, I can tell you one that is TERRIBLE: Motorsport Tech (no link for them because I don't want to give them the search-engine-optimization!). I had my 1.5" hub and wheel-centric spacers made here, and the product is great...here's the problem: They took almost 2 months to make them because they forgot to put in my order...even after I called 4 times to remind them. The part I was most pissed about? I paid their full retail price on THE DAY I ORDERED THEM. That money could have been earning me interest in the bank. So what did they offer to do to make up for the delay? Jack-diddly-sh*t! Not to mention the manager there, JC, was less than enjoyable to speak with on the phone. Needless to say, I will be staying away from them.
Hans3T, enough babble, you nitwit -- I wanna see photos!! Oh, sorry about that, imaginary audience in my head -- coming right up! And just so you know, there are lots more photos in the H4O build thread!
Suspension Lifts: Making Things Taller than Vitamins and Genes Since Forever
As always, thanks for stopping by and reading Hans3T! It's been close to 2 years and I'm still not bored of it. I guess that qualifies this as a true hobby now! Go figure. Later on, Hans3Teers!
Unbeknownst to me, XD and TC partnered at one point, but the junction failed to draw much buzz from consumers so not too many of the "XD/TC" kits were made. And by that, I mean not too many of the "XD/TC" stickers were printed... :-P So, for a supreme deal, I was able to pick-up my XD/TC lift in October from a great e-business run by even better people. Todd at Boosted Parts was an absolute pleasure to deal with and made me truly feel valued. I know it's cliche to say that, but in my opinion, it is the front office that makes the business.
Speaking of front offices, I can tell you one that is TERRIBLE: Motorsport Tech (no link for them because I don't want to give them the search-engine-optimization!). I had my 1.5" hub and wheel-centric spacers made here, and the product is great...here's the problem: They took almost 2 months to make them because they forgot to put in my order...even after I called 4 times to remind them. The part I was most pissed about? I paid their full retail price on THE DAY I ORDERED THEM. That money could have been earning me interest in the bank. So what did they offer to do to make up for the delay? Jack-diddly-sh*t! Not to mention the manager there, JC, was less than enjoyable to speak with on the phone. Needless to say, I will be staying away from them.
Hans3T, enough babble, you nitwit -- I wanna see photos!! Oh, sorry about that, imaginary audience in my head -- coming right up! And just so you know, there are lots more photos in the H4O build thread!
Suspension Lifts: Making Things Taller than Vitamins and Genes Since Forever Having driven about 30 miles on the lift, I can't give a deep review yet; however, so far so good. The ride is slightly dippier, but not to point of getting seasick or anything like that. Honestly, it rides well. I had the lift installed by a local shop near campus, Brown's Tire, and they treated me very well (i.e. a great student-oriented price for the install). For full details on the lift, check out the build thread on H4O cited above! I'll be sure to post up new, pertinent information as it develops.
As always, thanks for stopping by and reading Hans3T! It's been close to 2 years and I'm still not bored of it. I guess that qualifies this as a true hobby now! Go figure. Later on, Hans3Teers!
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