Metaltech 4x4 sucks!
I spent some time looking around at the various radflo coil over suppliers. Looking for someone that offered 700lb coils and the old Overland warehouse valve specs. Awesomely enough metaltech 4x4 had this exact description on there 2.5 extended travel coilovers.
Goal was to order the new coilovers so I could just unbolt my old, slap on the new and resale the old to recoup some cost. (its about 508 bucks to refresh a set of coil-overs with new coils valving and adding new hardware) Figured it would be a wash between sending mine off vs. ordering new. I'm running 650lb coilovers right now and they're just not quite enough with the V8, bumper, and winch.
Feb 13th: ordered Coilvers
Feb 27th: No shipping updates received, still waiting.
Feb 28th: called to get update, status unknown. Assumed they were at least a week out
March 1st: Coilovers show up
March 2nd: received notification from UPS that the coilovers had shipped from metaltech
March 2nd: inspected coilovers in box, 650lb coilovers were found vs. 700lb
March 3rd: requested refund, shipped coilover back to metaltech.
March 13th: UPS indicates successful return of coilovers.
March 15th: No contact from metaltech called to check status of return.
March 15th: Metaltech verified receipt of coil over shipment, approved refund.
March 21st: Still no refund, emailed metaltech for status update.
March 21st: Metal tech apologizes "Sorry, there seems to be an issue with Amazon pay. It is not letting us execute the refund.
We are trying to get it resolved"
March 22nd: Still no refund, forced to file claim with amazon pay.
Still don't have 700lb coilovers :nono:
On a more positive note though, I've been chasing a vibration in my front end for years now. I've literally replaced every part except the spindles themselves. Took off my center caps on a whim.. Vibration Gone!! seems as if Black Rock wheels are not in proper tolerance to our hubs to maintain hub eccentricity as well as lug eccentricity. With that vibration Gone I've started to daily drive again. So I figured it was time to clean up the ol girl!
So far, new seat cushion, and fixed the lumbar support motor in the driver seat. New fan blower motor. Put a leather boot on the twin sticks. two new front baja mtz's. New rear window weather striping and trim seal. removed all the old stickers from the rear windows. It's been fun to get my motivation back. Not being able to pinpoint that vibration had really bummed me out of the 4r world for a bit.
