Here it goes. So the company my buddy works for has a sister co that designs shocks and struts for gabriel. An interoffice email went;
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We need help with locating Vehicles for testing. Look at the list below and ask friends, family, and neighbors if they know anyone that has one of cars. You can contact Dave DeMunnik, Ted Wittman or I for setting up an appointment. We will pay $150.00 for the use of the car for the day.
VW Jetta 93-98
Nissan Pathfinder 02-04
Nissan Maxima 95-99
Toyota Highlander 2wd 04-06
Nissan Pathfinder 96-99
Nissan pathfinder 99-01
Nissan Maxima 00-01
Infiniti I30 00-01
Toyota Tacoma 05-06
Toyota 4Runner 03-05
Subaru Impreza Outback 95-01
Ride Control, LLC is a leading manufacturer of suspension components in Troy, MI, producing the Gabriel® brand of Shocks and Struts. We need the use of specific vehicles for new product fit evaluations. The use of your vehicle for one day will earn you $150 and may include the replacement of worn suspension parts as applicable.
So i contact them and they say it's just for fitment purposes and there will be no real world testing, especially off roading.
I then run it by my wife and she says she's cool with it.
I then call back to say it's a go. At the end of the conversation i mentioned that i've been considering doing a spacer lift. They said they would put that on and align it up when reassemling the suspension.
So tuesday is the big day!




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