Suspension Questions

[CenCalTrail]

So i am in a unique situation and i am looking for some advice. I have a Credit Card through and local auto maintenance shop and i just got the go ahead from that warden that i can use it for a lift.

So my question is I have $2500 parts and labor included to get a lift done, what is the best bang for your buck?

I was saving up to get a Full King Ext Travel w/ remote Resi's, but that is not in the budget if i go this route. I have read all the pages about Icon, Bilstien, and the like just looking to those more experienced than myself and hoping to maybe learn from others mistakes.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

 

[Jhalko]

If you have to have it and you are using a credit card you won't be paying off the first month. I'd suggest just going Bilstein for the lower cost and pay that off asap, then start saving and by the time they wear out you can get the Kings!

:thumb3:

 

[jrandom]

^ a sage piece of advice right there.

Took me a year each for my fronts then rears. Cash is King baby, that money you waste in interest would pay for rear springs or if it's a high interest rate a set of UCA's or other goods.

 

[Engineer]

Bilstein or OME would serve you well, its not clear from your original post but if this is going to be financed I would not do either but as already said certainly don't do a expensive, maintenance intensive shock like Radflo, Icon, King, etc they may last 60k+before needed rebuilt, or they may last half that , either way if you are not doing installs and the rebuilds yourself it will get spendy

 

[dchan4r]

^ Definitely keep the thought of maintenance in the conversation. Also a big factor would be how hard you want to wheel.

 

[shrub1]

^ a sage piece of advice right there.

Took me a year each for my fronts then rears. Cash is King baby, that money you waste in interest would pay for rear springs or if it's a high interest rate a set of UCA's or other goods.

Agree with this. If you need to finance your lift you are not in a position to be getting a lift. Save your $$ and buy with cash. You will feel better about it in the end.

 

[MisplacedTexan]

This right here is why I entirely skipped Icon and King, and went with OME myself. Don't want to have to deal with rebuilding my shocks, and I can replace the OME shocks entirely for cheap enough when they wear out.

But as others have said...


Don't Finance It.