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by bartonmd » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:19 am

They've been holding up just fine... The wife hasn't even noticed any noise... The only time I've heard it is going on some really rough streets in Indy, at about 25mph... She didn't hear it then, either...

I'm not sure I'd hear it at all with M/T tires...

I need to get the tops done like the bottoms, though...

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by Zero » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:09 pm

I love progress!!! I cant wait to get all of your products on my ride!
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by fishsticks » Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:27 am

Want.


Progress?

I guess I could make some myself... but I'd rather spur development with dollars. :mrgreen:
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by bartonmd » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:31 am

I can make a set for you and janesy (who has been after me for a set, as well)... They were still together after a bunch of miles, a bunch of loaded mountain driving, and a some off roading... All of this with the 87 springs, by the way... Lis made me take them off a week or so ago because they were squeaking, due to not being the greasable kind of heims, combined with the winter driving (though over 1/2 the squeeking was my shock boot washers rubbing on the upper frame mounts, due to having the 1/2" spacers in)...

Donny and Nick J., get with me via PM and we'll come up with a price and hook you up with a set, as soon as I can get the greasable ones in...

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by Zero » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:26 am

sweeet i love progress!
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by navigator » Mon May 16, 2011 11:27 am

Hi Mark, I just stumbled over this thread. Is this an available item now or still in the final phases? My end links are ok for now so I don't need anything currently just curious if they are available.
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by bartonmd » Mon May 16, 2011 11:30 am

They will be available soon... Just getting some put together for a couple people to test... I'll post up again when they're worked out completely...

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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon May 16, 2011 11:44 am

Good deal.
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Mon May 16, 2011 9:50 pm

Gahhhhh :drool3:
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by Zero » Tue May 17, 2011 11:41 am

Damn I totally forgot to talk about these with you when I was at your place.
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by bartonmd » Tue May 17, 2011 12:25 pm

Just got around to ordering the greasable links to make these from, for the couple people who I have been in contact with about them...

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by fishsticks » Tue May 17, 2011 12:44 pm

bartonmd wrote:Just got around to ordering the greasable links to make these from, for the couple people who I have been in contact with about them...

Mike



I still need to figure out what length I'm going to need. I may be doing something stupid (or awesome) soon.
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by Infamouz » Tue May 17, 2011 12:57 pm

Mike are you only making sets for the ones ordering them?
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by bartonmd » Tue May 17, 2011 1:02 pm

Infamouz wrote:Mike are you only making sets for the ones ordering them?


I'm not actually producting these, yet... Just making a couple for a couple people to test right now... They survived my wife's driving, and some limited wheeling, but I want a couple others that I know (and already have lined up) to run them through paces before I sell them to everybody...

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by Infamouz » Tue May 17, 2011 3:15 pm

Oh ok thanks, Hopefully everything goes well so I can pik up a set from u too.
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by bartonmd » Tue May 17, 2011 4:12 pm

Infamouz wrote:Oh ok thanks, Hopefully everything goes well so I can pik up a set from u too.


Thanks, me too! I sort of have a reputation of stuff I build being "bullet-resistant" (or "wife resistant" as the case may be), and with the series of problems that others have had with aftermarket end links (quick disconnect or otherwise), I'd rather get quite a bit of testing on a few different vehicles in on these before really selling them...

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by mikepeters1983 » Wed May 18, 2011 12:56 pm

If you need a ext on 35's to do some testing you got my number man. I do everything from crawling to desert running to kidding lol.

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by janesy86 » Wed May 18, 2011 4:08 pm

bartonmd wrote:Just got around to ordering the greasable links to make these from, for the couple people who I have been in contact with about them...

Mike


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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:21 pm

Any news on these mike?
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by bartonmd » Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:01 pm

DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:Any news on these mike?


Nick's prototypes are going out this week...

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