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Just figured nobody feels like digging through all 3 pages of the other post so I decided to put the main info here.
Benifits:
Entire mount does not have to be replaced, can replace the spherical bearings.
Removes flex originally cause by bushing for strut mount by replacing with spherical bearing.
Available in 3 heights: Standard - Non lowered cars. Medium - Most lowered cars. Long - Good luck getting them to fit, chances are you just need the medium.
Medium height version will bring back suspension travel lost by lowering car.
Hey they look great.
Pricing:
Standard - Red Annodized - $300 USD Plus shipping ( $20-$30 )
and Customs fees ($30)
Optional Colors are available for an additional $13 USD
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i don't think it is all that high (of course we all want things cheap). but ground-control sells their upper strut mount for 225 USD, and it REUSES alot of the stamped steel peices in the factory mount.
Can I 4th it? Is that allowed? I'm with Tom. Having 1 of 20 custom produced units is going to be very cool. Aside from the performance aspect of these things, think of all the "WTF is that" you'll be hearing at car shows, and being able to tell your buds "Yeah, there are only like 20 of these in existance "
Hey - sorry to burst your bubble guys - but there are already 5 sets out there - guess that means that you will all have one of 25 hehe like it makes a difference.
When I originally designed these (a few years ago) I did it because all the ones I had seen out there (Ground-Control or J&M) just werent what I was looking for - so I decided to make someting that did everything I wanted, that nobody else had made yet. If I had found an all aluminum strut mount with a spherical bearing - then I probably would have bought them. I could'nt find anything quite like it - so I decided to make them. 5 sets were made in the first production run - including the prototypes which are still on my car.
These are of course still incredibly rare - even with a total of 25 sets out there. And of course - its not just another one of those aluminum strut mounts that everyone has seen.
Everyone who gets in on this run should feel pretty lucky. I gaurantee if I do another production run in the future - they will NOT be this cheap. I am not really making much on this run - certainly not as much as I had originally wanted to. I am not at all bitter - it is a good feeling to know that you are making something special that no one else has.
So to give a bit of an update here - I have received a total of 15 deposits so far (a couple are "on the way") and some units should be ready to go within a couple of weeks. Those of you who ordered the "bare" version will be getting e-mails fairly soon requesting payment of the balance. Not too long now.
At this point - the remaining units will be solt to whoever gets me the money the soonest. Those who were on the original list and who have sent their deposits need not worry. I can only think of one person in that situation right now. The rest of you - well its first come - first lucky bugger to take these puppies off my hands!
All remaining units will be medium height version - red anodized - no options.
those who are interested can e-mail me - and I will get back to you in short order.
__________________ Karl Hunter
Hunter Motorsports
Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
Those are pretty sweet! I just don't have $$$ for that sort of thing right now though..... But I am sort of wondering why you didn't throw in a way to adjust caster as well as the standerd camber slots..... Just an idea, no flame .
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Hey guys - sorry about not answering your e-mails over the weekend - I was at the racetrack all weekend. I promise I will get to them soon. Thanks for your paitence.
__________________ Karl Hunter
Hunter Motorsports
Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
Any updates on the progress? I'm trying to plan some purchases and I would like to know approx. how much longer till I have to dish out the rest of the cash for these. Thanks!
Originally posted by Matt87GTA Those are pretty sweet! I just don't have $$$ for that sort of thing right now though..... But I am sort of wondering why you didn't throw in a way to adjust caster as well as the standerd camber slots..... Just an idea, no flame .
Camber adjust. slots are located on the units, but your caster adjust. slots are perpindicular to these and are located underneath the units in your fender itself.
Some units may be ready in as early as a week - depending on the options chosen. For example: a medium height version with NO anodizing - that is easier and will be ready sooner than a custom colour anodized version.
Anyway - just wanted to let everyone know that it is proceeding - but just a bit slowly. Sorry for the delay - and I appreciate all your paitence.
To answer a couple of other questions here - the only units left are medium height version - and we can still accomodate for your choice of anodizing - or bare - or custom colour.
__________________ Karl Hunter
Hunter Motorsports
Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
Cant wait for mine!! Hopefully Karl will get my letter (we both agree they must have sent it the long way across china! haha!) and I can get them on my 92 B4C. Along with the other suspension mods I wanna do, hopefully I'll be able to pull this off:
Originally posted by Hunter Motorsports Some units may be ready in as early as a week - depending on the options chosen. For example: a medium height version with NO anodizing - that is easier and will be ready sooner than a custom colour anodized version.
Anyway - just wanted to let everyone know that it is proceeding - but just a bit slowly. Sorry for the delay - and I appreciate all your paitence.
To answer a couple of other questions here - the only units left are medium height version - and we can still accomodate for your choice of anodizing - or bare - or custom colour.
Medium height is what I want, color doesn't matter. Just need to know where to send the money....
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Everybody relax - no worries - I WILL get back to you. Things are very busy for me right now. I have all your e-mails in order - and I will be answering them in order. Sorry for the wait - I know you are all anxious - but I gotta take care of the business at hand. Remember - I gotta make these things before you can all have them - so gimme a chance. As soon as they are done I will have more time. I have not forgotten about you all.
__________________ Karl Hunter
Hunter Motorsports
Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
i hope you aren't upset at me for posting this karl.
but i e-mailed karl yesterday because i got a speeding ticket, and i needed a GUESS as to a timeline so i could budget accordingly.
just so the rest of you have a bit of a timeline and understand what is going on , i am posting karls response via e-mail.
Quote:
My best guess at this point is 2 to 3 weeks when everything will be done. Until I have taken care of all the people who are on the list and have paid - I will not be selling the other ones. I just want to take care of those who have already sent money first. After that - those who have e-mailed me and expressed their desire to purchase will have their opportunity to commit and send money.
yes, but he is also very busy right now i asume...
i had a genuine question and i NEEDED to know, becuase i can't just not pay the ticket, and he responded quickly, i was also not asking for a specific date, i don't think he knows the date , and he is making the smart move by not telling us a date, and then not making that date.
i am just hopeing that the info i posted will help ease some peoples minds and let them know that karl is working on this, and that eventualy we will be getting all the info we need, and the parts we want.
I hope we are getting close. This saturday will be 10 weeks since I PayPaled my deposit in. This is starting to look like a government contract, 6 week contract turns into 6 months. I'm self employed and for 17 years I have always completed my jobs in the time frame I have originally stated. If it will take you 2-3 months, no big deal, just don't mislead us from the start that it will be 6 weeks give or take a week. It gets people pissed.
Last edited by AFrikanGoodTime; 09-05-2002 at 03:44 AM.
Originally posted by Tom Keliher I have been waiting more than 1 1/2 years to get a set of these. Relax. They are being made............
Look partner, I have a right to b*tch a little when someone doesn't keep to their projected time frame. You relax. Im not some punk kid that goes with the flow, he has my deposit pending a contract that he proposed and is not keeping to the bounderies of his proposal. I am now on hold with my project until I recieve my units from him.
Last edited by AFrikanGoodTime; 09-07-2002 at 07:35 PM.
I think a lot of us are waiting on them, and you do need to chill out, sometimes things take longer than expected, materials take longer to be delivered or are out of stock, or maybe someone has a lot of annodizing to do and they mounts are waiting for that, just the same with spohn taking longer than he initially expected to have the new SFC's ready, parts take time, especially custom units like these, my car is not getting new front struts, which it needs badly, until i get my set, all of us have to wait, not just you, take a chill pill or something.....