Anyone use one of these or know someone who has??

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Anyone use one of these or know someone who has??

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Thinking about one for the 2 door - either this or a Rodtech , trying to find someone who has actually installed one and driven the car with one to see what problems they had with them.


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Dont have one but the early versions didnt have any provisions for a sway bar.

People say you dont need one, but you do.

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Do you know of the shop that builds them Greg ? Is it part of OzRods ? All I can find about these front ends is info from the shop itself - they tell me they have sold heaps of them but I can't find anyone who has bought, installed and driven one. Don't want to spend the money and end up with CRS quality crap .........
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Based in QLD i believe, have a look at the pictures of the HR version that has more detail.
They do look similar to the castlemain ones in the top arm adjustments.

Sorry i dont know of anyone who runs it.

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Probably end up with a Rodtech - at least they are a known quantity.
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never used one or know anybody that has but if i was splashing money around like i won lotto :lol: i'd go rodtech, i do have a funny feeling the ones you have pictured may have been designed by the chopshop before Laurie passed and these are continued by one of the blokes that worked there, i very well could be wrong though
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Mick wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:55 pm i do have a funny feeling the ones you have pictured may have been designed by the chopshop before Laurie passed and these are continued by one of the blokes that worked there, i very well could be wrong though
as per usual i was wrong :lol: the ex worker is United Speed Shop
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Mick wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 9:41 pm

as per usual i was wrong :lol: the ex worker is United Speed Shop
The United Speed Shop ones were very nice but VERY spendy - about $12k from memory :wtf:
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I don't know if you have changed your photo thingy? Or if it is my system.
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fbvan wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:30 pm Blacky
I don't know if you have changed your photo thingy? Or if it is my system.
But I cannot see your photos.
No problem with others though.

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I can see the pictures on this and other posts by Blacky and others.
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In the Shed wrote:I can see the pictures on this and other posts by Blacky and others.
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Nope, no issue here. Using tippy tappy yappy.


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Just had a quick look at their pics. Interesting lower coilover mounting position, at least it won't bottom out on the shock housing like my CRS does, i know they probably just threw it together for photos but the ball joint protrusion through the spindle arms is the same as CRS :crazy: the camber adjustment is done in the same way as well. Which one to go with? not sure :think:
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