So Cal Suspension

Fixed everyone who quoted the 1450 pictures.

I posted once. Now twice.

Is this Arbonne? If so, it has come and gone around here, and left about 99% of the people that got their white Mercedes, with piss poor credit, and a repossession. I think everyone around here sold Arbonne at one point in time. My old lady did it, made about 1,000 bucks a month for two or three years. Never got the Mercedes, because we knew it was a poor investment. Those type of pyramid operations are great for short term. Quick, easy cash. The first arbonne rep in California was raking in almost 100k a month at one point in time. Her husband owned an RV dealership, which he practically gave away, because his wife was making so much on arbonne. They built a massive estate in the hills here. A few Lambo's in the garage, they were hot shit. Two years later, their house foreclosed, he sold everything, and they moved to Utah, and from what I've heard, they live very modestly, now. I don't know if she was trying to start up the business elsewhere, but they are a great way to make a LOT of short term income. Just don't put all your eggs in one basket. Good luck homie!

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Ryan, I already sent you cold hard cash. What more do you want?

I'm not making any assumptions. But what I do know. Is right after he announced the hq wasnt his bread and butter, he had to start a construction job. Maybe not the butter, but obviously the hq was the bread.

Alfies toybox.

No need to growl.

It's going to be a toss up between those two guys. HJR guys are going to recommend him, FAST guys are going to recommend him. I think you will be equally happy with both of them. Here's what I would do. Call each of them, discuss what you want to do, then go with whoever you feel the most comfortable with. You will get an excellent port job no matter who you choose.

In short, No, you can't. Some people might claim they do, but they don't. I would ditch the YFZ shocks, and buy a good set of aftermarkets. Repair work on aftermarket shocks is MUCH cheaper, and in the long run, you'll be saving money.

Yes, The long travel arms are being designed right now, and I'm doing the shocks for Tyler to do the testing on. Hang in there ladies. Tim's got all kinds of new machines at the shop, and who better to test his product, and my shocks, than Tyler. His shit is always rubber side up.

Unfortunately, unless I pay the other sponsors who's stickers are on the cars, I can't use the pictures, or drivers names in my own promotion, unless I have written permission from the other sponsors. That's kind of how the business works. I suppose I could photoshop out all of the other stickers, and the drivers name and number... I'm not really sure exactly how it's supposed to work, but I know SCORE, SNORE, MDR, and CORR have strict rules regarding that kind of stuff. I could potentially lose my contingency. If a magazine, or other similar media with valid press credentials photographs, and publishes the vehicles with my logo somewhere visible, that's up to them to do so, but I can't use it for promotional purposes for myself. That being said, and me being a paying sponsor on this site, technically everything I post is promotion. I really wish I could, though.

He posted some videos in one of the other threads he made like this. Go to his profile, and click on topics; You can't miss them.

I guess we just won't agree. I really do hope you go places with your freestyle thing. If you are ever in the NV, AZ or CA area, be sure to let us know, and I'm sure there are several of us that would make the trip.

You want the whole run-down? Or just a basic synopsis? I'll just give you the synopsis for now... I started working on shocks in 2002 when I got a job working for Thyssen-Krupp Bilstein, in the offroad department. I had always been building my own shocks, prior to that, but after receiving a VERY generous job offer, I accepted. Worked for them for 2 years, then worked for another company called Off Road Warehouse in San Diego. Built all of their shocks for about 2 years (primarily race, some recreational stuff like long travel cars, lots of jeeps, rock crawlers, etc.) I left there, and started doing this stuff on the side. My name has been on the side of countless WINNING race vehicles, and bikes. About 75% of my professional experience over the years has been focused on the off road racing community. Just in the last two years or so, have I branched off into the ATV sector, with great success. I now sponsor 13 riders, in 4 different countries. That does not include my sponsored race cars, which rarely come up in conversation on here. I've got a decent amount of professional experience.

Not so much that it's ALL been done before, but exhibitions don't sell the amount of product that racing does, it's that simple. I sponsor people all over the world, who race all over the place. Just shipped out a complete set of shocks, front and rear to an HQ member on here, who races and has a proven record. I think it shows poor sportsmanship to demand a potential sponsor to give away things, then when they say they won't be able to do it, to talk shit, and throw out the "I told you so". The fact is, I only sponsor people with proven track records, or people who show serious potential. There is definitely no shortage of talent out there. What there IS a shortage of, is sportsmanship. In my many years of being in this business, I have seen thousands of people apply for sponsorship, or request products and services who make huge claims, and never follow through. Therefore, myself, and several other HQ sponsors who you have asked for help from, have declined until we see a proven track record. I get phone calls almost on a daily basis of people asking for help. Generally, they all get a discount in exchange for running my stickers, and promoting my product. You wanted something for free, just for asking. You got bitter when myself, and others told you no. I will say it again. You are talented, indeed. There is no question about that. You said in one of your other threads that you started like this one, that I run a business to make money. That is true, however, I don't make hardly anything off of this business. This is not my primary source of income right now, and mainly do it as a hobby. If it takes off in the coming years to be something that I can rely on as a sole income, that would be awesome. But donating $2,000 of suspension to something without gauranteed returns, would be a poor investment. Since this has all been covered before, in the other two threads that you started, hopefully this will clear it up once and for all. (Third time's a charm, right?) No one is bashing you. your talent, or ambition. The reason we did not choose to sponsor you, is simply a business decision, and not a reflection of your character, or your skill.

I was referring more to the fact that they are deferring payment of "food, swag, and other goodies"... So like, when the "film" is done, do they ship you a box of twinkies or something?

Go look at his site... he's also quite... the... uhh, character, to say the least.

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Stickied. Well done sir.

No used ones right now. But the g-series are WAY better shocks than those ones. If you have a choice, get dual rate. Banshees are very front heavy and eat up the third spring with just their weight alone. It won't HURT to get triple rate, but you won't gain anything either.

It should work just fine! Good luck homie!

Unfortunately, my prices on shocks aren't going to save you any money. I don't do enough volume to compete with a lot of sellers on eBay. Here's my opinion. When you're building/buying a shock, there are a couple things to keep in mind. Your riding style/type, dictates what your valving will be. Your rider weight will dictate the springs you will need. For the most part, I can compensate for a little heavier rider, by valving the shocks a little bit stiffer to help slow down the compression when landing a jump. With that in mind, the first set of shocks should be out of the question, as they are set up for 131-160lb rider. That's too much of a weight difference to compensate with valving. The second set are the Works G-Series. They are VERY good shocks, and have all the options of the Elka stage 3's, without the price tag. The third set are Elka Stage 2's, which have no rebound or compression adjustment. If the choice was between those 3 shocks, and only those 3 shocks, I would go with the G-Series. Hands down.

Not all the way, just far enough that it gets past the groove.

What I did with mine was pull it off, pull the bolt out, and using a chop saw, was remove some material where it "clamps" down so you can squeeze it tighter... I know it doesn't make much sense, but maybe you can figure it out.