i plan on ordering a 2" body lift from either Calmini or Rocky Road,,, i believe.........   thing is that i heard that ordering from some of these companies take forever and then the products are so-so.......      i cant see a picture for the RR one, but then again i really have no idea what im talking about...  so what do you think

its just a Daily Driver w/ offroad possibilities.........

i've had the 2" body lift from rocky road on 2 of my trucks now. swapped it over form the swb to the lwb i have now.
never had any trouble with it.
went on easy as well.

Make your own and then you'll never have to worry about this vendor or that again.

I have not purchased a RR body but the Calmini3" was worth every penny. No running back to the hardware and parts store as you realize you forgot s part, just follow the instructions and your lifted. As inexpensive as the RR 2" and the Calmini3"BL are, it was not worth the trouble of cutting the parts and buying the hardware to me, I just bought the Kit.

Zig

Ask Speedracer7c about his Calmini 3" lift.

I guess we all have different opinions.

Ask Speedracer7c about his Calmini 3" lift.

I guess we all have different opinions.

  It was a Cake install with everything included (even some extra stuff you might of needed, with this coming from someone that had NEVER put a BL on a vehicle before (Me)   So it would of been easier to cut grind, hunt for hidden bolts behind the headlights, catch a ride back to the hardware store to find an extension that will hold up to gas, and get a few extra bolts I forgot?  Sorry but $139 is well worth having someone else find out what needs to be done and just handing me the parts with instructions, instead of wasting my time determining it myself and still spending $50-$60 on parts anyway.

Zig

I'm not really dogging on the product. I think it's great that all this is out there for someone to purchase and have everything they need.

I know Speedracer was frustrated with his, I think it had something to do with the quality of the items that were shipped to him.

I can totally understand the $$ versus "My Time" argument. It's one of the reasons that I don't change my own oil. Let someone else get all grubby for that.

It was the fact that it was just some box tubing, with some machined aluminum spacers and some bolts. All stuff I had laying around my house. The gas tank filler extension consists of a piece of exhaust pipe and 2 hose clamps. I was rather unhappy with it, but it does the trick! As far as rocky road goes, I haven't had any problems with them at all, they have shipped all my items to me within a week, Calmini on the other hand, well thats a story for another time.  

It was the fact that it was just some box tubing, with some machined aluminum spacers and some bolts. All stuff I had laying around my house. The gas tank filler extension consists of a piece of exhaust pipe and 2 hose clamps. I was rather unhappy with it, but it does the trick! As far as rocky road goes, I haven't had any problems with them at all, they have shipped all my items to me within a week, Calmini on the other hand, well thats a story for another time.  

I have to concur, I was hugely disappointed with the quality of the Calmini body lift, particularly the fact that it was supplied unfinished in bare metal. I also hate the fact that it was supplied with non metric fittings. I know metric is less common in the US but I don't like mixing stuff up cos sooner or later you end up with cross threads (about 30 mins in my case! - it never occured to me that it wouldn't be metric ). RR supplied my OME struts without any problems. I have looked at the RR kit on Tonys (red Baron) Vit and it is far superior, it is a pity its not a 3". I think whichever vendor you order from you have to make sure that its in stock.

It was the fact that it was just some box tubing, with some machined aluminum spacers and some bolts. All stuff I had laying around my house. The gas tank filler extension consists of a piece of exhaust pipe and 2 hose clamps. I was rather unhappy with it, but it does the trick! As far as rocky road goes, I haven't had any problems with them at all, they have shipped all my items to me within a week, Calmini on the other hand, well thats a story for another time.  

OK i still dont get it? that is exactly what they advertise and is exactly what theyshown in the picture but you were unhappy with the purchase,why? I could see if they advertised something and sent you something different. But they sent you what they advertised for the agreed price,it's not like any thing was being hidden from you.

Sorry, I just dont get it,
Zig

I have ordered items from both Calmini and Rocky Road. Calmini always had the items to me in 3 days and Rocky Road always took at least a month. Plus I have an issue with RRO's misleading item descriptions on the website...

I'm sure you all need my opinion but here it is anyway...I have been ordering from Calmini for about 6 years now, many, many parts for 5 different Suzukies. Six years ago there were very few after market venders for Zuk parts. Those that were in business , were mostly just starting out. In my book Calmini led the way by proving that there was a market for the little trucks that Ralph Nader lied about. I for one am greatful  for all of the aftermarket bolt on parts available today. More venders , more compitition = lower prices.  I have only dealt with Steve at Calmini and Gary at Petroworks but both have done me right so far.  After 20 yrs in the tire business, I know how hard it can be to meet every customers needs concerning timely shipments and product expectations. But those who try hardest stay in business and the rest fade away...nuf said ...Gary

I wasn't particularly enthralled with the Calmini 3" BL. Sure they advertise exactly what you get, but for what I needed, I should've just made my own (didn't use the bumper brackets, which are about the only portion of the kit that is worth the price tag). So, as far as the actual lift goes, my opinion is the same as Speedracer's... a few bits of square tube and some machined aluminum spacers aren't worth $130. :-/

OK i still dont get it? that is exactly what they advertise and is exactly what theyshown in the picture but you were unhappy with the purchase,why? I could see if they advertised something and sent you something different. But they sent you what they advertised for the agreed price,it's not like any thing was being hidden from you.

Sorry, I just dont get it,
Zig

Ive got to say Im with Zig on this one. If your unhappy with whay you got you should be unhappy with yourself for spending 130 dollars for something you were capable of making, not Calmini for exepting your money. That said I think that the RRO kit is just as good as Calmini's just 1 inch shorter. Its pretty hard to screw up a body lift. The biggest downside to a bodylift is the time to install them.

Mike

Ive got to say Im with Zig on this one. If your unhappy with whay you got you should be unhappy with yourself for spending 130 dollars for something you were capable of making, not Calmini for exepting your money. That said I think that the RRO kit is just as good as Calmini's just 1 inch shorter. Its pretty hard to screw up a body lift. The biggest downside to a bodylift is the time to install them.

Mike

I am more angry with myself for buying something at twice the price I could have made it for. That said, Calmini does make damn fine products. No disrespect to them as a vendor/shop.