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Title: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: troyshere on September 06, 2005, 03:24:42 PM
Looking for someone to test our new coil spacers (free).  We are located in Stillwater
http://www.designsofsteel.com/CoilSpringSpacers.htm
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: HotRod on September 06, 2005, 08:14:00 PM
What about a 2"inch one?
And sorry, I'm in OrEgone ;) ;D
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: troyshere on September 07, 2005, 06:25:43 AM
If I built 2" spacers, could I sell them???  How much would people pay?
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: biker on September 07, 2005, 07:14:49 AM
PM'd you
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: LawDog on September 07, 2005, 02:30:08 PM
I've yet to see anyone here with a Tracker or Sidekick that runs OK ;)
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: echojeff on September 07, 2005, 07:12:31 PM
What about a 2"inch one?
And sorry, I'm in OrEgone ;) ;D
I grew up in OrEgun.  ;D  Did you? ;)
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: HotRod on September 07, 2005, 10:26:19 PM
If I built 2" spacers, could I sell them???  How much would people pay?
A reasonable price, really.
I could really use a set. Soon

Posted by: echojeff   Posted on: Today at 07:12:31 PM
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I grew up in OrEgun. ;D  Did you? ;)
sorry I misspelled it, Your right.
And yesserybob, I sure as heck did and i'm still here. :-\ ;) ;D
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: Digger on September 08, 2005, 05:58:39 AM
I've been making and selling 1-1/2" coil spacers for a couple months now. Even charging around half of your price, sales are slow. You do realize that a 2" spacer up front would make for over 3" of front lift with no provision for a front diff drop(darn lever-fulcrum effect of the a-arms...). That would mean some severe CV angle stress and increased wear...
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: troyshere on September 08, 2005, 06:50:01 AM
i have been selling the machined version of these spacers for a while.  They sell for around $25 a pair real well on e-bay.  Much higher and things slow down.

I am now starting to cast (mold) the spacers out of poly urethane ( like a daystar spacer).

I will be able to sell these a lot cheaper because of the material cost is a lot lower and the labor is greatly reduced.  All of the money is in the mold.

I am thinking about starting them on e-bay around $15 a pair or $30 for a set of 4,  with buy it now at $20 and $40.

(http://photos.zuwharrie.com/users/troyshere/DCP01669.jpg)

If you haven't seen it here is a post on zuwharrie showing my fist tracker.
http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,24596.0.html
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: Digger on September 08, 2005, 07:09:16 AM
How's the durability of the polyurethane? How do they hold up to the compression up front? I experimented with it a little and found it to be too soft to hold it's shape long in the front coil buckets especially. The stuff I was using lost it's shape within a month or two... That's why I went back with the machined UHMW Poly. Much tougher stuff!
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: troyshere on September 08, 2005, 07:27:03 AM
I am using the same shore d hardness poly as daystar.  I am running these in three trackers around here with no problems. 

But this is why I am looking for a few more people to test them (would like to find people close to here).
Title: Re: Anyone running tracker / sidekick in OK
Post by: HotRod on September 08, 2005, 10:45:58 PM
Well, SOme people are running 2"inch spacers without problems.
Maybe a 1 3/4 would be better?