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Offline RIKSTR

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Calmini parts
« on: February 01, 2005, 05:02:54 PM »
I want to get a set of Calmini front arms for my GV ,but have been told that they only come in the kit  

I already have a lift so does anyone know how I can get some arms?
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2005, 05:10:29 PM »
You might want to move this to the Garage Sale
area, and appeal to somebody that's parting out
a lift kit.

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Offline Bobzooki

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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2005, 01:19:51 AM »
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does anyone know how I can get some arms?


Yup.

Buy the whole kit.
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2005, 02:02:03 AM »
I was thinking about this as well last night. Why not sell individual parts? They rear wishbone they sell would be a nice adidtion as well as their front lowers. Seems like a win-win to me?  ???
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Offline mesjr2004

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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2005, 07:30:52 AM »
thats what i love about calmini, they go out of treir way to help people anny way they can(*)
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2005, 08:23:42 AM »
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I was thinking about this as well last night. Why not sell individual parts? They rear wishbone they sell would be a nice addition as well as their front lowers. Seems like a win-win to me?  ???

Rear wishbone would be of no use to you unless you have the rear control arms to match then, longer springs and shocks  and same for the front  so you might as well buy the whole system  ;D

If I was Calmini and put my R&D time and $$$$ into developing the system I wouldn't be selling it in bits either unless you can prove that  you  brought the complete system from me and have damaged some on it, I suppose that makes me an a$shole as well  ;D
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2005, 08:53:54 AM »
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unless you can prove that  you  brought the complete system from me and have damaged some on it


Never seen a Calmini Sidekick Suspension part damaged.  This stuff is STRONG.
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2005, 09:29:37 AM »
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Rear wishbone would be of no use to you ...



Are you serious about this?

What if I wanted to put it on my Sammy that I'm turning into a 3 link and I didn't need the other stuff.  But the wishbone link was PERFECT for me.

Think about it.

Sell a part, make some profit, make a customer happy.
(win, win)
~Nate
« Last Edit: February 02, 2005, 09:33:58 AM by natebert »
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2005, 09:33:05 AM »
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Never seen a Calmini Sidekick Suspension part damaged.  This stuff is STRONG.



They'll replace broken parts if you prove that you bought it from them.  (seen the 3rd link joint die on 2 different rigs)

~Nate
« Last Edit: February 02, 2005, 09:33:18 AM by natebert »
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mudfkr

Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2005, 09:47:50 AM »
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Are you serious about this?

What if I wanted to put it on my Sammy that I'm turning into a 3 link and I didn't need the other stuff.  But the wishbone link was PERFECT for me.

Think about it.

Sell a part, make some profit, make a customer happy.
(win, win)
~Nate


Well if one was doing this I'd presume that they would have enough engineering skills to fab up there own as even if you got hold of a Calmini one you'd still have to fab the mounts up any way, wouldn't you ?
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2005, 10:35:25 AM »
Maybe,
But if I can find the perfect part(s), but it's not for sale unless I buy these other 10 parts to go along with it.

It goes back to the; sell a part, make some profit, make a customer happy too (win, win) situation.

You don't get those synergies when they won't sell the part you want.

~Nate

P.S.  And I'm not just talking about Calmini here, this applies to anybody who's in business to sell anything.
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Offline RIKSTR

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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2005, 05:56:51 PM »
I agree with natebert,
my GV is great, the suspension is nice and soft and works well. All I need is the front arms, mainly to stop the tyres scrubing at full lock.
Its all profit, why not sell just some parts, like the diff relocting brackets or arms. They sell the rear arms seperate! :-/
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2005, 07:46:59 PM »
Of course you may expect to pay more over all, if you buy all of the part individually then you would if you had at one shot, in a kit.

~Nate
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Offline mbmarkyb

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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2005, 09:39:18 PM »
Have you thoguth about wheel spacers to help stop the rubbing?

Wasnt there someone out there making bigger arms but i heard the quality wasnt great
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Re: Calmini parts
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2005, 10:59:30 PM »
On the Track/Kick you can't fit the A arms without the front diff drop brackets. The A arms are a tad wider and the driveshafts are then around 3/4" too short.
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