On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:10:59 -0700, "The Coughlin Family"
<Coughlin@centuryinter.net> wrote:
>on some lowered leaf spring prices because everybody I talk to with a
>lowered truck says that hotchkis is a high-dollar joke.I don't know exactly
>what they're basing this on, though.Was the hotchkis really worth the money?
A high dollar joke? I don't think so! Hell yeah they're worth the
money. Worth every dime. Get the entire kit including the tuned
shocks and sway bars and you'll be running with the sports cars.
20mph off ramps at 50mph? Not a problem. As Jack Yates (a fellow R/T
owner) was once quoted in a magazine, "Sticks like dried roadkill."
The Hotchkis kit is not a drop kit, it's a performance suspension kit
that improves handling and just happens to also lower.
>Do y'all that have it think that their leafs were worth 100-125 dollars more
>than any body elses? Do you think they're worth 230 more than a 4"-4.5"-5"
>adjustable spring hanger and shackle kit? I asked my friend that runs our
If all you care about is lowering, buy something else. If you want
killer handling too then spend the money on Hotchkis.
>local custom shop here about the best way to lower the rear and he said
>every lowered leaf he's ever installed has been extremely stiff and
>"bouncy". Are the hotchkis leafs like that? I'm sorry about the long post,
Sure, the ride is stiffer, comes with the territory. But it's not
harsh. No, it's not bouncy. At least mine's not until I preload the
Caltracs traction bars. <grin>
>but I don't want to f@*# up my brand new truck.Anybody out there who would
>recommend against hotchkis? I've got a 2000 reg. cab 2wd 4.7L/5-spd/3.92sg
>truck and would trade it for an R/T faster than I could say yes if I could
>afford the insurance! thanks in advance,Will
I don't believe my insurance is charging me any more for the R/T over
the regular Dakota. In fact, I doubt they even know the difference.
Terry Herrin
99 FR CC R/T
14.769 @ 91.43
Wilmington, NC
http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
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