ATS Racing bites the dust!
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ATS Racing bites the dust!
Well it seems as if ATS Racing has gone out of business. If you were fortunate enough to get a set of their arms that had my feedback consider yourself lucky.
This is the second item for 3rd Gen 4Runners that has suddenly dried up. 1st was the Rockstomper Type II skid plate.
There were several batches of ATS arms. Chris Gamborg was the guy you wanted to talk to, no one else.
The original batch that mainly went to Tundra Solutions members and Wheelers Off Road. The second set that had my feedback that Mike at Xtreme Off Road sold. The arms Wheelers Off-Road sold were powder coated black and included Tundra bushing sleeves, which needed to be modified to work with a 4Runner or Tacoma. Avoid the Wheelers and the original 1st batch of arms if possible. The camber will be 1 degree posative. The later arms were able to give close zero camber results.
If you run across a set of these the ones that are desirable are finished with a Pro-Comp like crinkly gray finish.
Moral of the story, if you see a product you can not live without, grab it now.
This is the second item for 3rd Gen 4Runners that has suddenly dried up. 1st was the Rockstomper Type II skid plate.
There were several batches of ATS arms. Chris Gamborg was the guy you wanted to talk to, no one else.
The original batch that mainly went to Tundra Solutions members and Wheelers Off Road. The second set that had my feedback that Mike at Xtreme Off Road sold. The arms Wheelers Off-Road sold were powder coated black and included Tundra bushing sleeves, which needed to be modified to work with a 4Runner or Tacoma. Avoid the Wheelers and the original 1st batch of arms if possible. The camber will be 1 degree posative. The later arms were able to give close zero camber results.
If you run across a set of these the ones that are desirable are finished with a Pro-Comp like crinkly gray finish.
Moral of the story, if you see a product you can not live without, grab it now.
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Seems like the little guys that make the good stuff really suffer when the economy hits the fan.
Meanwhile, 4 Wheel Farts and the other well funded big chain stores continues to do a booming buisness selling worthless crap to the uninformed masses.
Sad, very sad.
Meanwhile, 4 Wheel Farts and the other well funded big chain stores continues to do a booming buisness selling worthless crap to the uninformed masses.
Sad, very sad.
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Originally posted by jx94148
... 4 Wheel Farts and the other well funded big chain stores continues to do a booming buisness selling worthless crap to the uninformed masses...
... 4 Wheel Farts and the other well funded big chain stores continues to do a booming buisness selling worthless crap to the uninformed masses...
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To the secret e-mail:
Hey Chris-
Did ATS go under? IF so do you have any 4Runner arms to sell off? There are quite a few folks who still want your product.
You did come up with something quite impressive with these arms.
Steve Schaefer
Hey Chris-
Did ATS go under? IF so do you have any 4Runner arms to sell off? There are quite a few folks who still want your product.
You did come up with something quite impressive with these arms.
Steve Schaefer
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And you can thank me for paying $350 and making them revise the design. Remember "Steve Schaefer does not accept 1 degree positive, Steve Schaefer makes Chris Gamborg get it right."
Glad to see your finally bolting on the Highway Queens.
Glad to see your finally bolting on the Highway Queens.
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I was never able to get the alignment within factory specs. They're close though, and I don't see any abnormal tire wear, so it's fine by me. I imagine the value of my ATS arms just doubled if I ever want to sell them
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Originally posted by phong
I was never able to get the alignment within factory specs. They're close though, and I don't see any abnormal tire wear, so it's fine by me. I imagine the value of my ATS arms just doubled if I ever want to sell them
I was never able to get the alignment within factory specs. They're close though, and I don't see any abnormal tire wear, so it's fine by me. I imagine the value of my ATS arms just doubled if I ever want to sell them
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Originally posted by sschaefer3
Next best thing is Total Kaos uniball arms at $800
Next best thing is Total Kaos uniball arms at $800
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