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Old 11-01-2003, 11:42 AM
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group buy

i'm in too
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I just thought I'd post this for everyone to see. I emailed Inland Trucks to find out about their complete suspension systems for my 1997 4runner, including the rear suspension, and here's what he initially replied with:

Dear Chris,

Our basic kit for the 4Runner front suspension consists of Sway A Way coil overs and out upper control arm kit.

Sway A Way coil overs = $729.00 + tax and shipping.
We know where we can get these cheaper!
Upper control arm kit = $380.00 + tax and shipping.

More advanced kit

Upper and lower control arm kit = $1520.00 = use up to 35" tires with extended fiberglass fenders, trimming and wheel well modifications.

Coil overs = starting at $529.00 x 2 = 14" of travel.

High Velocity axles $799.00 a pair.
He didn't answer all my questions, especially in reference to the rear suspension system they make, so there's more to come as soon as he emails me back.

Chris

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Old 11-01-2003, 01:48 PM
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group buy

is the group buy for particular vehicle?? or for the particular vehicle we have???
Old 11-01-2003, 03:07 PM
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ok guys he e-mailed me back about the group buy and if we want to do this the prices are as follows.

at 5-10 kits $360.00
at 10-20 kits $340.00
and
at 20+ kits $320.00
each price is plus shipping and tax if applicable, and are available without powder coat for $40.00 less per kit.

if this is something that intrests y'all let me know and i will see about getting some others involved in it. at this time do to being an out of work college student i don't think that i will be able to participate but if there is interest i will do all i can to facilitate this deal and will post it on other forums since i have been in contact with Inland already.
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hmmm... I may be in on this, I'll have to think about it though...
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Lets shoot for the 10-20 for $300 with no powder coating

I will be one!
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I'm in for the upper a arm only kit. How many do we have so far?
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If we can hit $320 I'm down.
Old 11-01-2003, 04:36 PM
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Hmmm, I could be very interested......
Old 11-01-2003, 05:11 PM
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I am in for a pair! Thats a sweet price!

Ken
Old 11-01-2003, 06:05 PM
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alright guys i will do more research into this and if we can get enough interest then i will see about putting this together. i am not sure how we can work out payment exactly since it needs to be payed straight to inland, i don't want to be a middle man, i just want to facilitate a good deal for everyone. so we are going to probably need a definite number for everyone and i will see about a date by.
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That's a great question. Does this include bushings? And if not, what is the part number & do they need to be pressed in?
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Originally posted by Albuquerque Jim
That's a great question. Does this include bushings? And if not, what is the part number & do they need to be pressed in?
One of the pictures on their website shows the a arms and the bushings in a type of exploded view. Hopefully that means they do come with them.
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Group buy, then count me in...
Old 11-02-2003, 07:29 PM
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i am still trying to get everything worked out with my contact there. since i am not officially a "dealer" i am not sure how exactly we are going to get it done, i do have a few ideas though. hopefully we will be able to set a deadline date and he will be ok with everyone calling him and paying him directly and shipping each set to the purchaser after a certain # of sets have been purchased.
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I wanted to bring this back to the top because I had a question...

IIRC, there was actually a slight difference between the Taco Arms and the 4Runner Arms (I think sschaefer had them change the specs slightly?), and I was just wondering if they are building 4Runner- and Taco- specific arms?

Just found this...

Justin, if you can verify this, I may be down for the group buy, as well...

Thx,
Old 11-04-2003, 10:35 AM
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when i bought my arms, they told me the Taco and 4R arms were identical. this wasnt true when they first started production, but they later made them identical.
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so since they have been redesigned, do they still give an extra 1/2" of lift? Steve said when he got his, they did, but that was before they redesigned them(taco, and 4runner ones).
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Yeah RT, so what are your impressions, is this mod worth doing?
Old 11-04-2003, 03:05 PM
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Originally posted by INsr5runner
so since they have been redesigned, do they still give an extra 1/2" of lift? Steve said when he got his, they did, but that was before they redesigned them(taco, and 4runner ones).
The correct ones do not give any lift.


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