K-Member / Rack & Pinion Steering Suggestions

HemiDenny said
I agree with you on that point on being formidable.

I find HDK customers when spending this kind of money, like to ask questions....it's not like buying toothpaste at the pharmacy. Almost every initial phone call I get starts out with "I have a few questions". I would wager there is less than a 1% chance the guy at the end of the phone (Summit / Qa1 / Mancini / etc) has NEVER installed one, yet alone worked on a 60's-70's Mopar and has no clue about anything except for what is written in their web site description....and that is IF you actually get to speak to someone within a reasonable length of time. Heck, I'm a Qa1 dealer and end up on hold for over 20 minutes at times. I cannot speak for the others, but that will never happen with HDK. I spend a lot of time evenings, on weekends / holidays etc with customers because that is when they are working on their projects.....I love it, nothing better than BSing with my Mopar friends / customers and feeling like I am right there in the garage with them. Believe me, I know how important it is to get answers when you need them because I'm one of those guys.

and at HDK, I am proud that I do not follow the one size fits all / cookie cutter platform. With different rim / tire sizes and everyone's individual idea of how they want their prized Mopar hot rod to sit, I feel it is extremely important to take the time to listen to their needs and to make sure they get the look and performance they are paying for. Do you really think the Chevy guy at (insert big name supplier here) gives a rats *** how cool you want your Mopar to look, yet alone drive?

I guess if you want to just push a button.....go for it. However, if you want knowledgeable, personalized service, call the ones (Mopar guys) that actually designed (not copied), built, use and sell their own products.

By the way....have you ever heard the one about the big company that buys or runs the little guys out....only to raise the price once the little guys are gone?.

Just keeping it real.
HemiDenny

I totally agree with you Denny. I already am of the opinion that a lot of people make the decision to use a coilover conversions on these cars without having all the information needed to really evaluate that decision. And being able to just point and click one from Summit is not going to help that. And I'm sure we'll see more people showing up here and asking questions when they have issues because although I do like the QA1 stuff that I run their tech line is not going to have a ton of Mopar experience (if any).

I'm also not a fan of them calling it their "stage III" kit, implying that it's a higher level of performance than the torsion bar based suspension. Because no one has actually ever shown that, and the real world performance results repeatedly seems to show the opposite. Although that always gets muddy with driver skill and individual build differences.

As you know I prefer modifying the torsion bar system. But I totally appreciate what you do, especially the level of customer service you provide and the fact that you're here to answer questions and back up your product. Obviously there are always pros/cons, but it's not lost on me the time you spend here answering questions. While I have to appreciate any company launching new products for our Mopar, I really kinda wish QA1 wasn't offering a coilover conversion. Because yeah, a ton of people are just going to buy it because it's QA1 and they think they're going to get some massive improvement vs torsion bars.