at over 4K, 900 bucks is nothing at that point in my opinion..the way people talk about price difference you would thing its 2500 dollars different. plus i think most doing the swaps are going power steering anyway.
he other thing is that in the name of making it across the board a bolt on operation with like to like parts, a substantial amount of savings is missed with the torsion bar suspension. Another $480 shows up in your pocket if you just use the stock LCA’s with reinforcing plates. If you’ve already got 73+ spindles you save another $175. Suddenly you’ve spent $1,500 less, and those aren’t even options for the coil over conversion. Engine mounts are ok? Or maybe you just need a poly insert at $56 instead of $229.
It’s also worth mentioning that both the RMS and the QA1 coil over conversions (w/ sway bar + engine mounts) are more expensive than the HDK by several hundred dollars. And neither has a manual rack option, so you’d have to buy the package, sell the power rack, and buy a manual rack, adding to the cost further.
i think if you call, rms would sell a manual rack. not 100% sure thouh. i had a kit with a manual rack originally. changed it to power. i'd think most go power anyway which is why they probably don't list them. not sure why someone would do all that stuff and go manual anyway..