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Anyone bought from Rocky Road Outfitters direct?

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Anyone bought from Rocky Road Outfitters direct?

Post by GRPABT1 »

Hey guys/girls I'm looking to buy a set of Rocky Road Outfitters 4 inch higher bolt on upper shock mounts for the front of my sierra as the stupid calmini setup keeps snapping bottom shock mounts as the shock is too long even with the bump stop spacers provided (Guess they never expected people to remove a leaf and actually flex it to the stops lol). I've read some bad feedback about Rock Road on Pirate but I wanted to know from any Aussie guys if they've ordered stuff from them before and if there were any dramas?
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Post by zook4fun »

i have a set of these from them, they took about 3 weeks to show up.

they would be pretty easy to make up, they are just rhs and plate steel
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Post by ajsr »

I have bought from them in the past, shipping is not the fastest around but they were good to deal with.
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Post by GRPABT1 »

Yeah I expected slow shipping coming from the US, not really in a big hurry it's not the first time I've run on 3 shocks for a while :lol: damn calmini shit
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Post by ronoor »

zook4fun wrote:i have a set of these from them, they took about 3 weeks to show up.

they would be pretty easy to make up, they are just rhs and plate steel
Any chance off a pic off these so i can fab sum up. cheers ron
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Post by foolsp33d »

ronoor wrote:
zook4fun wrote:i have a set of these from them, they took about 3 weeks to show up.

they would be pretty easy to make up, they are just rhs and plate steel
Any chance off a pic off these so i can fab sum up. cheers ron
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Post by PJ.zook »

Shipping from US shouldnt take that long. Ive got some goodies on the way from LowRangeOffroad via DHL, its only taken 3 days for stuff to arrive in melb, should have em on doorstep by monday.
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Post by Kitika »

Why would you want to buy a set of mounts like that from the U.S.?
You can make them for about $10 worth of steel and 2 old headbolts and an arc welder. That's what i did anyways :)
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Post by zook4fun »

Kitika wrote:Why would you want to buy a set of mounts like that from the U.S.?
You can make them for about $10 worth of steel and 2 old headbolts and an arc welder. That's what i did anyways :)
i have to agree, when i seen them i thought i could do the same thing. sold the car before i got a chanced to put them on.
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Post by Gutless »

foolsp33d wrote:
ronoor wrote:
zook4fun wrote:i have a set of these from them, they took about 3 weeks to show up.

they would be pretty easy to make up, they are just rhs and plate steel
Any chance off a pic off these so i can fab sum up. cheers ron
http://www.rocky-road.com/zukmount.html
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WTF would you pay $65 US for those whn you can get these for $69 US from Lowrange???

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Post by GRPABT1 »

How much higher than stock are they? Do they clear big tyres well? Do they require chopping the gaurd or body lift? And are they bolt on?
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Post by PJ.zook »

Got some goodies today from Lowrange, only took 5 days to get here, less actually i think. Them shock hoops look pretty shmick too.

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Post by Gutless »

GRPABT1 wrote:How much higher than stock are they? Do they clear big tyres well? Do they require chopping the gaurd or body lift? And are they bolt on?
They are about 4" higher from memory.

Yes they clear big tyres, aslong as you aren't using really shit offset wheels.

No they do not require any guard chopping or BL

They are weld on. Plug weld through holes and weld around fish plates. Very strong, self aligning brackets for a great price. Why the phuck anyone would use those other peices of shit I do not know :?
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Post by GRPABT1 »

Gutless wrote:
GRPABT1 wrote:How much higher than stock are they? Do they clear big tyres well? Do they require chopping the gaurd or body lift? And are they bolt on?
They are about 4" higher from memory.

Yes they clear big tyres, aslong as you aren't using really shit offset wheels.

No they do not require any guard chopping or BL

They are weld on. Plug weld through holes and weld around fish plates. Very strong, self aligning brackets for a great price. Why the phuck anyone would use those other peices of shit I do not know :?
So you don't need to plate the chassis rails with any extra steel or anything like that? Just weld straight on as they are in the holes and around the plates?

hhmmm sounds appealing......
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Post by ajsr »

looks to me like you can only mount the hoop style ones shown in the stock/one position, which may be a pain later if your moving your diff forward a fair bit at some stage.
may not be an issue though???
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Post by droopypete »

Gutless wrote:

WTF would you pay $65 US for those whn you can get these for $69 US from Lowrange???

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These don't have to be weld on, I have heard of a guy who used hi tensile roofing screws to fix them to the chassis (doesn't charge shitloads either :armsup: ) :D

Those hoops look heaps better than that other crap.
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Post by PJ.zook »

They do look the goods, but really when 'that other crap' works and is easily fabbed at home...
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Post by Gutless »

GRPABT1 wrote:
Gutless wrote:
GRPABT1 wrote:How much higher than stock are they? Do they clear big tyres well? Do they require chopping the gaurd or body lift? And are they bolt on?
They are about 4" higher from memory.

Yes they clear big tyres, aslong as you aren't using really shit offset wheels.

No they do not require any guard chopping or BL

They are weld on. Plug weld through holes and weld around fish plates. Very strong, self aligning brackets for a great price. Why the phuck anyone would use those other peices of shit I do not know :?
So you don't need to plate the chassis rails with any extra steel or anything like that? Just weld straight on as they are in the holes and around the plates?

hhmmm sounds appealing......
Just weld 'em on. :armsup:
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Post by Gutless »

ajsr wrote:looks to me like you can only mount the hoop style ones shown in the stock/one position, which may be a pain later if your moving your diff forward a fair bit at some stage.
may not be an issue though???
I Run full RUF and its no real issue. I just had to clearance the bump stop mount a little to stop the shockie from hitting when on full compression.
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Post by Gutless »

droopypete wrote:
These don't have to be weld on, I have heard of a guy who used hi tensile roofing screws to fix them to the chassis (doesn't charge shitloads either :armsup: ) :D
Yep! Thats as good as welding..........

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Post by GRPABT1 »

Righto you've sold me, maybe you should ask lowrange for commision lol.
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Post by Gutless »

GRPABT1 wrote:Righto you've sold me, maybe you should ask lowrange for commision lol.
Discount would be better :roll: I've spent thousands there :D

Actually I am off to the states at the end of the month and will be dropping into Provo, UT to see Sean at lowrange, as I will be staying in Salt Lake City for a week.

I'll try and get a tour and some pics of the facilities whilst I am there. :armsup:
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Post by greg »

droopypete wrote:
Gutless wrote:

WTF would you pay $65 US for those whn you can get these for $69 US from Lowrange???

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These don't have to be weld on, I have heard of a guy who used hi tensile roofing screws to fix them to the chassis (doesn't charge shitloads either :armsup: ) :D

Those hoops look heaps better than that other crap.
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They look better - but they don't look height adjustable when being installed, whereas the Rocky Road set do (sort of)...

GRPABT1 - i reckon you need to be measuring up those shocks to work out what height you really need your towers to be and then build your mounts accordingly. Or you could always put bigger bump stop extensions in there - they are much easlier to fabricate than a shock tower.

Grimbo Style speal off. :armsup:
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Post by GRPABT1 »

Nah I've got very little up travel as it is now haha. I will get new shocks to suit the new mounts anyway, been wanting a set of boss adjustables for the front for ages.
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