suspension kudos-mike kelly

[1 tuff z]

got to the track 2 weeks ago for the second time on the new suspension. last fall went to toronto motorsports park, no problems. watkins glen 2 weeks ago for a 2 day school. updated the alignment and the car has NEVER handled better. running [mike kelly] adjustable control arms and t/c rods in front. checked everything before, during and after running some hot laps. mike, i'm thrilled with the front suspension! thanks...my z handles great on and off the track.

 

david

 

ps-i'm the '05 convention track day co-chair along with chris holmes from zany [albany, ny]. come to upstate ny next year to run your z at "the glen"!

[Mikelly]

This does my heart good to hear, especially after the recent issue with the rear round tube units, and the fact that news of some other vendors have gone out of their way to steer members to selling off my design to get their "Engineer Designed and built" new fangled parts... I've said this in the past, I'll say it again... You guys ALL WIN when there are more than a handful of vendors out there... MSA had a stranglehold on the market for a long time. AZC was the only real alternative to getting hipo parts, and Dave got fed up with the business for a while and dropped off the radar. However, he is back and I'm glad of it... His control arms are the best alternative solution to my design, in my opinion, and unless Jamie T. does something with a new aluminum control arm design, I'd hoestly give Dave the business...But look at other alternative solutions as well... We can't have one or two vendors providing parts... that is bad for the community,and in the long run will hurt the vendors as well... Number one complaint I had and I've heard of the other popular vendors is supply and demand... If you are a small production shop, having ten orders come in is hard to get out quickly. Turnaround ussually is slow, and I know this has been reported of other vendors as a chief complaint. If you have other alternatives, it spreads the wealth and takes the heat of ONE distributor... Does it take money out of that vendors pocket? Sure, but isn't keeping a good reputation worth losing a few bucks? It was to me!

 

I'm glad I was able to provide the parts, but I'm also glad I'm no longer in the business...

 

Regardless, I'm glad I made and sold some quality parts, and if Jamie ever gets his new product line up and running, I'll be a backer financially and otherwise help him with his business. My control arms are in my opinion the best design out there. THEY WORK, period. DO you need to know a bit about setting up a suspension? Sure. But everyone I have gotten feedback from that is track oriented, has been as happy as this poster.

 

Glad they have worked out for you and I hope you get many, many years of use out of them!

 

Mike 8)