Teraflex - Bad rep for a reason or isolated cases?
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zimm
Caught the Bug
What a surprise. Clearly installer error :rolleyes2:
piginajeep
The Original Smartass
What happen to the other shit they were pushing. I can’t even remember the name.
Elka. Those things rode like shit.
WJCO
Meme King
:yawn37: << That's my 'shocked' face.
I think you're just a fanboy who gets his Kings for free. Clearly, there's no way you would ever say any of this about TeraFlex if they gave you Falcon shocks for free. :cheesy:
zimm
Caught the Bug
I wish I'd get a discount for touting their stuff. $2k for some bolt on shocks was a tough choice. Ever since I watched baja racing as a kid, I told myself "someday, I'll have kings".
Sharkey
Word Ninja
I remember hearing that...which was a shame. In the quad racing world, Elka made a hell of a good shock. (Not that that means they would necessarily build great full size shocks)
I have no doubts that they make quality products but even a set of Kings would suck if they weren't tuned for the vehicle they are to be run on. EVO spent a LOT of time working with King to get proprietary shocks made for them and for how they wanted them to soak up the bumps. Clearly, TeraFlex just had them make a shock that would fit and hoped the name alone would get the job done.
zimm
Caught the Bug
It's amazing how the big corporations work. So Polaris owns Transamerican, who owns a bunch of other brands.
Warn is on the list
http://transamericanautoparts.com/about-us/
Warn is on the list
http://transamericanautoparts.com/about-us/
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
It's amazing how the big corporations work. So Polaris owns Transamerican, who owns a bunch of other brands.
Warn is on the list
http://transamericanautoparts.com/about-us/
They were bought a couple years back.
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zimm
Caught the Bug
Good to know. So I don't have to unbolt it and throw in a lake. :thumb:
highoctane
Caught the Bug
If it were true Teraflex quality, you’d drive by the lake and it would fall off on its own.
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Abntroop
Member
Thanks guys, good thread and a good heads up. Our last JK’s lift was comprised of spacers and rubicon unlimited takeoff shocks and springs. Rode rough but did the job. The H3 just had the front Torsion bars cranked and leaf spring extension shackles in the rear so this is my first time educating myself on JK lift kits. Had the TF stuff in my wish list. Since been deleted. Appreciate the honest info vs. the hype.
I don’t mind being honest in that I’m an amateur mechanic, I do electrical work for a living, not a stranger to turning a wrench, and am a big fan of the “dunno how to do it? YouTube it, monkey see monkey do routine”.
Smart enough to follow instruction, learn, and get the job done, but all in all I lack a lot of knowledge and this forum keeps filling that gap bit by bit. Very much appreciate having a resource like this!
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I don’t mind being honest in that I’m an amateur mechanic, I do electrical work for a living, not a stranger to turning a wrench, and am a big fan of the “dunno how to do it? YouTube it, monkey see monkey do routine”.
Smart enough to follow instruction, learn, and get the job done, but all in all I lack a lot of knowledge and this forum keeps filling that gap bit by bit. Very much appreciate having a resource like this!
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Wish I'd came across this thread back in Oct. Ah well...
Looks like I'm replacing all my Teraflex control arms and swaybars with EVO!!!