See everything above your comment.
As a small business owner who owns and runs a custom fab business these comments are so out of line with reality it's not funny. Let's just assume this is made from 1" 304 Solid round Bar, each round blank has to be cut from stock. Let's say we charge $100.00/hrs. So each black costs $1.00 to cut. Add in raw material cost we are now a $6-7 for the blank. We now have to load it into the cnc machine. Let's say run time per part is 10 min. So that's $10.00 added on to the $6-7 per part. So we are now at $33-35 dollars for the pair. Oh, you don't want the treads to gall? Let's send parts off to be coated so are customer have a great product. That will add $7-$15 per part. So we are now at $52.00 for the pair. We recive the parts back from coating. We have to inventory them and add packing to send them to customers, so add $8-$10 per pair. We're now at $60.00. Don't forget overhead at %15 so we're now at $75.00. Oh you want the correct grade 8 hardware, add another $5. Now we're at $80.00 This is all quoted on the very low end of labor rates. So any one who questions how this part costs $100.00 needs to learn how things are made correctly in the USA. This ain't China and their shit products
Where is the force coming from that is going to bend the shock? The end of the OEM shock rod sits inside the extender and butts up to the new threaded portion. There is no hollow spot to create a weak point.
Thank you!! As someone directly related, and understands that these don't just appear out of thin air, I appreciate you breaking this down. As you outlined the realistic production costs, it's very obvious I am more interested in providing a quality part to improve upon a lifted Maverick, and less interested in buying a large boat and naming it "Shock Extender."
We have sold 17 of our $3400 full lift suspensions for Mavericks this year. We know our customers.
I agree, not everyone buys a Maverick with intention to do anything to it, so the fact we’ve sold that version (along with many of our others) seems to prove we’ve done a good job making a great product. Even Ford themselves have reached out to us with expressed interest in working with us, so I’m sure they’ve done some analytics of their customers.
How long are they?If you have a spacer lift, you NEED these!
They thread onto the shock shaft to basically lengthen the rod so your shock drops the same rate as the springs. It recenters the shaft so you are in your optimal travel range after installing rear spring spacers. They are meant to go along with our level lift, but they will work with any brand. $100 to maximize the performance of your spacer lift!
*Maverick uses the M8 version
https://flatoutsuspension.net/products/shock-extender
Jesus man, you really have a hard on for these parts. So take $6 off the price for 1/2 round Bar. He does know his customers and you are not it. He's in business for one reason and that is to make money. If you think it's to expensive, it's OK. We live in a capaltist society.
The body of them are 40mm in length, so they are designed to be used with any 1.5” lift.
and don't forget the LIABILITY!
The expert assumption is we just have a part; that I guess we’re supposed to sell at the same price as everyone else regardless of materials used. It boxes itself up too.
The OE shaft is 25mm, so good chance they are matching the OD of the shaft. 1" bar stock turned down 0.4mm.
