This is way too wordy for one post. People get the impression there is an elite club here that runs Currie and Savvy and poos the rest.
Here's what I see-
We have guys that design it, test it
as well as wheel hard, hard core off road..stuff most of us couldn't go 40 feet in ....they want the best they can get for the job.
They want the peace of mind, and confidence. And we hàve guys that simply want what they think is best, whether it's for performance, show or personal satisfaction.
We have guys that don't need that. They drive a liifted Jeep for looks, resale, maybe don't wheel much or at all.
And we have everything in between.
Guys trying to figure it out, make what they have work, guys that want to get it done and not get divorced, folks that are just plain cheap, and guys that don't know the difference in quality..and guys that don't care.
Chris said it well...there's more than one way to build a TJ.
It's as wrong to say " you Currie guys are elitest " as it is to say " if you don't run Currie you are stupid".
Once you get a Currie/Savvy part in your hand ...you will know immediately why they are an Apex predator in the business. Once you run a cheaper lift a while, you will find out it's weak points. And you will have saved enough that you can likely work through them. Some people would be miserable paying the higher price ...and some miserable if they didn't.
There are times to buy the chain store part, the generic brand, the basic stuff. At the same time, and I speak from experience..when you get deep into something with both energy and time .. especially seat time, you start noticing things, and will often be willing to pay more for certain advantages.
I'm a remodeler and finish carpenter by trade..I have $45 dollar sanders and $600 German made Sanders. I only use certain pencils(#2 HB) and all sorts of things that either just crank my tractor or help me get the results I want.
All this said, I just wanted to get it out in the open- we are here to learn, share, laugh and help. Everyone in your own house right now wears different shoes, likes different drinks, etc. The entire world is this way....it will never be any different. A certain lift may make someone's TJ better for what they do, but it doesn't make them better. And a cheaper lift doesn't make you a lesser Jeep owner or forum member.
How many times does someone walk up and say " nice Jeep! What brand lift is that?". About never.
Here's what I see-
We have guys that design it, test it
as well as wheel hard, hard core off road..stuff most of us couldn't go 40 feet in ....they want the best they can get for the job.
They want the peace of mind, and confidence. And we hàve guys that simply want what they think is best, whether it's for performance, show or personal satisfaction.
We have guys that don't need that. They drive a liifted Jeep for looks, resale, maybe don't wheel much or at all.
And we have everything in between.
Guys trying to figure it out, make what they have work, guys that want to get it done and not get divorced, folks that are just plain cheap, and guys that don't know the difference in quality..and guys that don't care.
Chris said it well...there's more than one way to build a TJ.
It's as wrong to say " you Currie guys are elitest " as it is to say " if you don't run Currie you are stupid".
Once you get a Currie/Savvy part in your hand ...you will know immediately why they are an Apex predator in the business. Once you run a cheaper lift a while, you will find out it's weak points. And you will have saved enough that you can likely work through them. Some people would be miserable paying the higher price ...and some miserable if they didn't.
There are times to buy the chain store part, the generic brand, the basic stuff. At the same time, and I speak from experience..when you get deep into something with both energy and time .. especially seat time, you start noticing things, and will often be willing to pay more for certain advantages.
I'm a remodeler and finish carpenter by trade..I have $45 dollar sanders and $600 German made Sanders. I only use certain pencils(#2 HB) and all sorts of things that either just crank my tractor or help me get the results I want.
All this said, I just wanted to get it out in the open- we are here to learn, share, laugh and help. Everyone in your own house right now wears different shoes, likes different drinks, etc. The entire world is this way....it will never be any different. A certain lift may make someone's TJ better for what they do, but it doesn't make them better. And a cheaper lift doesn't make you a lesser Jeep owner or forum member.
How many times does someone walk up and say " nice Jeep! What brand lift is that?". About never.
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