Love it! Forged version? Or maybe an older wheel? Its my understanding that their cast wheels are no longer made in America; this according to their website...
You are correct, when I built @Chris rig those wheels were some of the last ones to be completely cast and finished in the USA
Awesome!! I think AEV finally got their wheels to stop cracking after they moved their manufacturing from the USA to China. Not sure if TR ever had issues, they are prob made under the same roof.
I'm getting real fucking tired of that. All I ever try to point out is just because something is made in China does not automatically make it junk, lower quality, or inferior to US made products. If you want an example of just exactly how that works, look at all the control arms that are available for the TJ that are made in the US. By and large most on this board will dismiss most of them as being inferior to another brand and they are ALL made here. Yet, I don't see you running out and buying the lower quality versions just because they are made in the USA, do I? So yeah, there is something very fucking special about made in the USA but you won't run most of that shit, will you? Can I interest you in a very nice Rough Country suspension set up for your rig? All made here in the good ole USA.
I'll lighten up when you understand the why of what I say instead of just that I said it.I am going to assume you didn’t have your Wheaties this morning?
Lighten up Francis
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If you saw the shit that I build in my garage you would realize the “Made in America” by itself is no guarantee of quality.
Absolutely. And I always relate this to my expensive guitar habit. I have tons of very high end ($5000 and up) guitars, and some of the American ones aren’t anywhere near as good as the Chinese ones. Hard to believe, but it’s true. That’s not to say all the American ones suck, but yes, just because it’s American doesn’t mean it’s quality.
The global economy makes me very sad. One of the main reasons why I am astounded that so many did not understand the trade war with China and why it was desperately necessary.Absolutely. And I always relate this to my expensive guitar habit. I have tons of very high end ($5000 and up) guitars, and some of the American ones aren’t anywhere near as good as the Chinese ones. Hard to believe, but it’s true. That’s not to say all the American ones suck, but yes, just because it’s American doesn’t mean it’s quality.
I just don’t particularly like the idea of supporting China, but that’s something that is unavoidable in this day and age.
Either way, I should have just kept my mouth shut. I had no intention of derailing this thread.
Carry on
That’s a good question and one I don’t have the answer to. They’re 2” springs (+1” body lift) but I was never able to figure out the brand. They were powder coated a greenish color. I don’t know how old they were when I bought the Jeep but they never sagged and even leveled the rake in the front.
