Back in December, I contacted Revolution Gear to order chromoly axles front and rear and a 4.88 re-gear kit for my LJ Rubicon. They had the rear axles in stock and shipped them within days, but the front axles and re-gear kits were out of stock with no definite delivery date. They apparently had the inner axle shafts and U-joints, but were waiting for the outers. Today, I called them to see if they had an update for me, and I thought I'd pass along what I was told.
Front axles - their supplier has gone dark and won't respond to them. Apparently, they are actually sending a human to the facility to see if they can get some answers. I'm going to call them back in about a month and see what news they have. Fortunately, I have so many elements of my build that many of these supply-chain issues won't affect me much - to a point. As I knock off the to-do list, I have a sneaky feeling that I'm going to eventually come to a stand-still. These supply-chain issues so do challenge a feller!
Re-rear kits - the supplier is pumping them out, but the issue is getting them shipped. Apparently the container ship issues will be with us for a while. He did say that they expect them in early March, so that's a better situation than the axle situation.
Anyway, just thought I'd pass this info on. I also called T and J today about the Barnett covers, but the sales rep just got in from KOHs and was still getting caught up. If he calls me back, I'll start a new thread with an update on those, too, because I know I'm not the only one trying to get my arthritic hands on a couple of those!
Front axles - their supplier has gone dark and won't respond to them. Apparently, they are actually sending a human to the facility to see if they can get some answers. I'm going to call them back in about a month and see what news they have. Fortunately, I have so many elements of my build that many of these supply-chain issues won't affect me much - to a point. As I knock off the to-do list, I have a sneaky feeling that I'm going to eventually come to a stand-still. These supply-chain issues so do challenge a feller!
Re-rear kits - the supplier is pumping them out, but the issue is getting them shipped. Apparently the container ship issues will be with us for a while. He did say that they expect them in early March, so that's a better situation than the axle situation.
Anyway, just thought I'd pass this info on. I also called T and J today about the Barnett covers, but the sales rep just got in from KOHs and was still getting caught up. If he calls me back, I'll start a new thread with an update on those, too, because I know I'm not the only one trying to get my arthritic hands on a couple of those!
