You don't get the upper A arms, or shocks with the Hotchkis kit. The A arns are a spendy item from Hotchkis too.
As for the other kit, it's quite a bit over $1,000 when you add the extra for Koni shocks. $1175, plus $360 for 4 Koni shocks.

 

But it's still way cheaper than buying all of that stuff separately...

 

Remember the old axiom that says "you get what you pay for".

Compare materials, you will see that Hotchkis is heavier.
Might be over-kill but when my butt is in the seat I'll go with quality.

 

I agree with that old saying about half the time. I'm afraid I've seen way too many examples of parts that are way overpriced to totally agree with it all the time. Not saying Hotchkis is one of them. Their products are top notch.

 

Keith,

I wish I had rephrased what I wrote earlier. I am not trying to say that your parts are crap. What I meant to get across is that they relatively unknown and that the specs given on the materials are lighter than Hotchkis. We have done many cars with Hotchkis components and I am quite familiar with their products. We have also looked into some other manufacturers parts that were of questionable quality and we did not use their parts even though they were cheaper. We attempt to get our customers parts at the best price with no sacrifice on quality but have not found any better.

I would consider looking at your parts for our shop.

 

I appreciate that. I try to stress the point that we have been running 2nd gens back when there weren't lots of part available. We have developed out parts based on our needs and what the aftermarket couldn't provide. We primarily focus on 2nd gens, although I build more first gens in the shop. My point is there are a lot of componaies out there who make 2nd gen parts to expand their business and make more money. We build 2nd gen parts because that is ALL we do. There are a lot of companies producing questionable parts, and also having parts made offshore. Our parts and kits are getting more refined and our line more expansive all the time. We also listen to feed back from customers, and spend a lot of time on forums such as this one answering questions and offering advice, and yes I even post questions! I haven't spent much time over here, but it looks like a nice atmosphere

thanks

Keith
Custom Works

 

I used a mixture of poly & rubber bushings depending on the location, (i.e. rubber at the control arms) and Edelbrock IAS Classics. It will give you a very good ride.

 

I never use urethane in the control arms due to the fact that they bind and don't rotate like they should, the grease last only a short time. My kit uses solid bushings in the uppers, which are greasable, and I recomend rubber in the stock lowers. Edelbrock shock are nice, as they are one of the more modern shocks on the market, stay clear of KYB's, they give too harsh of a ride