Randii,

Sorry if you thought that I created a monster of a post. I actually got more out of this post than I bargained for; which is great. I thought that everyone's replys were well within the scope of the topic at hand, with very little thread drift. I am certainly not offended when somebody states that I shouldn't buy from brand "x" because of so and so reason. That's exactly what I was looking to hear. In any case, please don't think that I'm being critical about the way you run things. The quality of the posts/posters speak for themselves. The work that you and the rest of the moderators do to keep this board running as it does is greatly appreciated. Keep it up.

Back on the subject. I did just as I threatened to do and ordered the Calmini 3", minus the shocks. Instead of going through Calmini directly, I made my purchase through Offroad Unlimited and saved a few bucks. The guys at ORU have always been very good to me, so I didn't mind them getting a cut. Best of all, Calmini is allowing me to pick up my lift in person, to avoid shipping costs. That's cool. After speaking with both Joe and Matt, I'll probably support them both by buying a set of shocks and ball joint spacers from them. They were also a great help over the phone.

Paddle and Mike, sorry to hear about your bad experiences. I'm not suprised about the shocks -- nobody seems to be very impressed with them. I'm very suprised to hear about your brake lines and poly bushings going bad. I thought that those two items would have lasted forever. The poly bushings on my old Pontiac certainly held up. After I get things up and running, I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again for all the help and sorry for the long post.

Sammy