I'm wondering what they got. Got a link?

The last thing I saw from them was a long A-arm prototype kit that used coil springs instead of torsion bars.

I I used to have a long A-arm kit used to have a WCOR long A-arm kit that pre-dates the current Total Chaos stuff and I liked it as far as the advantages that IFS offers, and it was great on the highway, but for most off roading, I prefer my solid front axle.

I don't know anything about the Downey kit, but if I was going to spend money on a long A-arm kit, I'd go with the Total Chaos stuff. They've had years to work out the bugs in the design (and believe me, there were bugs, as I found out the hard way) and I'm sure their current product is about as durable as it gets.

You don't want to be the Guina Pig for Downey. Frankly, I don't trust much of anything they make, but that's just my personal opinion.