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Damian
10-23-2012, 12:36 AM
Anyone have a hookup on QA1 shocks? I need to get rid of these torsion bars ASAP and coilovers are what I want. Summit has them for $150 something for one, just seeing if I can get them cheaper.
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 12:38 AM
Stay. The Fuck. Away. From qa1
Vettezuki
10-23-2012, 12:42 AM
Stay. The Fuck. Away. From qa1

Reasons please . . .
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 12:47 AM
They're owned by UPR.
Vettezuki
10-23-2012, 01:13 AM
And . . .

Your honor. Permission to treat the witness as hostile.
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 01:28 AM
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=UPR+sucks
Vettezuki
10-23-2012, 01:35 AM
1 - Any company + Sucks turns up results
2- (More importantly) If company A owns Company B does not mean company has the characteristics of company A . . necessarily.

So, is there a specific problem with QA product or service? Or simply a superior value choice?
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 01:48 AM
1 - Any company + Sucks turns up results
2- (More importantly) If company A owns Company B does not mean company has the characteristics of company A . . necessarily.

So, is there a specific problem with QA product or service? Or simply a superior value choice?

QA1 Is UPR, same building, same employees, same shitty offshore chinese parts that are ripped off from other companies. UPR's negative past goes back YEARS from fucking over countless customers and designers, to selling sup quality parts with absolutely no factory support. I've been fucked over, Ron has been fucked over. Justin, Nate, Shawn and myself have had direct contact with the owner and top brass from UPR/QA1 and they are just piss poor lying sacks of shit that will peddle any amount of shit to make a buck.

Search ANY mustang board about UPR and you'll find 99% of them to be bad reviews.
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 01:50 AM
BTW
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=maximum+motorsports+sucks
Not a SINGLE bad review.
Vettezuki
10-23-2012, 02:02 AM
QA1 Is UPR, same building, same employees, same shitty offshore chinese parts that are ripped off from other companies. UPR's negative past goes back YEARS from fucking over countless customers and designers, to selling sup quality parts with absolutely no factory support. I've been fucked over, Ron has been fucked over. Justin, Nate, Shawn and myself have had direct contact with the owner and top brass from UPR/QA1 and they are just piss poor lying sacks of shit that will peddle any amount of shit to make a buck.

Search ANY mustang board about UPR and you'll find 99% of them to be bad reviews.

That's pretty clear. . .


So, what would you recommend for Damian then?
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 02:56 AM
Bilstein, Tokico, koni, Eibach, H&R are all great options
Vettezuki
10-23-2012, 03:03 AM
Do any of them have coil overs at $150/pc? (I'm going for three lmgtfys in one thread.)
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 04:37 AM
Strange makes a decent coil over thats affordable. The best bet is an expensive traditional dampener with a conversion kit.
fiveohwblow
10-23-2012, 09:10 AM
Another for a polite STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM UPR.
94cobra69ss396
10-23-2012, 09:17 AM
I didn't have a problem with the product quality but their customer service is horrible. I will never buy anything from UPR again.
Damian
10-23-2012, 11:30 AM
No one makes a coilover kit for us, so we have to make our own. Quite a few Typhoon and Syclone guys use QA1 with no problems.
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 11:53 AM
Try strange, they're who UPR ripped off to begin with.
Damian
10-23-2012, 01:14 PM
They have nice stuff but double the price.
fiveohwblow
10-23-2012, 01:16 PM
The cost of innovation versus theft. It's more an ethical question for me. And support.
Vettezuki
10-23-2012, 01:20 PM
Sometimes twice the price is cheap. . .

I don't care about the copying part, but the quality and support can matter a lot. I also generally don't like to give any business to douche bags if I can help it. :smack:
Shaolin Crane
10-23-2012, 01:55 PM
UPR is the definition of douchebags
N8Dogg98
10-23-2012, 02:12 PM
Bilstein, Tokico, koni, Eibach, H&R are all great options

Word... I've had cheap ($200 set) of Tokiko HP's along with a set of Eibach pro-kit springs on my Mustang for about 6 years now and about 50,000 miles. They perform quite admirably considering the price point. In fact, my Mustang rides better with the eibach kit and Tokiko HP's than it did when it was stock.

If/when I decide to install MM coilovers, I'll definitely be buying Bilstein.

QA1 blows and as Guy said they're made and distributed by UPR who makes junk copied products.

Maximum Motorsports suspension parts aren't that much more expensive than UPR, and they are so well designed and engineered you'll save money/time on your install anyways.