Date:         Wed, 12 Apr 2000 01:24:07 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
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From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Springs & Weights (Corrected Formatting)
Comments: To: "syncro@onelist.com" <syncro@onelist.com>
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Jeanne & other people needing syncro
springs:

I feel your pain.  Only if there were
not 1 million other things i need to do
andprobaby should do first....

The challenge here is to get it right,
or risk upsetting everyone with a
disappointing outcome.  Indeed, quality
and results is the whole point of the
exercise.  Mark had the prototypes made
up to permit a period of testing, and
this will include a Baja trip in
addition to the Hollister testing.
Mark plans to test through May.

We are trying to do some basic R&D, what
you have to do to get it right.  This
takes time even when resources and
opportunities are not limited by
competing responsibilities.  Please try
to remember that this isn't a business,
we're just list members working on a pet
project when we can in our "spare time."

We have already put a year into the
springs and shocks, which really isn't
bad when you consider that we have
achieved our goal of having custom
shocks and
springs made by top manufacturers for
our beloved syncro vans, and of having
an alternative off-the-shelf  set of
quality shocks made available in the USA
for syncros for the first time ever (ARB
began improting Old Man Emu syncro
shocks to North America from AUS at our
request and after much communication
with them and the president of ARB).
And we haven't marked any of it up
beyond actual cost of purchasing the
stuff.

We are now in the final fine tuning
stage.  All i ask is that you understand
the constraints when you, quite
understandably, get frustrated with the
pace of the process.  Believe me,
sister, I feel your frustration!  But
glory awaits those who keep the faith.
No one else has put this much time and
effort (and money) into any other
available option.

I will have some time tables and specs
on monday or tuesday, after Peter and I
do some further testing and measuring
over the weekend. The goal is to have
some decent specs to place an order by
may 1 to acommodate the many people with
deadlines due to scheduled expeditions
and trips.  turn around time is 8 weeks,
i hope.

steve


Jeanne Maly wrote
> Steve,
>
> How long does it take to get these
springs?  Time is running out for the
South
> America group.
>
> Jeanne
>