Came across this the other day https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012278332580.html Looks a pretty good deal, Anyone running them?
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Hard pass
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No one? they look pretty decent.
The price is a good deal but you gotta realize what corners they cut to get to that price. In comparison the Dobs MRR long travel is $1500 just for a set of 2. You are paying for Dobs R&D tax that goes into those MRR shocks.
The product sold on Aliexpress may have copied the recipe but I doubt the quality will be at par with big names such as OME, Dobs, kings...ect
$1700 is not worth the risk for many reasons...IMO
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No, thats not correct, have you actually purchased anything from aliexpress? its as good as the manufacturer that made it. the quality varies but there are some great high quality items available on aliexpress.
sounds like you're a staunch supporter of Aliexpress. Please show us what you bought that made you take this stance.
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I'm not sure how you conclude I'm a supporter, Its a market place, not a sports team.
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I'd rather install Monroe suspension over these $1700 knock-offs and spend the rest of the $1400 on light bars. You got your answers and your an adult to make these educated decisions-but your asking a forum from folks that im pretty sure they know what they are talking about with heaps of knowledge and experience.
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''You got your answers'' Not really, I got silly answers to questions I never asked, peppered with smart ass unhelpful comments.
Last comment....let me clarify to what we are saying:
NO...no one is running them....WE DONT trust them and we commented to WHY.
By the way your on MUD-what do you expect!
NO...no one is running them....WE DONT trust them and we commented to WHY.
By the way your on MUD-what do you expect!
Do vibrating black rubber fists count?
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I buy lots of things from both aliexpress and alibaba.
Generally if the price is too good to be true then you kinda get junk.
However if its resonably priced but considerably less than "name brand" stuff that is out there then I've had pretty good success.
Bottom line is you could buy and run them and they will be great or at least good enough to make it worth your $1700.
Or you don't buy them and in 8 months some reseller stateside will have slapped their name on them and marked them up another $1000 or $1500 and people will have no isses buying them because its cheaper than the high end competitor's stuff and it's got some US companies name on it.
It happend with the roof top tent and awning industry and it's already happening with the suspension industry
I would have a real good looks at the pics and maybe ask the seller some questions.
They toss a lot of pics in there that have nothing to do with the actual product you are looking to buy.
I'd be more excited if I could just get the shocks and springs for like $1200 and bail on all the other things that I would likely not use (control arms) but what are you gonna do.
You might see if you can find something similar on alibaba as you can chat with people directly and they are interested in cusomizing some things to an extent.
Like so.
LC80 Alibaba kit
Start here and chat until you feel comfortable enough to buy or bail
Generally if the price is too good to be true then you kinda get junk.
However if its resonably priced but considerably less than "name brand" stuff that is out there then I've had pretty good success.
Bottom line is you could buy and run them and they will be great or at least good enough to make it worth your $1700.
Or you don't buy them and in 8 months some reseller stateside will have slapped their name on them and marked them up another $1000 or $1500 and people will have no isses buying them because its cheaper than the high end competitor's stuff and it's got some US companies name on it.
It happend with the roof top tent and awning industry and it's already happening with the suspension industry
I would have a real good looks at the pics and maybe ask the seller some questions.
They toss a lot of pics in there that have nothing to do with the actual product you are looking to buy.
I'd be more excited if I could just get the shocks and springs for like $1200 and bail on all the other things that I would likely not use (control arms) but what are you gonna do.
You might see if you can find something similar on alibaba as you can chat with people directly and they are interested in cusomizing some things to an extent.
Like so.
LC80 Alibaba kit
Start here and chat until you feel comfortable enough to buy or bail