Fabritech kit

One thing I have to say before going through the list is this...

If you call, ask for "Eric" 540-825-1544... He is the guy with the information and truly a great guy to speak with...

My opinion of the kit at this point is as follows... It is engineered for the off-roader, not the street cruiser... It is however fully streetable kit... My hats off to these guys for turning out a well engineered kit instead of what has been the typical "kit" of the past...


Everything is included minus axle unless noted below...

The cost at this point is $2200-2300 for the kits... At this point both are the same price but expect the bigger kit to go up about $200+ bucks soon...

Labor for "Fabritech" to do the install for you will run around $800 bucks...

They re-drill the rear drums/rotors to match the front axle in house... (If you buy the kit and want them to match you will need to do the same...)

Driveshaft Mods. are needed fro the newer style C-V-shaft... (It will need to be swapped to the older style...) They recommend the two peice shafts be replaced with a 1 peice shaft... Some vehicles will require the rear shaft to be lengthened but the front will work other than stated above...

Brake lines are included in the kit...

The kit works on all models... He is unsure about the ZR2 at the moment but feels 90% sure it will also work... (He is looking for a subject to try this on at the moment, hint-hint...)

Labor for the typical Mechanic is scaled out at a 10 hr. job...

Canadians don't worry, they will sell/ship the kit to you also...

They do away with the ABS system... With anything over 33's it becomes an issue to deal with anyway as was stated... It can be made to work but it will take a lot of money and labor involved... (Simply remove the light bulb as most do...)

A new crossmember is supplied with the kit to clear the shafts and set the case where needed...

The kit components are strong enough to hold up to well past the dana60, 400+ h.p. creature you may be thinking of building...

As for the rear block issue... We discussed it in detail and he is wanting to play around with "out of the box" springs to see what he can find that may work... In the meantime you can simply do an add-a-leaf and shackles to make up the difference where the block is removed... (Aka; 1.5 inches from both...) Remember this guys, when/if the kit brings new rear springs with it expect to see the price jump a few hundred bucks easily...
 

Writeup by Bad-Bowtie, M.Hall.


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Last Modified: 7-13-05 JCH