Carli-SPEC 3.0" Shocks for the Leveling Height (1.5" Tremor kit, 3.5" non-tremor)

[Optimus🤖]

Well, I have tested this kit more than than I've tested anything to this point (relating to shock valving). I have signed off on the valving and new piston after beating on it through 3K miles of mixed highway and off-road use. All shock specs and modifications to the prototypes for production have been completed and submitted. It feels great to be so confident in an end product that took so much effort to get across the finish line.

Now, the fun part. I need to figure out how to make this piston a reality because i love it. Unfortunately, it's about 3-4x the allowable cycle time with the machines we have on site. Once i figure this portion out, we'll be off to the races.

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Congrats on getting the valving dialed in! That’s a massive milestone, and 3K miles of mixed abuse is a solid shakedown. Those pistons in look like functional art.

Regarding the cycle times: looking at the complex 3D profiling on those flow ports, it looks like your machines are probably spending forever surfacing them with a ball endmill. Have you guys looked into having custom form tools ground? A custom cutter profiled to match those port shapes could potentially plunge or sweep those pockets in a fraction of the time. Alternatively, for production volume, could you start with a forged near-net blank or an extrusion profile so the CNC only has to face it and drill the precision bleeds? Either way, they look good. Hope your liver has healed .

 

[Poor White Boy]

I've been using Carli products on all my f350 platinum's and work trucks .
Since 2014. All great ,no comparison in ride quality compared to others
Really been waiting on the Carli weight scale system for my Carli 5.5
Lift on front radius arms on the newer Platinum and 27 model on order

 

[NEOHIO]

Well, I have tested this kit more than than I've tested anything to this point (relating to shock valving). I have signed off on the valving and new piston after beating on it through 3K miles of mixed highway and off-road use. All shock specs and modifications to the prototypes for production have been completed and submitted. It feels great to be so confident in an end product that took so much effort to get across the finish line.

Now, the fun part. I need to figure out how to make this piston a reality because i love it. Unfortunately, it's about 3-4x the allowable cycle time with the machines we have on site. Once i figure this portion out, we'll be off to the races.

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Do you need to manufacture these in house?
I live in the land of manufacturing. If you want some leads on machine shops, please reach out.