need some advice....

[mouse]

I need to get new controll arms for my truck in order to get the front to lay out. It was suggested that I go to Dallas hot rod parts. Well I looked and found what I'm looking for at about half what I was expecting. The only thing is, Dave said he's been hearing some bad stuff. The website has a lifetime warranty on its products. I was just wandering if any of you have or know anything about their products. this is the link to the control arms I'd order. Thanks guys.

www.dallashotrodparts.com/mitsubishi.html

[greaser]

From what I have heard, he did do a lot of people bad. Then he closed shop. While his shop was closed down, he made right with everyone, then opened his shop back up. From what I have been hearing, now he is doing a stand up job. I think pickle ordered a bunch of stuff from him for his colorado. You may want to ask him what he thinks.

[mouse]

Thanks Bert. I will ask him.

[greaser]

This is copy and pated from his web site, and pretty much explains and resolves everything bad I have heard about him. Seems to me like he is trying to make a good name for himself.

The first thing I need to add here so there is NO confusion.......



BYC IS NOW DALLAS HOTROD PARTS!




*** Dallas Hotrod Parts ***

I have been building and working on custom cars and trucks since I was in my teens. Before that I had worked around and on my dads dirt race cars, drag race cars, race boats, and whatever else he was building for the street. I learned alot about engines, suspensions and all other aspects of automotive related parts. I have always driven some form of lowered, or otherwise custom truck.


I started my custom business in 1994. It had a few names the first couple of years and finally my good friend Michael H. came up with Barnyard Customs in 1997. I had this as a side thing while I had a regular job. We just came out to the shop to build our own stuff and sometimes do some small things for other guys rides. I built trucks and did bag jobs and custom bodywork and built a few rides of my own.


I started building tubular control arms in the early 90s and then later on my own truck, the Dawgsled. I had people ask about these and started making them for other people soon after that. This turned into a fulltime business in September 2004. I sold my 18 wheeler and got out to the BYC shop fulltime.


Sometime in November of 2004 I got a call from Jason at Suicidedoors.com and was asked about building and wholesaling tube arms for S-10s. Jason saw the need for S-10 tube arms that were tough and made for bags. He told me he was too busy to build them at the time. I sent him a test set and we continued from there. I could never imagine the response I got as soon as Jason put my parts in his ad. The calls came in so fast I couldnt believe it.


I did this until the orders overwhelmed me in April of 2006. I closed BYC and regrouped. I know now that if I had a faster auto bender, a lathe and a little more capital, parts and materials I could have made it. I should have downsized the shop and not done any bag jobs or bodywork jobs. It takes up too much room and makes for too much overhead in a shop.


I have now reopened back in Wylie as Dallas Hotrod Parts in a small shop at home. I am now making parts once again. I will not get too much overhead again and I will not make the same mistakes I made at BYC. I will get back into this slow and cautiously as I ramp back up to production. I still see a need in the scene for tube arms for all kinds of trucks. Theres too many people out there stressing their stock balljoints on stock arms. I will try my best in the future to fill this need with quality parts. please check back often for updates.




The current plan calls for me to make old orders and new parts by building several sets of what I owe, send the old orders, sell the rest and have parts in stock. I also plan to introduce a new set every 3 to 6 months. I am currently working on Mighty Max, S-10 and Toyota. I have several others lined up to build. As I get ramped up I should be able to make the new items faster and faster until I have a nice even flow of new items and stocking old items.




If you have any questions or comments,


please email me at
[e-mail]




Thanks, Michael White, Dallashotrodparts.com

[mouse]

I read that too and was impressed by that too. I just want to make sure the product is good. I heard beau had some problems and robo too. Pickle says he completely recommends his work. That its awesome.

[solowma]

I want to order my arms from him

[mouse]

I'm pretty sure I will too. But, now I've got to replace the clutch kit on my truck, its got to wait longer.

[solowma]

I feel ur pain

[mouse]

I can't work on the truck cause I'm too busy trying to fix stuff on it. SOoo frustrated!