So yeah.....I got my suspension....sort of

[GTIDudeMkVI]

Update:
The coils showed up yesterday direct from ARB. Not a big deal, Frank at Stage 3 was able to send me the tracking number.

Will the chipped powder coat on the struts and skinned up paint on the leafs cause any corrosion issues, or should I just roll with it?

I've got some time to think on it. Going to order new strut caps/insulators so I can keep the originals whole.

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[GTGallop]

Still better than getting auto-parts from Ikea!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Update:
The coils showed up yesterday direct from ARB. Not a big deal, Frank at Stage 3 was able to send me the tracking number.

Will the chipped powder coat on the struts and skinned up paint on the leafs cause any corrosion issues, or should I just roll with it?

I've got some time to think on it. Going to order new strut caps/insulators so I can keep the originals whole.

I wouldn’t settle for what you received.

 

[DaleB]

The OME kit arrived today from Stage 3 Motorsports, and I'm disappointed in the condition. Oh.....and no coil springs. You guys have any thoughts?

I had the same problem, from stage three motor sports. I ordered Bilstein Front and rear shocks and the boxes were completely blown apart. The parts looked OK so I’m gonna have them installed. But stage three is not taking necessary precautions to make sure their stuff arrives in a quality fashion. You definitely need to reach out to them.

 

[Glocker]

Just FYI I believe S3M drop-ships a lot of items, so consider this before taking aim at them for packaging problems.

THIS! They're a great company to do business with, but I believe they rely on on 3rd party stockers and drop shipping to get product out, for the most part.

I ordered my ARB Summit bumper from them, and it came from their parts distributor who contacted me to let me know it was arriving on one of their freight trucks, on a pallet, and I was going to need a forklift to off load it. It arrived in a little box van with a tailgate-lift on it, not on a pallet. In fact, it consisted of one heavy box and the main bumper, wrapped in plastic.

On install day, upon unwrapping the bumper, It appeared the bumper had been dragged across concrete as parts had bare metal showing through scrapes. I didn't screw with the issue because I was ready to get this thing installed at that point, and Stage 3 actually priced the bumper really attractively for me. So I just touched up the paint and sent it.

And then several months later I got to see pics of a Ford Ranger ARB Summit bumper how ARB intended it to be shipped. It was no joke! It was very nicely packaged for shipping! I think Stage 3's distributor took liberties with my packaging. Arghhhh. Oh well. I still love my bumper and like I said, Stage 3 did right by me up front.

 

[Chuck Lau]

The OME kit arrived today from Stage 3 Motorsports, and I'm disappointed in the condition. Oh.....and no coil springs. You guys have any thoughts?

I WOULD RETURN THAT CRAP TO THE RIGHT

The OME kit arrived today from Stage 3 Motorsports, and I'm disappointed in the condition. Oh.....and no coil springs. You guys have any thoughts?

I WOULD BE RETURNING SO FAST...... NOT ACCEPTABLE ON MY TRUCK!
FULL OWNER

 

[quangdog]

Looks like we have the same delivery guy. This was just delivered today, and the package contains some pretty expensive electronics:

 

[Trigganometry]

Reading the title I thought I was in High School again.

I got suspended more than I want to admit. I was the Eddie Haskel type! ?

 

[wanted33]

Looks like the shipper (UPS or FedEx) tossed it around a bit. This seems to be happening more and more lately with. both these shippers. Mine looked like they threw it from the truck to my front door.

They certainly do brother Dave, but my biggest grip is the way some companies pack their products for shipment. It looks like Stage 3 does a crap job like some other parts vendors I've ordered from. Ford Performance for one. I've ordered 2 different Mustang axle backs from them, and they just put the mufflers, and pipes in a box and ship them. Both times I had bent tips because they busted out of the box from Fed Ex throwing them around. I guess I'm saying the companies, and the shippers are both at fault.

Will, that really sucks. I would be making some phone calls. Good luck.

 

[AzScorpion]

Looks like we have the same delivery guy. This was just delivered today, and the package contains some pretty expensive electronics:

This is exactly what Amazon did with the EarPods my gf had bought for her daughters birthday. Except it was raining and sleeting out and they just threw it on the ground in the rain because they were to lazy to open the gate and put it on the porch.

 

[D Fresh]

Looks like we have the same delivery guy. This was just delivered today, and the package contains some pretty expensive electronics:

I WISH I could make my deliveries like that.

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