Looking for opinions on Latest Rage products, rear some bad reviews on other forums

gotta link to their website or products?

Depends on the item you are buying. If you are trying to build a buggy on a budget go for it. But if you want quality parts, go somewhere else.

No web site, but they advertise in Sand Sports Magazine. Also Pacific Customs deals their products

There's a guy on here who would walk across hot coals to save a $1.


He won't touch the stuff. After it breaks, you have to go buy the good one, and now you've paid for it twice.

Man don't even get me started. They are the rip-off king of the sand industry. If you make a good product, he'll send it to taiwan or china and knock you off. Almost every legit mfr in this industry has been victimized my this joker. His stuff is junk to boot. I get orders for mounting bolts on a regular basis. Seems the junk on his Lazer Star knock off is junk and breaks and since he copied me so close mine fits. I have since redesigned the mount and raised my price on that bolt significantly. That's the other problem, he doesn't backup anything he sells. If you break it buy another one...

Some I know he's knocked off:
Lazer Star
Buggy Whip
Jamar
Billet Pro
and the list goes on and on...

Exactly what Ron said and more.

Anyone remember what happened to Unique Supply in the 80s?

Can anyone here name ALL of the VW parts stores Gary Proctor has owned since he left Unique (the real one in Redlands)?

I built a buggy last summer some of their stuff is ok(NOTE SOME) grab bars,whip mount,shifter pedals,eng tin.other stuff dont waste the money.

I know thier rack wont last a lick against a Charlyn pump.Spend a few extra $$ and get good shieat

Anyone used their sand tyres?

Come on...just name me

I bought quite a bit from them when rebuilding my car on a VERY tight budget:

Spring Plate Tool - absolutely worthless. Coulden't even overcome stock pre-load without stretching it's threads ruining it.

HD Spring Plates - Junk. Yeah they're twice as thick as the stock plates...but they still bend twice as easy.

T-handle shifter - Junk. The set screw that holds the T on lasted less that 10 minutes before coming loose. And the whole thing jams up with sand making the reverse lockout unusable.

Brake resivors - wouldn't wish them on Bluesky. The 30 year old cylinders that came on my rail leaked less and built more pressure than brand new LR cylinders. Bought a second set thinking I may have just been unlucky...no better. Re-installed the 30 year old originals and haven't regretted it since.

Breather box - Absolutely worthless. Screws for the cover were so cheap I had to chase the threads on the nuts that came with them before I could even install them. The threads on the ports that install in your valve covers are so bad the nuts won't sit flat so there's no way they'll ever seal completely. And the box itself is just worthless at letting oil turn back to liquid and even if it did the design is such that they're little chance of that oil actually draining back.

Seat Belts - STAY AWAY! Their "tiger paw" latches are flat out DANGEROUS! Even a tiny bit of sand in them and they'll suddenly fly open with no warning! Thankfully I didn't spend a dime on them...they just came free with my car.

Knockoff billet stuff - again the threads are so poor that the set screws rattle loose in just a few minutes letting things come loose.

Axle tubes - STAY AWAY! I had one literally snap on me!

Their cheapie coil over shocks - Worse than anything else on the market. The springs are a joke but even so they're more than the socks can damp...add in your stock springs and you've got a great pogo stick setup.

The only thing I've ever bought from them that didn't fail spectactularly well before stock VW parts did.....their urethane bushings. Guess it's hard to get those wrong.

Funny,
I was thinking it was you too.

Listen to Jason....He knows his s***.

with emphases(sp?) on the word "s***"

I guess its a good thing that i didnt get a job their, lol. They were ready to hire me except for they couldnt work around my college schedule.

You are far more lucky than you could ever imagine.

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I worked for Gary for many years back when The business name was Performance Specialties. 95% of his stuff is junk for what we are trying to use it for. If its a fire wood collector kind of sandrail then ya go for it, but if you out there rippin a dune stay away and spend your money elsewhere.

Like the old saying goes - buy once & cry once....