I wouldn't go that far. Like I said, I load up pretty good and don't shy away from the 'froadin and that probably played a role. The onus is on me, I cheaped out -- the price on these things is great -- but in hindsight I should've gone to Alcan while I was in Co last time but was trying to save a buck.

That being said, I was expecting things to settle a bit, but not that much. I called Calmini to ask them about it and they said they hadn't gotten any other calls like that. Makes sense, because there's not too many of these things out there and if there was some widespread problem, I'm sure people would be bitching up a storm on XOC somewhere. It would have been nice if they'd be willing to at least entertain the notion that the springs could've settled more than they should have, but hey, this is the real world. I don't have before-and-after reference photos or measurements.

My comments in this post are my own and I'm not trying to stir up any shit. Again, they ride great and as things stand, the unloaded stance looks good and they flex well. Would I buy them again given how I use my X, well, live and learn. Not every part works in every situation. I'm geared up for expedition-style travel and I should not have opted for an off-the-shelf part. They are working reasonably well thus far given what I'm doing, albeit with a pre-runner stance at times.

The guy who took the call at Calmini could've been a bit more helpful, tho. I mean, he tells me to go take some pics of the difference and send them for review. Umm, yeah, I'm going to hop in my time machine and snap some pics of what it looked like before...