OK, we all know that t-case reduction gears for other vehicles from other companies are considerably cheaper than Calmini's Nissan gears, and maybe you think that Calmini's prices are just plain high regardless. Let's take a closer look within Calmini's own product offerings and see...
I can't be sure it's 100% economy of scale, but look at the prices for their Suzuki ~4:1 transfer case gears vs. the Nissan transfer case gears. Zuk gears are $450, Nissan gears are $1295. You can bet your ass that they sell a hell of a lot more sets for the Zuks. Hell, there's apparently enough demand that they even offer 3 different ratios, 5.14 reduction is $550, and 6.50 is $795. Again, I'm sure there is less demand for the deeper ratios, so they sell less, and must charge more to see a profit on their investment.

I'm sure Steve will correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't imagine that the production of the Zuk gears is that much less costly in terms of material and machining than the Nissan gears. The initial R&D and tooling costs are a huge investment and must be recovered before they ever see a profit. The more you sell, the less of it must be included in the cost of each kit. If they're not confident that they're going to sell enough sets at $800 to recoup the up-front costs within whatever period they target (or if they'll even see it at all), then they'll just have to charge more, plain and simple.

I still expect the Calmini SAS kit to be quite reasonable. FORGET the $10,000 number that someone foolishly threw out as a hypothetical ceiling, I don't see it coming in at even half that. Just shut up and wait until the price is announced, THEN bitch and moan if you don't like it.

Brent

Brent