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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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I'm pretty sure that Terrafirma stuff isn't from England.
China!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:16 AM
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Not sure about where TerraFirma is made but I can tell you the trailing arms on the back of my Hunter are nicely welded, with a good finish and have held up fine off road.

The suspension Justin has on his P38 is TerraFirma and I was in the truck while it was taking a beating that would have done a baja driver proud.

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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ZGPhoto
China!
The ends are Qh and are greasable. The rods are made in the UK not China. You are throwing a lot of stones in a glass house.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Fivespddisco
The ends are Qh and are greasable. The rods are made in the UK not China. You are throwing a lot of stones in a glass house.
He said, "I'm pretty sure Terrafirma stuff isn't made in England"

and I said, "China"


Which is generally true, a lot of the Terrafirma stuff is made in China, am I wrong to say that? I can see the country of origins.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ZGPhoto
He said, "I'm pretty sure Terrafirma stuff isn't made in England"

and I said, "China"


Which is generally true, a lot of the Terrafirma stuff is made in China, am I wrong to say that? I can see the country of origins.
It depends on the part. Take a look at the CoO sheets. To Insinuate it is all made in China is not fair.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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I've seen them, and I didn't say it was all Chinese, just that generally it's Taiwan. I looked around and essentially all of their suspension stuff is Chinese. I'm not bashing them, my truck is half Terrafirma at this point, I like their products quite a bit, I've only had one shock bushing fail.

I also don't fall for the "if it's chinese it's junk" assumption, if someone finds a factory in China with reputable quality control and sends them the right specifications, what's to stop them from making a great product? ARB has stuff made in China now, I've had more Land Rover parts fail on my truck than aftermarket parts.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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Not for nothing but less the 10% of the Terrafirma line is made in China.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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Touché....
I was looking at only suspension stuff which was all Chinese.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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Hey, did anybody notice that while this thread veered off course the OP changed his mind again?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Haha well I noticed he just posted his DII for sale/trade on the Rovers North forum...
 
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