Hi all, my name is Nick from Peak and I am who designed and produced this kit. This thread was brought to my attention so we joined this forum so I can weigh in a little and see how I can help.
We have been in testing on these for quite some time before ever releasing it to the public. We had the design concept created after our measuring session with the SEMA garage and then we were fortunate to borrow one of CBI’s trucks as they had one of the earliest ones.
My design philosophy behind our parts has always been function over form, with form following closely behind. The reason I say this is we are compared a lot to another brand or why we do things the way we do, and quite frankly I wanted to ensure that we focused on the performance of the suspension. This is the reason why our lift heights may not be as high as some of the competitors, but you will never see a post complaining about the ride quality or alignment issues like so many others.
As far as our top spacer design goes, it was designed with a couple things to take into consideration. The first thing to take into consideration is safety with thread engagement. I understand Michael’s concerns, and we have spoke in length about it, however when it comes to safe operations of fasteners, 3 full thread engagements is all that is needed to be deemed safe, and we have more than that. These are simple, full thread flange nuts that come from the factory, and indeed work quite well. While they may “look” like they aren’t all the way tight, or a concern they can spin off, they won’t. Additionally, as another user stated, loctite is a surefire way to add a little peace of mind.
To further touch on the stud portion, there are no forces at play that would be a reason for concern. The top mount is mounted against and through the frame, with zero play and there’s no lateral forces being exerted on the studs to be a reason for fear. On top of that, even if a nut or all of the nuts would somehow spin off, the shock wouldn’t just fall out of the truck. Even at full droop, the shock would remain in place albeit make a bunch of noise but as far as a safety concern, there really isn’t any.
The second thing we consider is the overall height. As stated earlier, we may not be as high as the others and we did it this way intentionally. We chose a split spacer design to maintain proper shock shaft positioning (similar to other platforms we make parts for) as well proper ride quality. Anything higher will result in a poor ride quality and poor shock performance.
To touch on what someone had say earlier wishing there were close to 20,000 or 30,000 miles and we wish that too! The reality is these trucks just came out only a few months ago. There’s a handful of trucks nearing 10k with no issues and we would be completely open and honest if there was any cause for concern. We would not make a product we didn’t fully back and on top of that, we are always evolving. If we see a case for a design change or update, we’ll implement that into new production runs to always be improving.
As with all things, my “door is always open” and I am happy to answer any questions directly or indirectly.
Thanks all for the support, looking forward to getting to know all of you.
We have been in testing on these for quite some time before ever releasing it to the public. We had the design concept created after our measuring session with the SEMA garage and then we were fortunate to borrow one of CBI’s trucks as they had one of the earliest ones.
My design philosophy behind our parts has always been function over form, with form following closely behind. The reason I say this is we are compared a lot to another brand or why we do things the way we do, and quite frankly I wanted to ensure that we focused on the performance of the suspension. This is the reason why our lift heights may not be as high as some of the competitors, but you will never see a post complaining about the ride quality or alignment issues like so many others.
As far as our top spacer design goes, it was designed with a couple things to take into consideration. The first thing to take into consideration is safety with thread engagement. I understand Michael’s concerns, and we have spoke in length about it, however when it comes to safe operations of fasteners, 3 full thread engagements is all that is needed to be deemed safe, and we have more than that. These are simple, full thread flange nuts that come from the factory, and indeed work quite well. While they may “look” like they aren’t all the way tight, or a concern they can spin off, they won’t. Additionally, as another user stated, loctite is a surefire way to add a little peace of mind.
To further touch on the stud portion, there are no forces at play that would be a reason for concern. The top mount is mounted against and through the frame, with zero play and there’s no lateral forces being exerted on the studs to be a reason for fear. On top of that, even if a nut or all of the nuts would somehow spin off, the shock wouldn’t just fall out of the truck. Even at full droop, the shock would remain in place albeit make a bunch of noise but as far as a safety concern, there really isn’t any.
The second thing we consider is the overall height. As stated earlier, we may not be as high as the others and we did it this way intentionally. We chose a split spacer design to maintain proper shock shaft positioning (similar to other platforms we make parts for) as well proper ride quality. Anything higher will result in a poor ride quality and poor shock performance.
To touch on what someone had say earlier wishing there were close to 20,000 or 30,000 miles and we wish that too! The reality is these trucks just came out only a few months ago. There’s a handful of trucks nearing 10k with no issues and we would be completely open and honest if there was any cause for concern. We would not make a product we didn’t fully back and on top of that, we are always evolving. If we see a case for a design change or update, we’ll implement that into new production runs to always be improving.
As with all things, my “door is always open” and I am happy to answer any questions directly or indirectly.
Thanks all for the support, looking forward to getting to know all of you.
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