[gary osborne]

There has been a group of owners (including the person who did the design and manufacturing work for the new mounts) working with SPF and the dealers on this shock bracket maintenance program and upgrade (the upgrade pictured above eliminates or minimizes the need for meaintenance). The dealers were just informed a few days ago and are trying to understand the issue themselves. RAther than begin a storm of speculation and second guessing, please give them ample time to reach out to their customers with a complete explanation and the various options (there are other options for this although I personally think the new mount is by far the best). There is no need to blow this out of proportion and Lance (owner of SPF) is taking a very responsible approach to addressing this. I am not sure how complete the data base of owners is since some of these cars have changed hands at least once and SPF has no way to track the resales. They also do not have email addresses for every purchaser and so snail mail and telephone calls seem to be the best option for SPF and the dealers. That said, they are making every effort to reach everyone and then allow the owner to choose what they feel is the best maintenance plan for them. Frankly, I am not even sure that all of the dealers are fully aware yet (they have been notified by SPF but their notification may be buried on a desk or still in unopened emails). I know that some owners have already been reached by their dealer but only in the last couple of days. It has been confirmed that Dynamic and D&M are already reaching out to people (that is NOT to say that the other dealers are not....I just cannot say for sure). I hope that everyone would allow them time to address this in a way that the owners benefit and not defuse or retard their efforts with premature reactions. In the interim, if anyone wants an upper rear shock bracket that is state of the art and a thing of hidden beauty, then they can be acquired as stated above. Or just call your dealer. If they seem to be in the dark, then they can call Lance and get the answers they need.

Gary