Before retirement, I had founded a mobile car washing franchising company, and I had franchised it in 23 states, serving some 450 cities in four countries. Some of our staunchest competitors were those folks that went out and did dry-washing using a waterless carwash solution. At the time, I didn’t have much respect for these types of products, because I wouldn’t want someone to smear a solution on my sports car, smear in the dirt, and wipe it off. Yes, I realize that it was a bit of water saver, especially considering the amount of water people use in their driveway when they wash their car.

Perhaps you didn’t know this, but the average person spends something like 50 to 100 gallons of water washing their car in their driveway. And even car washes which recycle all their water, well, they still use about 16 to 20 gallons of fresh water for every car that they clean. I know using a pressure washer on a mobile car wash rig you can wash a car with about 3 to 5 gallons water without too much problem, if you are careful how you use it, and the car will be perfectly clean.

Now then, the other day someone in Lebanon suggested that he should start an aircraft cleaning company. He had considered using a waterless car wash solution created by a chemist in Jordan. Later that same month someone called me from Israel who wanted to start a mobile car wash there also using a dry-wash type product. And then I read something interesting in Bloomberg BusinessWeek in the June 20 – June 26, 2011 magazine.

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Suspension lifts are popular car modifications that are installed to increase the height of their trucks, jeeps or SUVs. Technically speaking, they substitute the front and rear springs and shocks to achieve better off the road leverage.

More often than not, suspension lifts are interchangeably understood as body lifts. However, this is a misconception. Body lifts enhance the truck’s frame while suspension lifts tend to be more specific. Since the latter is usually combined with bigger wheels, it provides trucks with better travel.

Aside from that, suspension lifts tend to raise the vehicle for as high as 12 inches. But since a greater height affects how trucks or jeeps maneuvers, majority of the consumers use steering stabilizers.

Another thing that differentiates these lifts kits is how it is incorporated into the vehicle. Suspension lifts are far more sophisticated and therefore requires the help or assistance of a professional mechanic. It likewise follows that they are more expensive.

Types of suspension lifts

Generally speaking, it is the size that differentiates most suspension lifts. Depending on one’s needs, each type delivers different advantages.

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