- We all know that life, like,
you go out there, you pick up an ENDO-CVT,
or you don't know what that is,
or you go to buy, like, some Toyo Proxes Archer Blade Rs,
or you don't know what those are,
and you go to your cart and you figure out,
you find out just how much it costs
to pick up just those two things,
and you think to yourself, you know,
if I actually sold my second kidney,
I could probably buy the parts,
and it's been, like, statistically proven
that you don't need a second kidney,
so what the hell, why the hell not?
But really what you guys have to remember
is that you can build on a budget,
and a lot of times if you want to build a car
from start to finish, whether that's just wheels,
tires and suspension, you can do that without having
to take out all of your FAFSA money from college.
You can actually do it while doing other stuff,
like being a valuable member of society, like,
you can do it while you're also paying off other things,
like what if I told you that you could build a car
and buy food that isn't ramen
for more than four meals out of the week.
I mean, it blows your mind to think about
if you can actually build on a budget,
and you can, because I kinda did it,
and some other people that
have been around us have done it as well,
and we thought we would give you some tips
on how to actually build on a budget.
And I'm Alex from Fitment Industries,
don't forget to subscribe, stay to the end,
I am going to be giving away one of these hoodies.
Now, I don't even wear hoodies, but they're soft,
they're comfortable, they're fitted, they're formed,
they look great, probably because it's on me.
Just kidding, it's definitely not 'cause they're on me,
so if you're interested in picking up a free hoodie,
stay to the end of the video
where I tell ya how you can do that.
And that's the thing, whether you're going for something
that's like a stance show build,
or you're trying to build something for the AutoCross,
it can be difficult to do.
You're out there on Instagram,
you're trying to figure out how that other 24-year-old
somehow managed to build an entire vehicle
while also being, like, an expert in butterfly research
while going to college and having a 3,000 square foot home.
Spoiler alert, it's not their money.
Anyway, we're gonna talk about the first tip
and probably the most important tip when it comes down
to building on a budget, which is to research first.
Now, if you guys didn't know,
there are these really cool things called sales,
and sales happen pretty much all the time,
but there are two major times in which most companies,
like wheels, tires, suspension,
things like that, will have sales.
That's going to be the month of November,
and of course, the month of March or maybe even April,
depending on when they decide
to have their tax season blowout.
Now, you might be wondering why,
now, wheel companies will almost always
have a 20 or 25% off in November,
whether that's a buy three get one free,
or something of the like,
and that's because they're moving inventory out.
A lot of it has to do with them releasing new wheels at SEMA
and then they have to get that inventory out
before the end of the year,
before they bring in new crates, before tax season,
and what that allows you to do is allows you
to pick up some pretty good lookin' wheels
for 75% of the normal cost of those wheels
which is absolutely incredible
if you're trying to pick up a decent set of wheels,
and at the same time there's lots
of suspension companies and tire companies
that are trying to do the same.
They're moving out old inventory,
they're doing things like that.
Now, if you didn't know, there are also companies
like Accu and Air Lift that will
occasionally do the sale as well.
Air Lift is iconic for having a 20
to 25% off sale almost every single tax season
because they just want to help people get on air.
Now if you're looking to get air,
which is almost already a $3,500 kit as a whole,
20 to 25% off is definitely worth waiting for.
That $700 can pick you up a set of actual wheels
or a good set of tires if that's
something that you're willing to to.
How's that?
And heres a tip, this one's for free,
measure twice, purchase once.
Reliability, function, and form
are some of the most important things
that you can do when you buy anything for your car.
And when you think about it,
you really don't want to buy like junk,
you want to buy like good stuff,
or stuff that is decent enough,
that gets you to where you want.
Don't try to go the cheapest that you possibly can be
because you're ultimately gonna be disappointed
unless you plan on taking that car off some sweet jumps
just for shits and giggles.
A subscriber of ours said it perfectly.
He said, "It's not that hard to build on a budget
"as long as you do your homework."
Research, research, and research before making a game plan.
Think twice, buy once, and prioritize.
If you really want that wide body,
don't blow your wad on something else.
Research, plan, and execute.
And you really can't say it any better than that.
A lot of times what you guys do
is we want to get all these different parts,
we want to spend all this money
on a bunch of different stuff,
and then we end up--
I don't even want to say blowing your wad,
but like, you put all your money in one basket,
you get super excited about this one thing
that you spent all your money on,
next thing you know you have a car that's on bags
that's tucked on some like 17x7+52 OEM
like Nissan Altima wheels.
Just, just don't do that.
If you make more guesses and you take more chances
and you take more risks and you spend more time
on trying to just get something more affordable
or trying to get something that is having a different value
than just buying what you know
is going to be the right value,
the right product, the right price,
you're ultimately not gonna have
a good time and here's why:
You're gonna be disappointed,
aggravated, impatient, angry,
sad that you can't grow facial hair, disappointed,
I said disappointed already and I brought up facial hair,
but ultimately what's gonna happen is
a negative impression on when
you're trying to build your car.
You guys know just as much as I do
that when you lose that 10 mil socket
for 30 minutes is the biggest waste of your life ever.
Imagine doing that 10 or 12 times
when trying to build or trying
to get yourself a car built on a budget
and you ultimately take a lot of fun
out of what it means to build your car
and buy the parts that you want.
Just save yourself the hassle
and understand that if you're buying a quality part,
if you're buying something that's already at map,
you're just gonna be better of in the long run
and that can go for buying used stuff too.
Now we're not gonna say you shouldn't buy used stuff
cause there are tons of things out there
that are used that are perfect
if you want to build your car on a budget
but just keep in mind that when you're buying used
you're always gonna take a risk of having a bad time.
And if you're gonna be building a car,
why would you want to have a bad time?
Tip number three don't stare into the sun ayo.
Alright, so tip number four is when we talk
about things not being on a budget,
we're talking about things where you kinda have to like,
wheel and deal, and how that's not the best thing,
there is some exception to that
and what we're gonna get into is the small businesses.
A lot of times, there'll be like
some small fabrication shops and small businesses
that will be willing to work with you
and even give you a little bit of a deal
if you help represent their business.
Now, I'm not trying to say to go off
and build an Instagram car and tell everybody
that you have 30,000 followers to your local fab shop,
but what I am saying is there's
a lot of people out on Facebook
that are trying to make different parts
for certain vehicles.
And a lot of the times those vehicles are your vehicle.
If you're willing to help other people out,
you can absolutely find good deals
and make great connections and network with people
if you're willing to support each other.
Which at the end of the day is probably
one of the coolest things about being
in the car community in and of itself.
And if you can build a car while doing that,
thumbs up brother.
So the next, and probably the most important tip
that I could possibly give everybody on the internet
when it comes down to building a car,
is don't fall into the hype.
Don't fall into the hype.
Do the thing with that--
Do it so that you can see it in the text
when I'm doing the hand thing.
Don't fall into the hype.
It's just, it's what people do.
Let's say you're out there, you're at fitmentindustries.com,
low-key sales plug, and then you're looking at wheels
and you decide you like Konig, these are the ones for me,
and then you go and you tell your bros
and then they're like--
- [Man Off Screen] Bruh.
- No bro.
- [Man Off Screen] What about those Heritage wheels bro?
- But, bro like I just--
But bro I was like, just wanting to get the Konigs.
- [Man Off Screen] Yeah bro?
- I mean I could get the Heritage.
- [Man Off Screen] Really bro?
- Bro.
Allow yourself to build a car
with your own budget and your own ideas in mind.
It's very unlikely that a friend
is going to be looking out for your pocketbook
and is also gonna be looking out
for what's gonna be the coolest build in your eyes.
A lot of times our friends are the guys
that ultimately end up making us spend more money
on pretty much everything whether that is alcohol,
or cars, or food, or like anything.
Friends just like to get you to spend money
because either they don't want to spend it
or they just think that you're made of money
and then you end up spending all your money
and then you're just screwed.
Keep your ideas in mind, keep a budget in mind
and your ideas because what ends up happening
is that you will be happier with the end result
versus listening to what your friends want you to do
and that goes for pretty much anything
in terms of building a car on a budget
or just a building a car at all.
Don't believe the hype.
Get what you know you're gonna use
and then also keep in mind your budget
and you're gonna be a happy camper and the end of the day
cause you're gonna be left with more money
to spend on other parts of your build.
And our last and final tip for building on a budget
is to see what others are doing.
Now, unless your B is for build,
there's a very unlikely chance
that you are the only one building whatever car
it is that you have in your garage.
There's lots of people out there
that have already built cars with that platform
and a lot of times if you look out there
what other people are doing,
you're not gonna make mistakes
and you're not gonna make the same mistakes
if they tell you.
A lot of times if you want to know
wheels, tires, suspension, all that sort of stuff,
you can see that over at fitmentindustries.com/gallery
is that another sales ploy?
Whoo yes it is!
Sorry, but you can actually see
what a lot of other people are already doing
so that you don't have to make the same mistake again
or you can just see what you like and what you don't like
because a lot of times the images
that you see online of just the product
aren't what they're going to look like on your car.
And if you save yourself the disappointment
of when you open up those boxes
because you know what they look like beforehand,
you're gonna save yourself a lot of time,
a lot of money, and at the end of the day,
have a lot more fun with building your car on a budget.
Because first off, it's possible,
but at the end of the day it revolves
around you just being a smart buyer
and at the same time not falling into the hype
of what a lot of the pressures
and people around you are trying to get you to do.
So let us know in the comment section
what you guys think about this
and how you've stayed on a budget build,
or if you said, "Screw budget build I spent
"a ton of money on my car."
We are doing a giveaway on our sweatshirt,
all you need to do actually,
is let us know what you would do, PG-13,
for one of these sweatshirts drop a comment below
and we will pick the most hilarious one,
we'll send it out, we will drop that out
on the next wheel history that we'll be doing next Thursday.
But I'm Alex from Fitment Industries,
don't forget to subscribe and we will see you later.
Peace.