Retro suspension recommendations...

The best susp for me now is a fat tire and low psi. I cant stand products that dont last and you cant find parts for. We should not have this kind of bs around bicycles. Dont even bring full suspension... Its not capitalism: suspension does not belong in bicycles. Suspension ruins the ride for me. Instead of feeling the trail i am feeling the front of the bike going up and down,
 
So that's why my b@77s itch? Capitalism caused it??? Damn...

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I'm pretty mechanically inclined and can do valve jobs, timing chains and head gaskets etc. So doing the work myself isn't an issue. Here's my question. Would it be a better idea to get a cheaper Marzocchi xc700 that looks good but needs a rebuild I can do myself or get one that's supposedly been rebuilt and pay a slight premium for it?
 
Side question

On my Manitou Comp the fork hub spacing is looking like it's 104mm vs the 100mm it should be. Is there a way to bring it back to 100mm?
 
Fkg fox for example bought Marzocchi and loud promised to support Marzocchi for owners. Than they stopped all support without a note, stopped delivery of base spare parts and online Knowledebase and support, because it is an invest which does not earns lot of cash.
They don't care about customers, sustainability or other key features.
Fox can't even support their own shit for more than five minutes.

I'm pretty mechanically inclined and can do valve jobs, timing chains and head gaskets etc. So doing the work myself isn't an issue. Here's my question. Would it be a better idea to get a cheaper Marzocchi xc700 that looks good but needs a rebuild I can do myself or get one that's supposedly been rebuilt and pay a slight premium for it?
Six and half a dozen I'd say. Unless you know the restorers work I'd be inclined to go non-restored. That way anything you have to spend money on is new and done properly rather than using someone's dubious word they've done it right and done what they say they've done. In the Pace world, a fork that's got an invoice from Tim or Pace would be great, or in Zocchi's, someone like Dr Zocchi or another respected suspension place (unfortunately most of the mainstream ones these days just don't have the time or parts sources at hand to deal with older stuff, but I would happily recommend some if they did). This leaves it likely being down to someone who has 'restored' their own, which is always a bit suspect unless you have pics. For an extra £50 I'd take the risk, but if it's more than the cost of just buying even half the potential parts yourself I'd not bother and just do it properly myself.
 
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