long arms or stock?

doing an 8" lift on my 89' xj.was debating on whether to fab up new long arms or just lengthen the upper and lower control arms.i,ve heard good things about both.the lenghtening of the upper and lower arms would definitly be more easy and cost effective.any thoughts?

Long arms.

want more.want to run 35 or 37's.would that be drop brackets for upper and lower arms as well.where can i get some already made?

jstlink said:

want more.want to run 35 or 37's.would that be drop brackets for upper and lower arms as well.where can i get some already made?

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Yes upper and lower. Lowers them 3" lower and .5" foward. Id still do long arms. What kind of wheelin do you do? Muds, rocks, mall?

First and second product on page.
http://www.rubiconexpress.com/dynamic/mainpage.asp?folderid=820

rocks and trail......mall?thats a good one. thanx again for the advice.

what about revovlver shackles.whats your take on those?

jstlink said:

what about revovlver shackles.whats your take on those?

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Don't ever put revolver shackles on anything you own. They tend to unload going down hills and cause bad axle wrap...not worth it.

If you are going 8" of lift you will need long arms or drop bracket otherwise the angle of the arms is just going to be to steep and it's going to ride and flex like shit...not to mention the axle will have a tendency to try and go back under itself. I personally would go long arms. They're going to ride and flex better than drop brakets, plus you won't be hitting and scaping the drop brakets on everything all of the time.