deadmanwalking
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- oklahoma city
which would you pick and why? Money is of lil consiquence since i will have to save for it anyway. what are your opionions and what are the pros and cons of these 2 lifts?
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RC6.5" vs Rusty's 6.5 long arm
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Gerr
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- River Drive Norco Ca 92860
both are gona be stiff but i like them both. I have driven xj's with both setups (rusty's was not long arm though) and they both seemed like good solid lifts.
THalladay
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- Newark, DE
I have the Rusty's 6.5" kit and it has sagged pretty badly over 2-3 years. I'm currently in the process of replacing it with RE 5.5" springs & Boomerang shackles + JKS ACOS.
deadmanwalking
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- oklahoma city
THalladay said:
how much sag. and what do you think is the cause? springs? over abuse? etc..
DaffyXJ
NAXJA Member #929
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- southern MD
My Rustys 6.5 rear springs have only sagged about 1/2 an inch in the three years they've been on. I had more problems with the Atlas Bending them. :scared:
Only part on the XJ that hasn't broken yet is the Long Arms/front coils, (T-case break was a tera Low, not the Atlas)
Only part on the XJ that hasn't broken yet is the Long Arms/front coils, (T-case break was a tera Low, not the Atlas)
I purchased th RC 6.5" and installed it last November. It is a fairly straight forward install for two people. No additional parts were required. (However I did get the HD lower control arm mounts from J C Whitney , because the originals are sheet metal. ) The kit aligns well, obviously rides a bit stiff in the rear, but handles all hard driving offroad that it's built for. Some of the other guys have RE's but I don't see the value for the extra money. They don't go anywhere we can't.
zachxj01
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- Rockville CT
the big issue w/ rustys tends to be getting the product search rustys u can read about tons of people bitching about them
xDUMPTRUCKx
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- highway to hell
you get what you pay for with a lift.
if i were you if stray far away from rustys and Rough Country.
All the products ive had from both those comapines were utter crap...
i recommend just getting an Rubicon Express 4.5 kit and getting it with 5.5" coils and 4.5 leaf springs and a shackle.
rustys will charge you an arm and a lef for shipping. he charged me $80 for shipping some coils.
just my experiences. if i could do it again i would have held out another couple of pay checks and have been much happier.
if i were you if stray far away from rustys and Rough Country.
All the products ive had from both those comapines were utter crap...
i recommend just getting an Rubicon Express 4.5 kit and getting it with 5.5" coils and 4.5 leaf springs and a shackle.
rustys will charge you an arm and a lef for shipping. he charged me $80 for shipping some coils.
just my experiences. if i could do it again i would have held out another couple of pay checks and have been much happier.
xDUMPTRUCKx
NAXJA Forum User
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- highway to hell
ya ups tends to loose their products quite frequently before you get the tracking number even.......
zachxj01 said:
deadmanwalking
NAXJA Forum User
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- oklahoma city
ineresting. thanks for all the input guys.
Rock Crawler is absolute junk and a complete waste of money! Don't do it....
I don't have any experience with Rusty's, but I've heard enough bad about his stuff I would steer clear of it too.
I personally did RE 5.5 long arm and have been very impressed with it with the product. The only regret was that I didn't do the 7.5
I don't have any experience with Rusty's, but I've heard enough bad about his stuff I would steer clear of it too.
I personally did RE 5.5 long arm and have been very impressed with it with the product. The only regret was that I didn't do the 7.5
TRAILREADYXJ
NAXJA Forum User
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- Raleigh NC
98XJROKS said:
RC=Rough Country, RK=Rock Krawler. I'd rather run RK than RC any day!
As far as choosing between those lifts, your comparing a short arm lift vs. a long arm, so If I HAD to choose between those, I'd get the Rusty's (I avoid RC at all costs due to past experiences). BUT since you have to save anyway, you really should just hold out and save for a good kit. You will be much happier in the end!
