DEVILSTOY

im upgrading to long arms soon and ive decided on the rustys set up , but now they came out with a high clearance arm and its the same price , whats the main differance ? i think i may go with the regualr one because it almost looks like the high clearance ones would bottom out on the frame rail with heavy upward travel now i dont really have rock climbing locally but we do have lots of hills and washouts and lots of flexing, whats everyone think ? heres a pic of the high clearance ones

ktmracer419

rustys would be my last choice for longarms

and those are far from high clearance. they just throw a bend in em' and advertise them as high clearance (compared to thier older stuff) to sucker people in.

i would look into other longarm kits if I were you.
tnt customs
clayton
rock krawler
rough country
to name a few

DEVILSTOY

I'm not sure about those other brands but rustys is deff a better set up then the rough countrys

98 JeepJeep

Think again...........

DEVILSTOY

Not talking down on rough country in anyway because I have there short arms now and love em and they do make quality stuff but rustys is really big on Cherokees and been making long arms alot longer then rc , I seen there set up in person and it's super nice , is there any specific reason why you think it's garbage ?

Desert Rat

I've been on the forum since September and in that time have noticed "Hating Rusty's" is a popular thing. I've dealt with them, their shipping prices are a little high and communication is'nt the best, but the quality of their products is top notch. I'm not sure where this whole I hate Rusty's, don't buy from them thing got started!

98 JeepJeep

when a HD track bar snaps while street driving.......

Iant333

You cant discount an entire company because someone made a thread about one of their products breaking once, im sure every company has people who have broken their stuff. I have a couple rusty's skidplates and i've never seen anything near as well built for a similar price. I have never been unhappy dealing with them. And I got a buddy who has their long arms, beats the crap out of them and says it great.

DEVILSTOY

I notice everyone hates rustys too , I have there HD trac bar as well as a few other parts and everything seems super beefy , I just looked at the TNT long arm set up and it's really nice too , it's almost identical to the rustys one

98 JeepJeep

bar broke on a friends jeep.....few days out of the box. I have nothing against rusty's but they are NOT on the same level as RC...RC makes ALOT of lift kits for alot of vehicles...they have spent the money for R&D.

projectmayhem

im building my own longarms for my 88, but i ordered my superflex joints and bushings from rubicon express, drop pitman arm, 1.75in coil spacers, brake lines from there as well

okcjeeper

Yeah Rusty's has gotten a bad rap over rod ends snapping on their track bars. I am not sure if they have changed the rod ends they use but I think that is where the issues lie.

Not sure which long arm setup I would use but there are other options. RC is a good price for a 4 link, Rusty's IMHO is a bit pricey for what you get.

DEVILSTOY

what about the rubicon express long arm kit ?

xjmarc

Only prob I have with RE (which I run) is all their stuff is propriatary. If a bushing goes you have to replace it with theirs, same for rod ends which failed on mine in less than a year on my track bar. I know Rusty personally and he puts a lot of coin in developement. IMO I would rather use a company who makes good things for a few vehicles like RE or Rusty's than one that makes OK stuff for everybody. FYI I run some RC stuff as well just haven't been all that impressed with it.

ktmracer419

for me it was when a couple friends of mine lost all control of thier jeeps on the street/ a parking lot when his cheap trackbar/steering snapped.(yes 2 different occasions)

everyone i personally know who ran a rustys skid has had to drill/ream out their own holes for mounting.


tnt and rustys are far from similar