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I havent had a lot of time to wheel with them since i put them on, but so far i like them. They really shiny in loose rocky, cobblestone type trails. Work great in rutted paths and rock crawling. we have zero mud to speak of so i havent had a chance to test them in that stuff yet.
3.5" Tuff Country lift (modified) on 31" tires w/ fender trimming to the final lip.
Disclaimer: I don't recommend this lift. It has a very stiff ride and doesn't flex that great. The coils have very thick wire and only a couple of more windings than the stock coils, which makes for quite a stiff ride and a lot of bouncing up front. The leaf pack is 3 leafs plus a very thick, completely flat overload leaf for towing or hauling - which honestly wouldn't be needed if it were a 5 or 6 leaf pack with progressive rate springs. I removed the overload leaf to get the rear to articulate again.
The kit also comes with some band-aids... transfer case drop spacers and a trac-bar relocation bracket as well as some shims for the rear axle. I used none of these.
Bottom line: I picked up this kit for free from a friend who got a 4.5" long arm kit from, I think, IRO. I was very happy to receive it, and still am. That being said, I would never pay money for this kit or any other kit with similar quality. Save your money, spend it on a better kit like IRO, Metal Cloak, Rubicon express, etc, etc. I myself plan on doing 4.5" RE in the future and then upgrading to long arms.
3.5" Tuff Country lift (modified) on 31" tires w/ fender trimming to the final lip.
Disclaimer: I don't recommend this lift. It has a very stiff ride and doesn't flex that great. The coils have very thick wire and only a couple of more windings than the stock coils, which makes for quite a stiff ride and a lot of bouncing up front. The leaf pack is 3 leafs plus a very thick, completely flat overload leaf for towing or hauling - which honestly wouldn't be needed if it were a 5 or 6 leaf pack with progressive rate springs. I removed the overload leaf to get the rear to articulate again.
The kit also comes with some band-aids... transfer case drop spacers and a trac-bar relocation bracket as well as some shims for the rear axle. I used none of these.
Bottom line: I picked up this kit for free from a friend who got a 4.5" long arm kit from, I think, IRO. I was very happy to receive it, and still am. That being said, I would never pay money for this kit or any other kit with similar quality. Save your money, spend it on a better kit like IRO, Metal Cloak, Rubicon express, etc, etc. I myself plan on doing 4.5" RE in the future and then upgrading to long arms.
I have the same lift. I found it was only about a 3" lift. It was very stiff starting out but has softened with about 5,000 on it and 2,000 of that being in the mountains. I do not reccomend it either. It has settled to be about a 2.75 lift. also the LCA's do not mount correctly and the grease zerks have both ripped out. i did not need the spacer but did need the axle shims. to cure vibes. I am havibng the regrets about not purchasing a RE 3.5.
I have the same lift. I found it was only about a 3" lift. It was very stiff starting out but has softened with about 5,000 on it and 2,000 of that being in the mountains. I do not reccomend it either. It has settled to be about a 2.75 lift. also the LCA's do not mount correctly and the grease zerks have both ripped out. i did not need the spacer but did need the axle shims. to cure vibes. I am havibng the regrets about not purchasing a RE 3.5.
Really? That's interesting. Mine is actually a used lift (how I got it for free) and it netted 3.75" in the rear before I pulled the overload spring. Although, I'm sure my rear leafs probably were sagging a considerable amount more than yours before the lift.
The guy that gave me this lift didn't include the LCAs so I'm still running the stock ones for now. Another forum member is going to be hooking me up with some RE LCAs, I'm just waiting on the money to pay him for them.
So with my kit, I didn't use the LCAs, the Relo bracket, the TC drop, or the shims.
Definitely an extremely stiff ride though. No one should ever pay money for this lift or any lift like it.
The one thing I can say I'm please with is that the axles remained centered in the wheel well.
Really? That's interesting. Mine is actually a used lift (how I got it for free) and it netted 3.75" in the rear before I pulled the overload spring. Although, I'm sure my rear leafs probably were sagging a considerable about more than yours before the lift.
The guy that gave me this lift didn't include the LCAs so I'm still running the stock ones for now. Another forum member is going to be hooking me up with some RE LCAs, I'm just waiting on the money to pay him for them.
So with my kit, I didn't use the LCAs, the Relo bracket, the TC drop, or the shims.
Definitely an extremely stiff ride though. No one should ever pay money for this lift or any lift like it.
The one thing I can say I'm please with is that the axles remained centered in the wheel well.
That's a great lookin' jeep, by the way.
Thanks! I used the relocate bracket and the axle shims but not the tcase drop. Also just crawled under it last night and found out the bottom rear leafs are twisting(no retainer clips) and are about to rub the tires. no doubt from flexing. Probably going to use the metal hose clamps for now.
Thanks! I used the relocate bracket and the axle shims but not the tcase drop. Also just crawled under it last night and found out the bottom rear leafs are twisting(no retainer clips) and are about to rub the tires. no doubt from flexing. Probably going to use the metal hose clamps for now.
Your leafs don't have retainer clips? That's odd. My packs came with the u-shaped "clips" riveted onto the bottom leafs and the bolt that goes through the top two "legs" of the clip for retention.
07-31-2015, 03:44 PM
