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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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I am still trying to figure out witch 3in lift i want to go with. I would like to hear any pros and cons about RC 3in vs Rustys 3in vs RE3.5. Any info would be great thanks alot guys.
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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I love my rough country 3". I think it was 199

2 front coils, 2 rear add a leafs, and 4 new shocks, rides great and I have never had any problems with it
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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I've got a RC 3" but with the full pack. I had the add-a-leaf but it rides so much better with the full pack. There isn't much to them so I don't really know where you could go wrong. Get the one with the control arms so you can droop more. You'll need to do something about your brake lines if you run disconnects or no sways.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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ive heard alot of people say that RC's are good.. but im trying to find a good lift as well.. i havent tryed rcs but i think im leaning twards them.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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I peiced my lift together and I have rubicon springs up front and RC shackels in the rearand an aal and resprung. I also have RC 9000 series shocks and I love the ride
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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id go with RE, its pricey but you get what you pay for, everything is like 1k for the lift kit,
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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go with the RC 3" Series II kit with full packs, you get new coils, leaf packs, shocks, LCA's etc for a reasonable price. Its the best bang for your buck if you ask me, i ran a regular RC 3" AAL kit and loved it, the series II is an improved version so its what i would get next time i lift an XJ

RE has some expensive stuff but their quality has been slipping lately due to outsourcing etc, and $1000 is way too much for a 3.5" lift if you ask me, but then again i'm not rich
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RedZeppelinXJ
go with the RC 3" Series II kit with full packs, you get new coils, leaf packs, shocks, LCA's etc for a reasonable price. Its the best bang for your buck if you ask me, i ran a regular RC 3" AAL kit and loved it, the series II is an improved version so its what i would get next time i lift an XJ
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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x3 on the full leaf packs.I pieced a kit together for about 700 2" OME HD full rear packs(mine are still sitting at 3" after lil over a month),zj front coils W/ 3/4 spacer, 7000 hydros and all the hardware including new sway bar links plus a bunch of drill bits, taps,bolts and tools that I broke/didnt have(grrr Metric). I sit a little over 2" in the front and 3" in the back..could have gone cheaper but I wanted those HD springs for towing and i got some things like ubolts and the links local. ride is great not harsh not soft(rear shocks are a lil soft for heavier towing, but i will put some spring assist shocks on when these puke ).little bit of sway in the corners cause of the rake but ill even it out once its nice and i can drive my cutlass again.

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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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I also ran the RC 3" series II kit for about a year without any issues its a good kit in my opinion.
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