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Old 12-08-2008, 08:00 PM
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Hey. I heard alot of people not like Rustysoffroad suspension lift kit. I thought they pretty good. But I like Rough country lift. But Rustys have one frame with alot of brackets.
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What?
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More info on your question, would help
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Originally Posted by Go5.3tt06
Hey. I heard alot of people not like Rustysoffroad suspension lift kit. I thought they pretty good. But I like Rough country lift. But Rustys have one frame with alot of brackets.

So do you approve Rusty's or not? What are you trying to say?
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What?
You act stupid rude.
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So do you approve Rusty's or not? What are you trying to say?
I mean some people say dont buy Rustys. They not good for lift kit. I know Rough country is very good. But I wonder why people not like Rustysoffroad. Thats why I want to know why.
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yeah, i don't know why people diss rusty's. he puts out a good product, has a good warranty and great customer relations.

a couple buddies are running rusty's and won't use any other.
i have compared his control arms with my rubicon express, which is atleast twice the money and rusty's are twice the size. especially the upper control arms. they dwarf the R.E. stuff big time.

i really like rusty's OTK steering set up. talk about beefy. wow.

i think you can't go wrong with rusty's. he wheels only xj's so i think he knows them.

call him or talk to his son, Austin. great people to deal with and will warranty without a hassle. they treat you like a friend right from the start.


i think rough country is just that. a rough ride in the country. there's much better out there... i know they're cheap, but you get what you pay for.
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i think that it is a personal preference, we have all seen parts fail and other parts succeed.
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Originally Posted by taythegibs
i think that it is a personal preference, we have all seen parts fail and other parts succeed.
I agree with Taythegibs, some parts will last forever and some will break prematurely. Or as we used to say "Parts iz Parts...Tj
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i've had bad past experiences with Rusty himself, and his products. i had their 4.5in lift leaf pack in my truck and a leaf broke on the driver side pack. it took 2.5 months to get a replacement and about 12 phone calls.
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I've used many Rusty's part and will continue that in the future. Always great n teh phone and the products have lasted for me...
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Originally Posted by Go5.3tt06
I mean some people say dont buy Rustys. They not good for lift kit. I know Rough country is very good. But I wonder why people not like Rustysoffroad. Thats why I want to know why.
Oh ok. I have not found the reason for others dislike either. Like TrekkerJMM said "parts is parts". I am still looking and if I find out I'll let you know.
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Originally Posted by 89eliminator
i had their 4.5in lift leaf pack in my truck and a leaf broke on the driver side pack.
ok, you do realize, rusty doesn't make his leaf springs eh?

neither does rubicon express. with that said, i've had 4 bad leaf springs from my rubicon express kit, and they only warrantied 2 (one set).
they didn't even come close to replacing the broken leaf packs. so if rusty did, even taking him a long time. that's customer service imo.

when i replace my replacement set, i'll buy them from rusty.
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Originally Posted by caged
yeah, i don't know why people diss rusty's. he puts out a good product, has a good warranty and great customer relations.

a couple buddies are running rusty's and won't use any other.
i have compared his control arms with my rubicon express, which is atleast twice the money and rusty's are twice the size. especially the upper control arms. they dwarf the R.E. stuff big time.

i really like rusty's OTK steering set up. talk about beefy. wow.

i think you can't go wrong with rusty's. he wheels only xj's so i think he knows them.

call him or talk to his son, Austin. great people to deal with and will warranty without a hassle. they treat you like a friend right from the start.


i think rough country is just that. a rough ride in the country. there's much better out there... i know they're cheap, but you get what you pay for.
Thanks. I will call them and see how it going from there
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cool, good luck. i'm sure you'll like what you get.


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