Ok, this is the only place I could think to post this.. Does anyone have the Rough Country long arm setup?

Link ~~~>http://www.roughcountry.com/jeep_xj_689U.html

Or the Rusty's Offroad long arm setup?

Link~~~>http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...ode=sus_xj_kit

If so, which one is better and why?

 

For slightly more money you can get one from Staangs fab with a lifetime warranty.

I'd go with rough country over rustys simply because of customer service and price.

Staangs fab would be a much better choice though, at these prices you'd be nit picking to not spend a little bit more to get MUCH better quality

Edit: Realized i didnt give you a link to staangs, www.staangsfab.com

 

Also look into iron rock offroad. They sell a good kit for the money.

 

Buddy of mine caved in the crossmember on his RC set up just setting it on a rock, not slamming it down. Was told it was missuse and not a warranty issue so now it's sitting in his back yard. Less than 6 months on the Jeep. I know several people running Rustys and seem to like them.

 

Yeah, I looked at it before I found the Rough Country kit. I honestly don't like it because it only has one upper control arm and it's on the driver side. I don't trust that. That's just my opinion, though other people can put that kit on but I put my kids in this Jeep.

 

Ironrock! What what!

 

Clayton, TNT, Rock Krawler all better kits then RC or Rustys, IROs might work great but its damn ugly IMO

 

this.

3link kits are fine. i run iorn rocks and it hasnt failed through beating the hell out of it. but i do respect your decision reguarding your kids. ofc saftey comes first.

 

To the OP,
Sent ya a PM.

 

The people at tnt are (nicely said) not nice people and I'd rather not deal with them. I'll look into the others though.

 

BDS makes are really nice long arm set up just depends on how much you wanna spend

 

I just went through the arduous decision of what LA kit I wanted to go with.
After way to many google searches - on every brand and comment - on every jeep/xj forum, I just ordered my IRO upgrade today.

Some say that their weary of the - 3 link, or the fixed position, or out of the norm castor adjustment. But all those that actually have it say they love it and trust it. And quite a few wheel a lot harder then I will be. From I read it binds less and flex's like hell, but it does tend to unload a little more than 4 links. I can live with that. Plus a life time warranty, excellent customer service, and $599 for the upgrade kit shipped to my door was hard to pass up.

I like the design of the rough country LA but I currently have their 6.5" short arm kit and I haven't been happy with it since day one. But I had the older design and the lower adjustable arms are destroying themselves day by day, they need to be replaced asap. I don't want to diss them because I think their a good company and their new **** looks great, and way better designed.

If I wasn't going with IRO, my only other choice would be clayton. In fact if I had more money they'd be number 1 choice, but I don't..

Good luck with your search! Let see some pics of the finished product when you make your decision!