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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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What size tires will fit? 33's??? Anyone have pics of such a beast?
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:07 AM
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33's will fit with minimal trimming. Although I would highly suggest going with a RE kit due to the fact that they are significantly more complete then the RC kits.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 05:17 AM
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rc sucks. rubicon express will be much more expensive but will be very nice, especially if you get good shocks w/ it
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by dabeast727
rc sucks. rubicon express will be much more expensive but will be very nice, especially if you get good shocks w/ it
They don't neccessarily suck. It's just not as high quality as RE, OME, etc. They do hold up though. There are thousands of xj owners who are satisified with their RC lift kits. The main downside is the shocks aren't top of the line. Switch em for a higher quality shock and you got a nice riding kit. You can't beat RC's customer service either, it's great. If you got the $$, get RE or other higher end kits, if $$ tight, RC will do you just fine.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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I would'nt bad mouth Rough Country, they are trying to fix things from there past. There a good economy kit, and like was stated awesome customer service.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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i'd roll rough country before i roll that overrated, overpriced, grey crap.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by OiRadio47
i'd roll rough country before i roll that overrated, overpriced, grey crap.
Well its pretty apparent to me that you don't have any personal experience with the overpriced overrated crap that you speak of.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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i wheel with RE equiped jeeps all the time. their products are nothing special. RE fans just like to bash other companys. just giving it back
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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back to topic.

the rough country 4.5 is a nice kit. just get full leaf packs
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Yeah, i dont have the money to drop on a RE kit. I've read some pretty decent reviews about RC and this is gonne be about 95% DD on road use, w/ very little off-road...
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by OiRadio47
i wheel with RE equiped jeeps all the time. their products are nothing special. RE fans just like to bash other companys. just giving it back
Fair enough, but I would say that there is a lot of valid reasons to wheel the RE kits. Their completeness, joints, durability, etc. These are just a few good reasons to wheel their kits. If you price a RE 3.5" kit out vs a Rustys 3" kit and add up all of the extras RE gives you with their kit you would find that the Rustys kit is actually more expensive.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian V
Yeah, i dont have the money to drop on a RE kit. I've read some pretty decent reviews about RC and this is gonne be about 95% DD on road use, w/ very little off-road...
If you don't have the money for a RE kit then RC would be my next best choice.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Kyle Deidrick
If you price a RE 3.5" kit out vs a Rustys 3" kit and add up all of the extras RE gives you with their kit you would find that the Rustys kit is actually more expensive.
how much more is the RE 4.5" kit to the RC 4.5" kit? what else comes with the RE kit that the RC kit doesn't provide?
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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Off the top of my head, quick disconnects, Adj Tracbar, UCA's, and Front and rear Stainless Braided Brakelines.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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Do the brake lines need to be replaced?
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