O I see. LOL. I don't know. I have only been in OKC for a year now. LOL

 

theyre still too soft.

Terrible.

 

I only once had a set of Rusty's shocks and I threw them in the back since they were to soft for the front. Rusty's coils plus Bilstein 5100's make a great combination

 

Looking at Rusty's site and going from the info there... they claim their heavy duty front spring is a 180 lb. rate. Which is the same a mid-80's 4wd V-8 F-150. So they wouldn't be soft at all....

Now I have never these coils so I don't have any idea whether Rusty's 180 lb. springs are the same as other companies 180 lb. springs.

But I also realize that Rusty's has fans and haters that don't care about any information that shows the opposite view.

The 3" lift I had worked well for what it was... a cheap, low budget lift. But to try and compare it to other higher end lifts doesn't really work.

 

the only rustys parts i run are his coils and i hate them. they are a 3" coil but sit at about .5" now. much too soft.

i had his tie rod, gave it away to a friend who had one of his garbage tie rod ends snap.

i was given a rustys trackbar, but threw it away, didn't wan't to use it and didn't wan't to let someone else use it. i have seen them break on speedbumps and light wheeling on the trail. as well as his inverted t steering snap on the street(welds not the tre's)

his leaf bushings are of a lesser quality, there is nothing special about any of his parts really.

ya get what you pay for. for him he uses lesser quality parts to maximize profits. the average lift kit customer will look at a few companies and go "OH MAN the rustys kit comes with shocks AND is cheaper" oh and his shocks suck.

 

That is so true. Back when I bought the few parts from him that I did. He had all this bad press as well, and I still had to learn. Now that I know.. I warn ppl that the stove is hot.. before they burn their hand too.

I am a Jeep abuser, but that is why I buy the parts that I do. I still have an RE hd Trac bar and brace that is 5yrs old, as well as a set of adjustable upper control arms, yeah the Powder coat looks a lil rough... but they still function as intended.

 

have you guys seen any of rusty's personal cherokees? my buddy has been in them.
i think he knows a little about xj's, that's his passion.

 

that orange one is bad ***

 

This all coming from a guy that runs what 37's or 38's. Your the exception not the rule. I don't think RE parts would hold up to how your rig is built and used. For the average DD/ weekend wheeler Rusty's is a very good. Could it use some upgrades and or updates yes, BUT all lift kits can also use them.

 

Ever heard of an auto parts store? those arent custom parts

BDS is good, but you better have $$$

white shocks are white shocks

dude, their stock rubber bushings. cheap made in china kind, prob, but theyre still a cheap rubber bushing.

that is true, gotta make $ somehow. prob not the greatest way, but look around at other companies to see how theyre makin there $ [everything in its mom made in china, etc] . but white shocks are white shocks, not usually the greatest stuff around, but they do the job

 

So lets end this thread with some ppl have had good experiences with Rusty's and some haven't. Just remember if you get burned I don't want to see the crying post.

 

I totally agree with the "live and learn" theory. I have had every lift kit from 3 1/2 all the way to what I've got now. The first kit I bought was a 3 1/2" Tuff country and I hated it. Then I switched to Rough country. Everyone told me that RC is junk. Come to find out it's not, judging by my experience with part failure. Rusty's, RE, Rk are all decent companies but all have areas of which could use improvement.

My advice: buy it, wheel it, break it, and upgrade it piece by piece if you have to. Right now my suspension is built by 6 different companies. And there's nothing wrong with that. No one kit is going to be perfect.

Going by word of mouth is helpful, but isn't trial and error what this sport it all about?

 

i was wanting to give them a shot, without investing to much money into a company with such a bad rep.

3oz of metal that cost $15, should not cost $27 to ship.

so if i spend $1500, it will cost 2700 to ship..

 

I think it is time to end the debate class we all learned some stuff. Live and let live

 

Meh, on 31s I was still less than satisfied.

In these types of threads, people w/o as much experience jump and say "THIS IS WHAT I RUN AND I LOVE IT AND IT ROXORS!!11!!"