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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 03:17 PM
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99 4x4 103,000. miles IRO SA 5.5.

Been all over this site and evey whare else for about 2-3 weeks. My wheeling is mostly at 60-65ish on the highway with the occasional weekend hump to some dirt trails and all round light junk here in flat Florida.

I have narroed it down to three.
1. BDS
2. Clayton
3. Serious

I came across this site, just wondering if anyone here has used them or dealt with them in the past.
and yes that is free shipping.

http://store.waldoch.com/checkout/cart/
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 03:38 PM
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Out of the 3 I would go with the Clayton 3 link any day
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 04:00 PM
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Based on the type of trails and wheeling you described, you don't need long arms. A set of drop brackets will flatten out your control arms and give you a very good ride on the road.
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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Based on the type of trails and wheeling you described, you don't need long arms. A set of drop brackets will flatten out your control arms and give you a very good ride on the road.
Much respect for your thoughts Frank, but I'm not a fan of drop brackets. Many people use them and love them, not for me.
It would have to be long arms. And really I would have already bought yours if the skid could be removed with out droping arms.
I like that your on the forum, that you wheel your kit and I have not been able to find a single bad review about your arms.

So when I decide to buy your arms, are you not going to sell them to me?
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 05:40 PM
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Of course I'll build you set if you want them. Simply offering an alternative upgrade.
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
Of course I'll build you set if you want them. Simply offering an alternative upgrade.
I want, want, want. ^ my next purchase....
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 08:40 PM
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To me top 3 would be tnt customs,Serious and clayton.The reason tnt customs is first they have a nice belly pan cross member that is tight to the jeep.
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 09:39 PM
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I would also put TnT as my number 1, followed by Clayton and Serious.

You may also want to weigh your options between 3 or 4 link and radius arm setups.
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 09:48 PM
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I got my rock krawler 3 link through a fourm vendor here and love it. It's been on about a year now and no complaints. I think I paid around 680.00

Should probably mention I also did hd off road frame stiffeners.... makes the mounting points a little more substantial
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 11:17 PM
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I have Rough Country long arms on my ZJ and I'm absolutely in love with how my Jeep rides now. There is a lot of RC bashing on this forum, but for the life of me a can't figure out why. The parts in my kit are beefy and look to be of good quality.
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
I have Rough Country long arms on my ZJ and I'm absolutely in love with how my Jeep rides now. There is a lot of RC bashing on this forum, but for the life of me a can't figure out why. The parts in my kit are beefy and look to be of good quality.
Problems with their bushings and 4.5 leaf packs being too short. That's been my experience.

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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by xjheep92
Problems with their bushings and 4.5 leaf packs being too short. That's been my experience.
Clevite bushings, just like most other long arms out there.
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 12:50 AM
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I'm looking at doing either TNT customs long arms, OR Iron Rock.
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
I have Rough Country long arms on my ZJ and I'm absolutely in love with how my Jeep rides now. There is a lot of RC bashing on this forum, but for the life of me a can't figure out why. The parts in my kit are beefy and look to be of good quality.
You cant figure out why ? Or do you just like your kit for now since nothing on it broke yet ? Their longarms do look ok though, I agree with that. I just dont think they are as good as the 3 the OP posted.

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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:24 AM
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Sorry should have been more clear. Specifically there "Joints" like flex joints not celvite bushings.

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