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Old 01-12-2009, 11:52 AM
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Anyone running them? I'm wanting to do a 2 inch lift on the cherokee and saw this lift was about 500 bucks cheaper than the OME kit. Advice?
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RE is good stuff, bro. Anybody on here will tell you that. There are other more inexpensive high quality lift kits out there, though. Shop around.
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In my way of thinking RE is the Rolls Royce of lifts. Great quality and super ride. They last a very long time with a minimal of sagging. My second choice would be BDS and they are not as popular but are near the same as RE just without the reputation.
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I can't argue the price for 250 bucks if they're as good as you guys say they are I think that's the route I'm going to take thanks for the advice!
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I would do a RC 3" for 255
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i like my 2in RE lift
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Originally Posted by BlueXJ
In my way of thinking RE is the Rolls Royce of lifts. Great quality and super ride. They last a very long time with a minimal of sagging. My second choice would be BDS and they are not as popular but are near the same as RE just without the reputation.
I don't think BDS have a lift shorter that 6" for a Cherokee do they
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Rc 3.5 or go on criags list
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For 2" I would recommend a Build-your-own kit. Like some 98 ZJ up-country coils for front. And bastard pack/shackle for the back, or a lift leaf pack.
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I know this is an old thread, but I would like to add my 2¢ worth for future lifters as I recently used this post as a factor in my lift decision. I recently went with RE 3.5" susper-flex with full pack. I am very happy with it! It drives/handles BETTER than it did pre-lift on road and absolutely is an entirely different beast off road. It goes places off road I would never even considered pre-lift. I added Iron Rock Off-road adjustable trackbar and have experienced zero death wobble or bump steer and have perfectly centered axle. I did not do a transfer case drop though I have the kit. I wouldn't say I have any "vibration" but its a little grumbly accelerating and coasting. I think I will be adding a slip yoke eliminator in the near future for good measure and skip the tc drop and its associated drawbacks.
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