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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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Basically its between jcr and serious.

http://www.jcroffroad.com/mm5/mercha...uct_Code=1TNST

http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...ducts_id=89965

or the one from the vendor AOR on here, thats the cheapest but its just bigger HD zj stuff it seems... The one ton upgrades are like a hundred more dollars. But for a better set up and way beefier it should be worth that, no?
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 01:07 AM
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Neither. Build ur own for way less
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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Huh? But i can't I'll ask my guy what he can do for me tomorrow. Shipped prices come to 333.30 for the jcr and 300.75 for the serious.

I miss having a garage and decent tools...
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by rklettke
But for a better set up and way beefier it should be worth that, no?
Damn right it's worth it.

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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rklettke
Basically its between jcr and serious.

http://www.jcroffroad.com/mm5/mercha...uct_Code=1TNST

http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...ducts_id=89965

or the one from the vendor AOR on here, thats the cheapest but its just bigger HD zj stuff it seems... The one ton upgrades are like a hundred more dollars. But for a better set up and way beefier it should be worth that, no?
Go with serious, they sell quality stuff and have some of the best customer service! Can't go wrong with them.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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Ruffstuff, I love thier goods!
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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I ran Serious on my XJ before I had to retire her. Very beefy, and handles great on and off road.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by digger21
Ruffstuff, I love thier goods!
^^^^ this!
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/YLINK.html and it comes with 8' of DOM
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Welding required on that kit....
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
Welding required on that kit....
You say that like its a bad thing! Lol
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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Not at all.
I'm mentioning it because no one else did and not everyone has the ability to weld or the desire to assemble a kit.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Gah my mechanic will charge an arm and a leg to get steering done... with AOR's silly upgrade at least I can do it myself... But the reason I want this done is to make the angles better haha. And that doesn't get me better angles. Is there a way to get to get a steering upgrade that mimics the 1-ton stuff but...doesn't require any drilling/reaming? Just bolt on. Nice simple and free for me to do myself lol.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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"1-ton"=reaming/drilling
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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But can I mimic the design with a stock size tre? Probably not the best upgrade because it's just replacing the stock stuff with new stock stuff, but it would make my steering angles much better right? or would I be better off with that upgrade from AOR and a drop pitman arm?
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Between kits I'd pick serious. Well in reality I did, it just hasn't made it on the jeep yet, its pretty ridiculous in comparison to stock though.

Onto the next part, what angles are you trying to change? Seems like youre looking at a steering problem more than just upgrading, what's going on that's making you look in this direction to begin with?
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