Sorry for my first post being a thread question, but I'm wondering...
Right now I am deciding on the next upgrade for my XJ.
I have a 4.5 suspension right now, and the control arm drop kit is in an ideal cost range (189 on rough country right now), but obviously the long arm is going to be a good purchase.
Has anyone had experience with these? Should I just wait a few more months to go in for the long arm?
Thanks for the time.

Long arm.

Search why.

if it's only going to take a couple months to save for a long arm, then do just that.

lol i think u awnsered your own question..

I have the RC drop kit right now. Even though it works by: restoring original control arm angle, increasing up travel, and reducing road noise and vibrations in the cab, I now wish I went with long arm right off the bat. The drop brackets hang up on the trail too often. Sometimes resulting in a winch. Example in the video. If I had long arms it would slide down obstacles better.

Other then getting hung up on rocks would you recommend the drop kit for a DD. Has it made a big difference in the on road ride.. Thanks Frank

long arms or go home. IMO long arms ride better then any short arm system dropped or not. Plus the gains in flex are huge. But dont cheep out and get the RC kit. get a higher end kit, Iron rocks, Calyton, Rock Krawler ect.

I'm not concerned about flex at all.. Just looking for a better ride. Its strictly a DD..

The one con I have read about LAs, is that the suspension now becomes unbalanced. The front becomes much more flexy than the rear, and what your front climbed over w/ease, your rear has trouble with.

How true is that? I don't know, but I have read that before.

If you are not wheeling your rig at all... then I would just go ahead and save some money and pick up the drop... but if you plan to start wheeling it.. I would go ahead an pick up the LA kit... especially if you can afford it after a few months of saving..

I don't know how a long arm or drop brackets can flex much better than this.




Not trying to be an ***, but this is with no drop brackets and the standard adjustable control arms.

Now, being a daily driver, I would get the drop brackets to improve ride quality. The 6" kit without the drop brackets rides like a log wagon. The drop brackets do get beat up because they lower your ground clearance in that area.

nice flex in a poser shot situation but you haven't unseated your coil

Long arms flex better, notice how level the rig is, also a 4.5 in lift and 33s



unseating the coil, again notice how level the rig is sitting

Poser shot.......

Drop brackets. Especially for a DD only.

I can unseat the coils on my current 5" short arm setup.

And the "levelness" has more to do with coil springrate and rear flex than it has to do with longarm/short arm. Although it is a factor.