dillonreid

I bought a nearly complete 4.5 inch rc lift kit yesterday for dirt cheap all its missing is control arms and track bar I believe but i think i have an adjustable track bar the the po put on it when he lifted it. So my question is rather than but control arms should i just buy a long arm kit for 200 bucks more? Do they come with both lower and upper control arms? I don't know much about long arm kits so any advice would be nice.

Ps: Is this kit any good? http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...IROR&Product_C ode=IR-XLAU&Category_Code=XLK

dillonreid

This is everything I have

TheCK4x4

Id go long arms! If I could re buy my lift I would of just saved up a little more and done the IRO long arm lift. But long arms will ride smoother and flex more

Ps : do u have a sye for that drive shaft?

dillonreid

No i have a 242 so i have to do hack and tap i got a trans drop and swaped in a 8.25 so i think my shaft will be long enough when i fix my pinion angle. So can you think of anything else i may need with the long arm upgrade?

Drewjharper1900

x2 for long arms. And i would save up and get a high end kid. I.E. clayton or rock krawler.

SeriousOffroad

First...Welcome!

Second...
Use the SEARCH function. There have been a lot of threads on this subject, some very recently. You'll find a lot of great info on this subject and a wide variety of of opinions on various kits as well.

Good luck with your project!!

dillonreid

Quick question serious does your kit have everything I would need? I like iro's kit but always open to suggestion

dillonreid

And I would love Clayton or something like that but I'm a student and work for nearly minimum wage so they are still out of my reach

Byro

I just put a Rough Country LA on my friends truck. Its a nice kit, comes with everything, directions were super easy to understand. For some reason people like to bad mouth RC every now and then, myself or friends that run their stuff have never had a problem.

SeriousOffroad

As stated in the ad, it's an upgrade kit. You must have an existing 4" minimum lift.

The front shocks you have won't be suitable....and they aren't very good to begin with.

dillonreid

Well that I know they are junk but i couldn't pass the kit up for 80 and he just threw them in for free. What kind of shocks would i need?

Tom95YJ

if you have to ask this question your not ready for a long arm IMO

dillonreid

I'm sorry that you feel that way but im not doing it today im trying to learn so i will know when i want to. Im not trying to come off as rude but I'm trying to learn.

Tom95YJ

You did not come off as rude if anything I did , Imo anything with 4+ in of lift should have long arms. Kudo's to you for trying to learn most people here don't they buy RC claim it's the best thing on earth then 6 months later they complain when it starts to fail an buy a better kit an join the RC hatred bandwagon ! All I can say is start researching when you think you know enough search more ! I've been researching for months for a longarm for my XJ an I've been in this hobby for a decade my current XJ is my 5th Jeep and 2nd XJ. I've spent a ton of time around the east coast at Neuroc, urock, and RCroc comps Judging and wheeling and spotting granted it has been about 3-4 years since I have been that serious into the sport, But I still research products for months before I bite the bullet . When on the trail and in the hobby as long as I have been you can tell who has put serious time and thought into their modifications by how they perform an others will make you scratch your head wondering what in the hell were they thinking.

Cherokee Fourm does has some good info and a few guys who are very knowledgeable but there are way too many younger Jeepers who think RC is the best stuff since sliced bread, I suggest you look on NAXJA.org an research there also ! Researching your modifications and coming up with a build plan an finding out exactly what you want to do with your rig will save you thousands and headaches in the long run. I've ran everything from RC,Rustys,Skyjacker,RE, kits, Deaver springs and tons of shocks

dillonreid

Trust me if i had to buy a lift at full price it wouldn't have been rc but a deal is a deal and 80 bucks seemed right. And your right i do need to research more about it (i did a month of reading before i swapped in my 8.25) Right now im just getting an idea of what i need so i can start saving now so when i do bite the bullet my bank account doesnt bite the bullet as well.