Long arm or short arm
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Hey seriousoffroad, you should send some stickers or a free t shirt with your kits so I don't have keep explaining what kit I have and where I got it.
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
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Im rocking te seriousoffroad longarms, and I must say they can take a real beating. Living in western Washington, I see lots of rocks and have seen where the longarms turn into rockslides.
Hey seriousoffroad, you should send some stickers or a free t shirt with your kits so I don't have keep explaining what kit I have and where I got it.
Hey seriousoffroad, you should send some stickers or a free t shirt with your kits so I don't have keep explaining what kit I have and where I got it.
I'll take care of ya.
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From: Mt. Vernon Washington
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Updated with RE info, correct IRO info and added Rusty's.
Warranty:
- Clayton = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- Rubicon Express = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- T&T Customs = None due to the nature of the use, but there is a vague statement about making a judgement on warranty claims.
- Iron Rock = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- Rough Country = Lifetime but there are big "buts" about normal wear.
- Serious Offroad = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- BDS = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- Rusty's = Lifetime but doesn't mention arms specifically.
- Clayton = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- Rubicon Express = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- T&T Customs = None due to the nature of the use, but there is a vague statement about making a judgement on warranty claims.
- Iron Rock = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- Rough Country = Lifetime but there are big "buts" about normal wear.
- Serious Offroad = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- BDS = Lifetime including bent or broken arm replacement.
- Rusty's = Lifetime but doesn't mention arms specifically.
Last edited by McCaffrey; Aug 1, 2012 at 04:05 PM.
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And im pretty sure at least rustys uses .25 wall dom.
You have any proof showing t&t and RC use thinner material?
Last edited by N20jeep; Aug 1, 2012 at 04:55 PM.
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Since there isn't warranty infor on RE website (or I'm too dumb to find it) I emailed them. Here's the response. They sounds pretty confident they won't be damaged from being quasi rock-sliders
Hi Mike,
The lower control arms are made out of Chromoly which is pretty much
indestructible. Yes, you will occasionally slide across a rock with these
but that is fine. Use them. The worst thing is you are going to scratch
the paint. We have a lifetime warranty on our product so we will back them
up. We have not seen the arm bend but in the past they have bent at the
threads so about 5 years ago we increased the metal type on the weld spud
(threads) to a 4142 Chromoly and that solved the problem. Trust me, you
will love them! I have them on my personal jeep and they do not get in the
way.
Tracy Baker
Rubicon Express Sales Manager
310-900-3853 direct line
916-858-1963 fax
The lower control arms are made out of Chromoly which is pretty much
indestructible. Yes, you will occasionally slide across a rock with these
but that is fine. Use them. The worst thing is you are going to scratch
the paint. We have a lifetime warranty on our product so we will back them
up. We have not seen the arm bend but in the past they have bent at the
threads so about 5 years ago we increased the metal type on the weld spud
(threads) to a 4142 Chromoly and that solved the problem. Trust me, you
will love them! I have them on my personal jeep and they do not get in the
way.
Tracy Baker
Rubicon Express Sales Manager
310-900-3853 direct line
916-858-1963 fax
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Ive put a clearence bend in a couple different long arm kits ive done using just a cheap old hydro bender. And thats using 2x.25 dom. So saying darn near impossible isnt a good description
And im pretty sure at least rustys uses .25 wall dom.
You have any proof showing t&t and RC use thinner material?
And im pretty sure at least rustys uses .25 wall dom.
You have any proof showing t&t and RC use thinner material?
<<<<TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
Last edited by SeriousOffroad; Aug 1, 2012 at 08:41 PM.
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
Video or it never happened.
TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
Video or it never happened.
TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
So you're claiming those company's use thinner material without any actual knowledge? As in pulling that claim out of your ***.
I've talked to rusty a few times about his long arm material.
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Video or it never happened.
TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
TNT does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rusty's does not specify the material thickness on their site.
Rough Country does not specify the material thickness on their site.
I'm not bashing any of them, just making a comment based on experience fabbing and installing my own kits.
