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Old 11-05-2012, 07:49 PM
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Im looking at getting a rustys 6.5 inch long arm... Need yalls opinions on it
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There are better systems out there. I personally know 2 people who have ran it. One sold it for another system, the other hates his.

joints don't like to stay tight and there are simply better designs out there for the same kind of money
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I can count half a dozen I know running them and like them. Just a basic radius arm set up. I like their springs but personally have no experience with their arms.
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What about the 5.5 kit serious offroad has put together.... Its seems like it has every thing ya need to do it right the first time ... But its quite a bit more
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What about the 5.5 kit serious offroad has put together.... Its seems like it has every thing ya need to do it right the first time ... But its quite a bit more
once you piece together everything you will eventually need with the rustys kit, the serious kit tends to be a better deal with quality components.

he is also a vendor on this forum and takes care of every one of his customers.
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Ookay. Once again I must stand up for Rustys! I have lots of Rustys stuff! Some came w/ XJ much of it I paid for willingly. So far it has all survived w/o fail. & I'm not an easy date! Easy least install, great customer service.....always. helpful on the phone. Lots of times I've gotten him personal. What's not to llike???
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Originally Posted by Robert Dog
Ookay. Once again I must stand up for Rustys! I have lots of Rustys stuff! Some came w/ XJ much of it I paid for willingly. So far it has all survived w/o fail. & I'm not an easy date! Easy least install, great customer service.....always. helpful on the phone. Lots of times I've gotten him personal. What's not to llike???
I have to say the same. Never had a bad experience with Rusty's. I have also never had a bad experience with Serious either. I will say that I think some of Frank's parts are better quality, but his service cannot be beat.
Do your research on everything you may want and make up your own mind. I think you would be happy with either of these companies, but that's just my opinion.
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I like rustys products but dislike their springs my coils are sagging and not even year old barely put 10k on em. Have the custom upper and lower control arms as well as steering
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Serious > Rustys
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I like rustys products but dislike their springs my coils are sagging and not even year old barely put 10k on em. Have the custom upper and lower control arms as well as steering
Surprised to hear that. My coils are several years old and sit maybe 1/2 and inch lower than what they did when I bought them.
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