I've crawled over trees on up hills, nothing crazy like 2-3 foot wide trees with my drop brackets and haven't had an issue, yea the clearance can be an issue if you deal with climbs a lot but a spotter can also go a long ways. I don't regret the dbs for the most part but I would really like some adjustables to pull the axle back

 

are your arms adjustable? and i don't think db are worth it for 3.5 lift ya it will help ride better but for the amount of of ground clearance you lose, its not worth it. i say leave them and grind a little of where its hitting and put that money else were

 

I am at 5.5" in the front with the control arm drop brackets and love them. Wheeled pretty hard with them in the rocks and in the woods and never had a problem yet. Plus the ride on the road is a lot better also. You also gain a ton of flex.

 

I don't have adjustable lcas yet, looking for Christmas to change that. I do agree that it does kinda suck that you lose some ground clearance but with it still being higher than stock arms and behind the wheel it doesn't hurt it too much. It also depends on the type of driving you do as I am mostly pavement with trails and some hills so I don't need to worry about rocks

 

bomb you will see how well they go at rock run. I love em and don't regret putting them on and would do it again.

 

I can't wait man! I also can see me going maybe another inch higher with a spacer and shackle so it'll be worth it in the long run, these jeeps are addicting

 

Ya its gonna be a blast. I am bringing the home boys with me and should have a good group of guys to wheel with. Hopefully we have about 8-10 jeeps and would be meeting a lot more up there.

 

Sounds good, I don't know about my passenger situation yet, the two people I've asked are either not getting up that early or not going to be in town

 

okay so im going to order some.

 

Consider the Rubicon express drops from serious offroad...they are cheaper if i remember right

 

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WRONG,,,

From what I have personally seen I would rate them as equal in abuse taking. Just beacuse it "hangs down" does NOT mean it will be taking hits. In almost every instance the tire is on the obstacle (menace) and thus avoids the Control arm bracket.

I LOVE mine and this is MY opinion but you (the op) need to do dilligent researchoing any deciasion making. If you were close to me you could take a ride in my heep and see for yourself.

 

No sir, not wrong at all.

Start at the very first post and re-read what the op currently has for a lift.

3" of lift is not very much at all and the addition of drop brackets will lower the frame side mounting points. Lowering means moving closer to the ground. Easy concept to understand.

Sure looks like there's less distance between the bracket and the ground to me......

So exactly how does lowering the C/A mount not affect ground clearance?

 

Actually bud YOU are wrong. He said that it would negitavely affect ground clearance, which it CLEARLY does. They move the mounting point lower..thus affecting ground clearance.

 

do any of you guys have actual experience with drop brackets? i have. (i know some of you have). but for those of you that haven't...

i had the rubicon express drop brackets, i have never had an issue with them hanging up on anything. well, maybe a log from crossing at an angle, but i powered over that and didn't get hung up.

the rubicon express brackets are much better design and much stronger than rough country.

drop brackets lower both the upper and lower the same amount in the same bracket, so, you must use stock length control arms or at least the same upper and lower arms from a lift kit. they need to be retrospective in length.
so you can't use a stock length upper and say an aftermarket lower for a 3.5 inch lift, otherwise you will push the bottom of the axle forward, leaving the top at stock length, therefor messing up your castor.

i guess you could use a matching set for a 3.5 inch kit to stretch your wheel base a tad. just as long as they're a match for length (compared to stock).

 

Ive hung out in the local offroad shop enough to see how they are installed, and see how much they hang down..Ive also seen the differences they make on the RTI ramp. But that guy saying they dont affect ground clearance is ridiculous. Not that the loss of clearance is really significant...but it is there...