lolz_jeep

i have the rustys off road long arms and my buddy has the rough country long arms and he thinks his are better and they were cheaper but i strongly disagree anyone have any input on this did i pay to much for mine? or did he buy junk?

grtstretchinsky

If RC long arms are anything like their lift kits then you made the better choice. Just my 2 cents though. Different strokes for different folks...

freegdr

x2 i dont have long arms but have used both companys ,ill take rustys any day, another plus is rustys is made in america by americans which keep the money in this country where it belongs,if i ever do go to long arms i prefer the mounting rustys uses also

DEVILSTOY

my rough country long arms out perform people with rustys , and even beat out a clayton true 4 link on an rti ramp , i swear by my rough country and it works extrememly well on my rig

Hoooper

they are both low budget long arms. That considered, I would be more comfortable running RC in parts-breaking situations than Rustys

DEVILSTOY

and clayton is supposed to be pretty high end and that kit dont flex no where near my rc kit , just saying , rough country came a long way in the last couple years and have real quality stuff now , and keep there prices reasonable , some peoples prices are just outta control for what it is

Hoooper

youre comparing 4-link to radius arm, also theres the whole shock length, bumpstopping, brake lines, etc that come into play. if he slapped on a kit, trimmed the fenders right off, no shock limiting or bumpstopping and you did the same, the radius arm will always win. remember, with a good radius arm, the arms themselves should never limit travel. I know when I put in my clayton radius arm I didnt have the shocks connected and I dropped the axle (connected to the long arms) so far than the front DS became disconnected

PS: I have a rough country lift, so I have nothing against the company, but it would not be correct to compare their parts to high end suspension guys.

XtreamJ

I love my rc long arm kit flex's like crazy and doesn't break. Plus the ride is amazing 65 mph down the high way straight with no issues

lolz_jeep

how long of shocks do u recomend with LA and a 6.5 lift

99 XJ

my brother has the rusty high clearance long arms and he loves them i have the standard arms i will be putting on this week also i like how they make there stuff in house he in the usa and if you ever have a problem they are willing to help you

98jeepster

So uh from this thread I take if I want to upgrade my four and a half short rc lift I should get a rc long arm not. Rustys

Hoooper

Basically, in the community there are either those who like duarte and have had success with them, or those who have had nightmares with them or are to scared from other nightmares to use them. All I know is that rustys is the only brand I know of that has had a trackbar fail and ruin Someones jeep and potentially could have killed them.

Like I said, either success or not

freegdr

all companys will have part failures

Hoooper

Most companies don't have complete failures of vital suspension components while on road. Bending, yes, but complete failure? No

You have to expect this when you use a piece of twine as your "upgrade" track bar I guess.

freegdr

im not going to post the part failure that i just found but rc has had them also search it on google there there