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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:00 PM
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How good are there lifts?
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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Did you search Rustys on here ? Its been beat to death, its good bang for you buck and same with RC.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Rustys is good with good quality.! The end.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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can defiantly take a beating, that's all i run and i love my 4.5 rides like a Cadillac
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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That's the lift I've been leaning towards. I just want to hear some feed back before I bought it
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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Local shop here only uses them and I've seen them take a beating and unlike RC their bushings actually last. I'm running their coils and love them.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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rusty works great smoth ride great quality. JM2CW
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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I want the 6.5" lift
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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I have the 4.5 kit on my XJ and I love it. I also had a 3" on my old XJ and it did great also.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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I just bought a set of coils and leaf packs that were supposed to be 6", but running the part numbers say Rusty's 6.5" for $200 locally (little bigger than I originally wanted..), hopefully come spring I'll be able to have a good review on them lol
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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There is some bad stuff out there about their track bars but.... Um yeah Im running one. LOL Had their 4.5" 10 years ago and it was great. Im running a 3.5" and shackles with a spacer now and love it. I have had no issues at all and have enjoyed their products. But.......... I have not run any other company so I dont know how they would compare. I like them though!!!
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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they've had some issues in the past with there trackbars.

that being said, i do like them, and i do run a track bar from them.


there coils are beast though, they ride smooth and flex awesome.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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I've been using them for years. My 4.5 is going on its 5th year. Rear bushings show a little wear but that's to be expected. Coils are awesome but switching over to RE 5.5 so I can get rid of the 2in spacer. If rusty made a 5.5 i would picked it up
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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Never had an issue with any of their stuff I've run.

You will hear from some that they have bad customer service, but I've only had outstanding customer service when I've needed it.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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Track bar issues are with the one that uses a tie rod end on the frame side, bigger lifts get a rebuildable joint and work great.
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