Mr.JayDeeM

I was thinking about piecing my own kit some what. I'm looking to do 4.5 inch lift. How is rusty's full spring pack and front coil springs quality?

TrailReady92Xj

Hey man, i have a 89 xj on a 4.5 rustys lift and the quality is awesome!! i can't express how great of a ride it when your just ridin on the road

Mr.JayDeeM

Does it flex well and does the rear pair leaf springs comes with bushings already installed?

mcguyver_xj

any suspension company has pre-installed bushings hence the bolt-on kits and in my honest opinion and everyone in my wheeling group rusty's is hands down the best...but go ahead and ask someone with a rough country lift they will probably say their the best its all personal opinion...my buddy had a 4.5" rough country it sagged prematurely and rides like crap he is slowly switching everything over to rusty's and couldnt be happier

Mr.JayDeeM

Alright, None around here have rusty parts and I figured to give them a shot. I don't want it to sag over time tho. How are the rusty shocks? Should i go with zone or rough country 2.2 shocks?

mcguyver_xj

Rusty's shocks are the best every rough country shock i have seen are really small and blow easily...plus Rusty's just released their reservoir shocks no one else has those except bilstein

Mr.JayDeeM

Alright. I'll give rusty shocks a shot. I heard zone nitro shocks are good as well. Would i need a pitman arm drop? I'm making a list of things I would need to make a complete kit. I already have 2 BB on my Xj.

Mr.JayDeeM

Fixed or adjustable lower and upper control arms? Which route should I go?

Jeepxj1234

You don't need upper control arms for a 4.5" lift unless you want them. If you plan on going higher adjustable if not fixed; but if you go higher than 4.5" you should prob get long arms.

Wingood

i have a 4.5 rustys with a 2inch spacer and shacke by daystar with bilstein shocks. it flexs awsome. awsome performance. dont buy it if you dont want a slinky suspension. just cant get the wheels off the ground

XJ-nick

Hey bro, here's my .02:
I have a set of 6.5" Rusty's full leaf spring pack and a 6.5" coil set from them with their hydro shocks, and I can't tell you enough times how much I love them! Those are the only parts of my suspension lift that are rusty's, but they are a great flex and a great ride. I have Iron Rock's 3 link non adjustable long arms and love those too. Overall I'm sitting at 8" with shackle relocators from RC and spacers to match the 1.5" raise from RC as well.

Rusty's is great about everything. They have got some of the best customer service I've ever had. Prompt and seriously know what they are talking about.

anyways, hope that helps

Wingood

o ya i have control arm drop brackets to. it kinda doubled my performance flexing and stability

97kota

I like the rustys alot they dont even sag to much with a two place trailor with quads on it i have the 4.5 full leafs.

Mr.JayDeeM

I just want the springs not to sag but flex well at the same time. So, I really dont need the control arms? How about the drop brackets?

cdawall

i assume you mean other than

super lift
trailmaster
procomp
fox
MX-6
edelbrock

Rusty's is pretty well known as being a mid range lift kit. BDS, IRO, and many others do have better kits. that being said all of them are more expensive. a good set up can be built from any company. personally in the same price range i would probably do one of the cheaper IRO set ups vs a rusty's i have heard way to many mixed reviews on them everyone either loves them or calls them on some of the cheap outs in the kits.