Hey guys so after I have looked through different lifts and so far I think the best for my budget would be Rusty's or Rough Country, but which one is best? Any problems anyone has face? Thanks!

 

buy quality and you will be better off. no need to replace joints or sagging leafs and coils when you buy quality stuff.

theres a reason rough country and rustys are so cheap........

 

Rough Country hands down...people want to talk trash bout them and most of the time they havent ever even ran anything from rough country...its all bs...and then u have the people that say one of there buddys friends had somthing from rough country that broke or f**ked up...IMO they have great customer service if u do have something from them and it breaks call them they will replace it with no head aces

 

both are good companys people have had bad exp with both which ever you choose dont get add a leafs they ride rough jm2cw

 

Rough country i love theyre products rustys i dont trust

 

I've bought from both. But I like the quality of rustys more. I've always got good customer service with them. And the products always seem very beefy. Also I have heard that the rustys rear leaf springs sag after a good amount of wheeling. Just my .02

 

BUT i do not like rough country's X-flex joint they do suck iv hand them....get there fixed control arms

 

its not all BS as you say. they are many threads regarding bushing and joint issues with rough country. they are the #1 suspension lift that we will deal the most at the shop that have issues.

i had the 6.5" long arm kit on a cherokee I bought. i have removed and replaced the rough country stuff with quality components. the joints were shot are 500 miles, good quality? i think not.

I do give rough country credit that their customer service is great. they will send you replacement parts but damn it get old when you have to replace parts over and over again when they shouldn't be failing in the first place.

buy quality!

 

Id have to say i've bought from rough country and rustys ...I bought rough countrys 4.5" kit for my 95 Xj and was very very happy and impressed with it never had a problem with anything that came with the kit it flexed great for a short arm kit and rode great on the road i daily drove it and beat on it offroad for over... a year they for got to ship a sticker and my steering stabilizer I called and they refunded my money for both and over nighted them to me for free they are very nice and work with you ... when I called to order control arm mounts and few other builder parts from rustys the guy was very short and rude with me like he didn't give a **** at all if he sold me anything or not but the parts are good quality just my 2 cents worth

 

will iv had both RC 3" lift and there 4.5" lift and i have installed them on other peoples jeeps and trucks at my on shop and like i said i dont like there bushing/joints either....if ur jeep is a DD and u wheel it on tha weekends and u have a budget like most of us then id go with rough country everytime...mine is a DD and i wheel it on weekends so far iv never had a problem with it

 

My bushings from RC are fine. They have about 10 or 12 wheeling trips and probably 1500 miles on them. I'm hoping they fixed the issues, supposedly they switch bushing manufacturers.

 

Thanks guys. Yeah mine would be a DD and weekend wheeler. Nothing hardcore just the occasional trail and back country stuff. I have heard alot about the bushings and such but I didn't know if mixing and matching pieces of lifts would be a good idea considering warranties and all. I was thinking a 3 or 4.5 inch lift. But I know with a 4.5 you are getting into having to extended alot more stuff too =/

 

when u order a RC 4.5 it come with everything u need to extend...brake lines and adjustable trac bar...if u go with a 3" u will wish u would have went bigger believe me been there done that and went bigger lol

 

Ive had both RC and Rustys ive gotten good luck with both rustys i had a long arm and RC a short arm 2 different world but id reccomend both but id go with the RC more bang for your buck

 

I wouldnt do rustys because my friend ordered a 5.5 long arm for his zj spent about 2 grand on it 3 weeks later every joint was shot and rusty him self the owner wouldnt warranty his joints