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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 09:51 AM
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I will say that all my rusty's products; 3" leaf springs (8 years old), and hd crossmember with modified tcase skid have all worked great. Yes the shipping is terrible so it's best to get anything you might possibly want at once from them to help. All i've done with the leafs in the 8 years is replace the bushings to poly and they ride and flex great.
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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
I will say that all my rusty's products; 3" leaf springs (8 years old), and hd crossmember with modified tcase skid have all worked great. Yes the shipping is terrible so it's best to get anything you might possibly want at once from them to help. All i've done with the leafs in the 8 years is replace the bushings to poly and they ride and flex great.

10 yrs on the rusty's 3" leafs in mine....same deal, replaced the bushings once...work fine.

the drivers side seems to have settled more than the passengers, but then that may be from my 340 lb butt sitting on that side all the time too (no swaybars front or rear)
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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 11:47 PM
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My favorite quote from a moderator on another Jeep forum.
"I'd rather knock myself unconscious, cut a finger off, poke my eye out with a sharp stick or be forced to go back to work than install anything made by Rusty's."

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Old Aug 2, 2019 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBoogieman
My favorite quote from a moderator on another Jeep forum.

"I'd rather knock myself unconscious, cut a finger off, poke my eye out with a sharp stick or be forced to go back to work than install anything made by Rusty's."
Bet he complains if paint doesn't come polished either.....
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Old Aug 2, 2019 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
Bet he complains if paint doesn't come polished either.....
I doubt it. Unlike you and some others, some of us actually use our Jeeps for things other than picking up groceries at Walmart. You have any picks of your offroad adventures roughing it over a speed bump at Walmart?

rt.

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Old Aug 4, 2019 | 06:36 AM
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I don't wheel quite as hard as that, but I'm happy with my Rusty's 3" advanced lift. As for shipping, call to get a quote. The shipping listed on the website is automated, and Rusty himself answers the phone occasionally.

OP: Forget the Add A Leafs. Get the full leaf pack whatever brand you go with.

Cheers!
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Old Aug 5, 2019 | 11:15 AM
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Angry little man with probationary post count. I wouldn't take offense from someone who wheels with their sway bars still attached lol but good try annnnnd not an XJ. I crawl and drive mine all over and it does great between the rusty's leafs and all the custom fab work and other dialed parts to it.
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Old Aug 6, 2019 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by roninofako
No...you won't be alright.

Every single one here is telling you not to do it for a reason. We've all been there and done that. LISTEN to what we're trying to say, or don't, and find out the hard way.

Your choice
X 6,000 on that.... if the OP can't afford full leaf replacement then hold off. Honestly they really aren't that expensive. I got HD 755lb Crown ones for less than a bill a piece shipped to my door from Quadratec on one of their sales. Well worth it.
He's right... just like all of us that have done this upgrade are saying... if you go the AAL route, simply take out the amount of money it would cost for them, throw it down the toilet and pull the handle.. you'll get the same result. Seriously.
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