6inch rough country long arm kit
09-01-2016, 07:39 PM
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In my personal experience RC products are shit. I have ordered from them in the past never will again. But I ordered a front stubby bumper and sway bars DCs. And both products I had to do modifications in order for them to work on my JK. Yeah it's nice the price for there products but I am sure everybody heard of the term "you get what you pay for" just words of caution. P.S I don't know if you were doing your own shocks or RC's shocks but they also have a bad reputation.
09-01-2016, 07:43 PM
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People are funny and you never know where they are coming from. For all any one knows, those reviews may be from people who never 4 wheel. There'a also the people who feel they have to say there shit is good because they don't want to admit they wasted their time, money, lack of sense, or just screwed up. I have no problem telling people if I think I screwed up or made a mistake. I just blew up my 550 h/p SBC in my old Jeep! lol Anyway, I have a 6" long arm lift on my JKUR and despite what people who have never wheeled a JKU with a 6" long arm may try to tell you out of lack of experience, they are not too tall. Like most people, I have wider offset wheels, wider tires. It drives great, I don't feel like I'm to "tippy" when I'm off camber I don't run a Steering damper at all. BTW, I've had this lift kit longer then most have owned their Jeeps, it's 8 years old. And I wheel. I bet I didn't see any of you at Fordyce last Sunday.
09-01-2016, 07:50 PM
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No, it's not RC. I also have zero experience with their products but have read nothing good about them. That doesn't mean anything to me but, I just don't like the idea behind the front suspension style, to me they look like they would bind. I also don't like the drop pitman arm. Other then that, I have not really looked at the kit very well, I just noticed that in the little picture you provided.
09-01-2016, 08:16 PM
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No, it's not RC. I also have zero experience with their products but have read nothing good about them. That doesn't mean anything to me but, I just don't like the idea behind the front suspension style, to me they look like they would bind. I also don't like the drop pitman arm. Other then that, I have not really looked at the kit very well, I just noticed that in the little picture you provided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imoZZdwbvFI&feature=share
This guys is running this exact kit
09-01-2016, 09:00 PM
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People are funny and you never know where they are coming from. For all any one knows, those reviews may be from people who never 4 wheel. There'a also the people who feel they have to say there shit is good because they don't want to admit they wasted their time, money, lack of sense, or just screwed up. I have no problem telling people if I think I screwed up or made a mistake. I just blew up my 550 h/p SBC in my old Jeep! lol Anyway, I have a 6" long arm lift on my JKUR and despite what people who have never wheeled a JKU with a 6" long arm may try to tell you out of lack of experience, they are not too tall. Like most people, I have wider offset wheels, wider tires. It drives great, I don't feel like I'm to "tippy" when I'm off camber I don't run a Steering damper at all. BTW, I've had this lift kit longer then most have owned their Jeeps, it's 8 years old. And I wheel. I bet I didn't see any of you at Fordyce last Sunday.
09-01-2016, 09:03 PM
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ok thanks for your insight! Apperently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imoZZdwbvFI&feature=share
This guys is running this exact kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imoZZdwbvFI&feature=share
This guys is running this exact kit
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09-02-2016, 01:37 AM
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Funny how somebody can install a 2.5 lift and complain of flighty steering until caster correction is added. Then theres the few with 6" lifts w/ 1-2° caster and claim it steers great. I know ride in general is subjective but keeping the jeep straight at 70 mph is not.
I have no problem with a tall lift, if it were me id plan for a aftermarket housing with added caster and pinion.
The kit is not too bad. As said i would stay around 3-4" tops. Radius arms get mixed opinions. Ive never rid in a JK with them but my brother had the RC arms on a cherokee. The arms were beefy, It handled fine and he beat that thing. Bushings all looked good when removed later when the jeep was parted out. RC shocks get mixed reviews as well and im not a fan of DPA's. At least RC now uses a raised TB bracket. Replace the DPA with a flipped DL instead. I will admit RC looks to have been improved and a lot of their stuff doesn't look too bad. That and CS from what i see is top notch if you ever have a problem.
I have no problem with a tall lift, if it were me id plan for a aftermarket housing with added caster and pinion.
The kit is not too bad. As said i would stay around 3-4" tops. Radius arms get mixed opinions. Ive never rid in a JK with them but my brother had the RC arms on a cherokee. The arms were beefy, It handled fine and he beat that thing. Bushings all looked good when removed later when the jeep was parted out. RC shocks get mixed reviews as well and im not a fan of DPA's. At least RC now uses a raised TB bracket. Replace the DPA with a flipped DL instead. I will admit RC looks to have been improved and a lot of their stuff doesn't look too bad. That and CS from what i see is top notch if you ever have a problem.
09-02-2016, 02:30 AM
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09-02-2016, 06:31 AM
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I don't know the pros and cons of radius arms, but my gut says they aren't great for a daily driver. Radius arms are so simplistic why would oems not be using them if they had advantages? Instead of using them jeep put a lot of thought into the 4 link design so I'm guessing it must be better since it's also definitely more complicated. I also suspect castor changes more as suspension cycles with radius arms probably resulting in bizarre handling at high speeds. (This is all conjecture on my part.)
Secondly what's the point of a 6" lift and all the issues it presents (driveline, low castor, and bump steer) if you don't get more clearance than a 3" short arm lift? Here's a pic of my short arm lift with 3" springs above that long arm kit.
Are you really gaining anything with those extra inches height and all that crap hanging under your belly?
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I went outside and just took a picture of my rig from about the same angle as that one of the radius arm set up for a better comparison...
Secondly what's the point of a 6" lift and all the issues it presents (driveline, low castor, and bump steer) if you don't get more clearance than a 3" short arm lift? Here's a pic of my short arm lift with 3" springs above that long arm kit.
Are you really gaining anything with those extra inches height and all that crap hanging under your belly?
Edit:
I went outside and just took a picture of my rig from about the same angle as that one of the radius arm set up for a better comparison...
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