Originally Posted by planman

I kind of answered this in my earlier post, but the AEV really isn't comparable in my opinion to the Teraflex or OME LT.

The AEV is designed for street driving and expedition travel that can handle heavier loads.

The heavier loads comment is for the 4 door, not on the 2 door. The 2 dr AEV kit does not come with progressive rate springs.

WOL and I don't always have the same opinion or conclusion, but I agree with him on the premium price of the AEV kit.

When you add up the costs of the components, AEV is much, much higher for what you get.

Springs $300-$400
Shocks. $200-$400
Brakeline brackets instead of brakelines
Control arm brackets instead of control arms
Etc., etc.

...leads to a pretty clear calculation that AEV's margins are higher than the competition.

If you want a kit that is designed for almost all on road, that can handle heavy loads, and that your wife can handle with an emergency maneuver at highway speeds without rolling it, get the AEV.

If you are building for Moab, the Hammers, the Rubicon trail, the Black Hills of South Dakota, the AEV is inferior to the Teraflex or OME LT.

These kits really aren't worth comparing because they were designed for different primary uses.

The real question should be about your intended use, and that should drive the decision.

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Originally Posted by planman

No. Like I said, AEV is good for a particular use.

That use really doesn't work for what we do as a family.

I want longer travel shocks designed for more articulation and springs that match the new shock dampening qualities.

Suspension spring rate and shock dampening rate, combined with bumpstop lengths represent a formula that works well together or work against each other.

Longer shocks mean replacing the brakeline relocation brackets with extended brakelines. It means the swaybar links and the swaybar link relocation brackets will be too short.

I am looking at a long arm with a 3 link rear suspension design with flex joints.

I'll want hydro assist steering.

The ProCal is only a calibrator, not a tuner. So, it really does nothing to improve performance or fuel economy--other than the ability to modify shift points.

No one is going to buy all the relocation brackets and bumpstops separately. They would want the springs, shocks, and bumpstops to match. I might as well sell the drag link flip and trackbar relocation brackets at the same time because I want something much beefier.

This is what is in the AEV 4.5" kit:

Originally Posted by srunyon

Thanks for the info, and i think the biggest thing you hit on there were the coils of the AEV and their ability to handle load. Mine's a 2 Dr though. I will have both bumpers replaced with afterstock plus a 35" tire on the back with carrier.....I've seen TF lifts out there with a lot of sag in the back due to the tire. I'm sure there are precautions you can take to get by that....or are there?