Lift Regrets?
01-22-2009, 03:11 PM
#21
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 119
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The only regret I have is not going with a full coil lift to begin with. I started with the Teraflex BB with shocks and rear trackbar bracket. I have just replaced the BB with OME HD coils, front and rear trackbars from JKS, and a full set of Currie control arms. Now I really have a Frankenlift!
01-22-2009, 03:12 PM
#22
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Charleston, SC
Posts: 471
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The regret I have is not having a lift. Right now money is tight so I have to wait but soon hopefully. I will be going with a Teraflex 3" or 4" lift with 35s and 17" or 18" rims.
01-22-2009, 03:31 PM
#24
JK Freak
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hinton, Alberta
Posts: 816
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Do you not think that a "quality" aftermarket coil manufacturer producing lift kits for jeeps should anticipate the use of other aftermarket products? I'm not saying that they are bad products in general but rather that I got a poor quality production run. I'm not saying that these have sagged 20 or 30% they have sagged 66%! The manufacturer would not even entertain the posibility that they may have had a bad run. If I wanted cheep coils I would have bought some, but I specifically ordered the HD ones knowing that I was going to be adding some weight in the future. I suspect that the combination of my bumper and winch added 100lbs to the front weight. That is a marginal increase.
01-22-2009, 03:46 PM
#26
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BC
Posts: 472
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Curious why you regret it? Did you get shock adapters? I was planning to get the teraflex 2.5 with the coils and shocks, but I'm insanly broke right now... so I'm curious to hear what you regret about it. thanks
01-22-2009, 03:47 PM
#27
JK Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Laurel Hill, Florida
Posts: 76
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
lift regrets
No regrets, daily driver and lots of long trips as I am retired and travel to fish
2.5 lift and 33in tires when stock tires wear out . = good ride, fuel mileage
power to pull a small trailer.
life is good
2.5 lift and 33in tires when stock tires wear out . = good ride, fuel mileage
power to pull a small trailer.
life is good
01-22-2009, 03:59 PM
#28
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Goddard, KS
Posts: 282
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
01-22-2009, 04:17 PM
#29
Do you not think that a "quality" aftermarket coil manufacturer producing lift kits for jeeps should anticipate the use of other aftermarket products? I'm not saying that they are bad products in general but rather that I got a poor quality production run. I'm not saying that these have sagged 20 or 30% they have sagged 66%! The manufacturer would not even entertain the posibility that they may have had a bad run. If I wanted cheep coils I would have bought some, but I specifically ordered the HD ones knowing that I was going to be adding some weight in the future. I suspect that the combination of my bumper and winch added 100lbs to the front weight. That is a marginal increase.
01-22-2009, 07:24 PM
#30
JK Freak
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hinton, Alberta
Posts: 816
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
sorry if I sounded less than sympathetic, I know it must be disappointing. I just think it is hard for a company to make a spring rate to make everyone happy. If they made it strong enough to hold up the heaviest of bumpers, it would ride like a dump truck probably. Maybe they sent you the wrong rating of springs? What bumper/winch/winch rope do you have? My bumper alone weighs like 60 lbs and it is a stubby, some bumpers easily weigh twice what mine do.