Invest2m4

I'll be interested to hear if you find a solution. I un-flipped my drag link for the lift. I went with the 2.5" on my 2-door, so the angle isn't quite as bad.

The track bar tower is really more of a skyscraper...

rsbmg

Dont get me wrong I completely understand where you are coming from and do not disagree in the least. My point was just that I think a very large majority of people on the forums are perhaps not experienced enough or have the skills required to do custom work and are not looking to use their vehicle to experiment on.

Maertz

I agree with you on this sir. But even if it helps one guy im happy.

sea bass

Hey! That's my jeep! What are you trying to say?


Just kiddin...that jeep has to have his links connected.

TH3APPL3GUY

I have the metalcloak gamechanger lite on my JK. I am really happy with how it performs both on, and offroad.

B 1000

Hey everyone,

Just want to help out the OP on this. I have slowly bought my MC lite kit one piece at a time. So I can tell you that the arms are aweomse, and provide way more flex than a mid arm kit should. They also give you a slightly smoother ride as well. I eventually plan to go with the 6pack shock as well, but that will come with a few more paychecks.

But I do want to touch upon what everyone is saying about this kit. It does give crazy travel, but that is up travel as well. I think this is a good idea since tons of down travel causes things to bind and possibly fail. The other great think about the MC Game Changer kit is that it is all inclusive. If you're looking for something bolt on and you're looking at about 4k, a lot of people mention the Off Road Evo or Rebel coilover kits. Sure they are the same price as a MC GC kit, but you don't get arms and all that. Just food for thought.

Curious what kind of ride you would get with Metal Cloak's duraflex arms and custom coilovers....

scubaskier

Can someone speak as to the rake still remaining on their unlimited after installing the 3.5". I communicated with mattgt5 a good bit during my research of this lift before purchasing and he was very helpful and I appreciate all of his feedback. Exactly what I was looking for in this forum, thanks Matt! I am going to be running the ARB edition with stock fenders. I will be adding coil spacers and I am trying to determine which height front and back to order. Matt's picture from the side shows a factory rake which would mean a taller spacer on the front than the rear by 3/4 to 1 " to get the JK unlimited to level. But I have seen other JK''s that have the MC 3.5" and they look to be level for the most part. Just looking for any pictures or feedback I can get that illustrates this so I can order what I need. It may be different vehicle to vehicle and just wanting to do the install once.. I will be running the AEV front with Warn Zeon 10s and the Shrockworks rear with tire carrier and 37' MTR Kevlars in case someone wants to know what weight I will have. Thanks for any help and pics from the side on level ground.

PhxRainey

Most kits ASSUME that there is going to be heavy stuff loaded on the front of your jeep (Read Bumper, Winch ETC here) what you will see is a level to almost a slight UP front end if you do the lift first. But there is no science here. many times you just have to put the lift on and see how she looks. At that point you can make minor corrections with pucks.

mattgt5

Glad I could help you out. According to MC they intend to leave a .5" rake when their kit is installed. My picture is a little deceiving as it is uphill. I am level with the ace carrier and the heavy spare. I think that if you put a 1/4" more in the front than east you would level out but not more than that. Mine looks flat right now with no winch.

sent from my work leash

HardRooster

I'm fully aware of everything the Metal Cloak system has to offer. I've researched it, other lifts, custom suspension and compiled that with my experience wheeling in rigs that aren't Jeeps. I have no purchase to defend, I'm still on the stock suspension. I took my stock Rubicon on the Rubicon with another group of JK's I met on this forum. My stocker went everywhere they did, but was about half as capable as my old K5 on leaf springs.

I'm looking at this from outside of the JK box. While I admire the engineering of the 6-PAC shocks, I can't justify the expense. Wheel long enough, with enough people with shocks that bolt below the axle center line and you'll occasionally break shocks. It makes sense to me that you want to run fairly inexpensive stuff if it's going to hang that low and be susceptible to trail damage. I guess if you don't see rocks it wouldn't be a problem. I only wheel in rocks, so I have a bias perspective.

Also, it's a rather complex unit. I'm being speculative, but usually complex things have more problems than simple things. Each 6-PAC is like 4 shocks in one. It's also not a reservoir shock, so fade would be a concern of mine as well, if you run them fast anyway. My biggest concern with Metal Cloak, at this time, is long reported turn around times. It takes at least a month in most cases for them to fill an order. I'd be worried I wreck a shock, spend $75 plus shipping to send it in and be without a shock for a month. All in all, that's an expensive gamble, and I'm not the gambling type.

The max I could justify spending on a bot on kit is in the $1,500 range. Not because it's a fixed dollar amount, but because it is about all you need to get the JK to around 90% of its capability on stock mount locations. I don't think squeezing the extra little bit of travel the six pack game changer kit offers is worth the extra $2,500. I had 16" travel shocks on my K5 with leaf springs and I made use of all of it. It's an economies of scale thing. For that extra $2,500 you can put that money elsewhere and increase your capability further, such as larger tires.