Metalcloak gamechanger Q/A
03-09-2013, 11:36 AM
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Metalcloak gamechanger Q/A
As many of you may or may not know I have ordered a 2013 jeep rubicon unlimited as I am missing wheeling more than imagined after selling my last rig (2007 jkur).
Like many of you I enjoy wrenching on them as much as wheeling. I am not a believer in high lifts (low CG is good) and I will be daily driving this rig due to this I am not willing to sacrifice ride quality or off-road ability.
The question I ask myself as many of you have also done is "what is the best kit out there". At first I wanted coil overs and looked at multiple companies (rebel, offroad evolution, RK, etc) and didn't like the rear setups on any of them and found them very expensive, and lets face it I am not racing in a desert or running the hammers...if I wanted that type rig I would build a buggy.
I then ran across the very different and innovative metalcloak system. The more I dig and read about this system I begin to like it that much more. As I have mentioned this wont be my first lift and I know to we'll the pros and cons of different systems (don't want to get into that here).
The only thing I can't find many of are wheeling videos of this system, or many folks using it (I realize its new) so my question is can folks please provide your experiences and or thoughts on this new innovative system? If I decide to install this system believe me I will do a very thorough right up as well as wheeling videos and pictures.
Thanks in advance.
Like many of you I enjoy wrenching on them as much as wheeling. I am not a believer in high lifts (low CG is good) and I will be daily driving this rig due to this I am not willing to sacrifice ride quality or off-road ability.
The question I ask myself as many of you have also done is "what is the best kit out there". At first I wanted coil overs and looked at multiple companies (rebel, offroad evolution, RK, etc) and didn't like the rear setups on any of them and found them very expensive, and lets face it I am not racing in a desert or running the hammers...if I wanted that type rig I would build a buggy.
I then ran across the very different and innovative metalcloak system. The more I dig and read about this system I begin to like it that much more. As I have mentioned this wont be my first lift and I know to we'll the pros and cons of different systems (don't want to get into that here).
The only thing I can't find many of are wheeling videos of this system, or many folks using it (I realize its new) so my question is can folks please provide your experiences and or thoughts on this new innovative system? If I decide to install this system believe me I will do a very thorough right up as well as wheeling videos and pictures.
Thanks in advance.
03-09-2013, 02:42 PM
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I have metal cloak's set of 8 control arms but not their lift kit. Wheeled once so far and like the CAs a lot. And very smooth on the road. Good luck with your build.
03-09-2013, 02:59 PM
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The metal cloak kit has a good rep. The only problem I see is that no matter how much shock travel you have, you still need to keep the coil seated. So why wouldnt you just get a nice long arm kit and good long travel shocks.
If I had money I would probably run the metal cloak fenders, rock krawler 2.5 long arm, blistiens/fox shocks and 37s.
If I had money I would probably run the metal cloak fenders, rock krawler 2.5 long arm, blistiens/fox shocks and 37s.
03-09-2013, 03:43 PM
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The metal cloak kit has a good rep. The only problem I see is that no matter how much shock travel you have, you still need to keep the coil seated. So why wouldnt you just get a nice long arm kit and good long travel shocks.
If I had money I would probably run the metal cloak fenders, rock krawler 2.5 long arm, blistiens/fox shocks and 37s.
If I had money I would probably run the metal cloak fenders, rock krawler 2.5 long arm, blistiens/fox shocks and 37s.
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03-09-2013, 05:09 PM
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This is supposed to be the best riding and best off road kit on the market today, short of coilovers. This includes long arms. I was old this by three of our supporting vendors after the ban was lifted. So, when it came down to what I was going to get, I ordered the MC kit.
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This is supposed to be the best riding and best off road kit on the market today, short of coilovers. This includes long arms. I was old this by three of our supporting vendors after the ban was lifted. So, when it came down to what I was going to get, I ordered the MC kit.
03-09-2013, 05:54 PM
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This is supposed to be the best riding and best off road kit on the market today, short of coilovers. This includes long arms. I was old this by three of our supporting vendors after the ban was lifted. So, when it came down to what I was going to get, I ordered the MC kit.
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