Northridge's OME "package" seems to be pretty popular among Project-JK members. AEV claims to have "OE engineered" quality. RE builds the system Mopar sells as a dealer installed accessory. Which kit should I install on my Rubi Unlimited 6sp-manual and why??? This vehicle is my DD... but it will see pretty significant trail action. Thanks for your help!

 

[QUOTE=planman;1554082]Between the 3, the OME kit.

The AEV kit is more tuned for street driving than offroading.

The RE long arm kit is the one sold through Mopar Performance, not the Superflex.

The RE kits in general are known to have premature bushing failure problems--although RE keeps saying they have worked it out.[/QUOTE]

can anyone actually prove this other than what has been said. i have seen no posts that anyone has actually experinced this unless it was an older version of RE kits.

no matter what brand you get, bushings will eventually wear out, its just how it is. some wear quicker than others. out of the nearly 30,000 members on this forum who has actually had from 2007 and above bushings wear or blow out?

 

welcome to the forum.

questions that will help us help you:

•what size tires do you want to run?

•what is your lift budget?



btw I've only had positive on & off road experience with my OME & David @ Northridge will set you up...

 

Ill be honest, your picking from 3 of the best kits on the market. It really depends on what you want to spend. Youll be happy with all 3. RE make GREAT stuff. Alot of my club members run there stuff and one guy in my club has a JK with the AEV kit and it flex's great. All i know of OME is the XJ stuff and its good stuff. Just figure out what you want to spend and go for it. Just the only thing about the AEV kit is your going ot have to get front LCA's. Cam bolts are not cool.

 

Captjay, thought you were having bushings probs?

 

planman,

thank you, thats what i was looking for, actual proof other than someone heard this or heard that someone said something waay back when about the thing in the place with that guy that no one could prove except for the other guy who moved to that other place sometime ago.

i wonder if RE's fix was the zerks. i have zerks on all my stuff and everything is just fine going on 35,000 miles with interstate and much offroading. i did not see zerks on any of the pics u provided. again thank you for that, and i will do some searches.

i dont like when people start talkin smack about something they know nothing about. there is alot of misinformation out there and a whole bunch of opinions

on the other hand, u have only listed a handfull of cases out of how many kits out there. unfortunately there is probably no way of knowing real world statisitcs on bushings failed vs good.

 

yea thoguht that too, back to drawing board. evrything seems good on the bushing side

edit: i think we are back looking at torque converter again.

 

U figured out what's going on yet?what's it doing?

 

Oh, see your edit

 

We have probably had about 30 warranty claims for bad bushings and another 30-40 people who have just bought new ones.

But I will say Rubicon Express has been very good about dealing with the warrantys.

David