Rough Country 6" Lift?
01-06-2009, 05:01 PM
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nothing wrong with RC, but with this much lift you need adjustable control arms and track bars.
Spend the extra cash and get something with adjustable control arms. Any 3" kit will clear 35's easily, the FT ultimate is 1900 complete with adjustable arms, track bars, and quick disconnects.
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01-06-2009, 05:53 PM
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Its good they provide new drive shafts, but they are not providing a way to set the pinion angle. You will have serious driveline vibrations unless you correct your angles,
As far as the kit not being complete
Many simply are not because of cost. If you go for the 6" RC plan on another $800-1000 for arms. You go wow that is a lot. Look at another kit that comes with all of the needed suspension componets and then price driveshafts, you will see the prices are similar.
Is is just another way to package their products that makes you take a look at it, its called marketing.
Give this some thought, If you add around 4 inches of lift your castor angle begins to approach O degress
. You will notice that because it will drive like hell. Add 2 more inches and good luck keeping it on the road.
6" of lift is a serious change to your Jeep. You should plan on all 8 control arms, adjustable front and rear trackbars and some drop brakets, new driveshafts, springs, shocks, brake lines, longer swaybar links, extending your axle breathers, you may need to flip your draglink.
This is a tall order, good luck
As far as the kit not being complete
Many simply are not because of cost. If you go for the 6" RC plan on another $800-1000 for arms. You go wow that is a lot. Look at another kit that comes with all of the needed suspension componets and then price driveshafts, you will see the prices are similar.Is is just another way to package their products that makes you take a look at it, its called marketing.
Give this some thought, If you add around 4 inches of lift your castor angle begins to approach O degress
. You will notice that because it will drive like hell. Add 2 more inches and good luck keeping it on the road.6" of lift is a serious change to your Jeep. You should plan on all 8 control arms, adjustable front and rear trackbars and some drop brakets, new driveshafts, springs, shocks, brake lines, longer swaybar links, extending your axle breathers, you may need to flip your draglink.
This is a tall order, good luck
01-06-2009, 05:54 PM
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01-06-2009, 06:21 PM
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They've just released the X-Flex Adjustable control arms. Contact Ben on here and ask him how much to upgrade to those in the kit instead of the fixed ones. I'm sure he'll get you taken care of!
01-06-2009, 06:22 PM
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Maybe I'm wrong but since the kit does come with fixed upper and lower tubular control arms made for this lift would that not give you the right adjustments for that setup, just as the fixed arms that come on it stock are made for the way it was setup
from the factory?
from the factory?
01-06-2009, 06:28 PM
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IMO.
I would still want something to fine tune it.
01-06-2009, 06:37 PM
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01-06-2009, 07:29 PM
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Hell, just go with a Tera flex 4in, you'll get 5, and you already have a 1in BL. You'll have your 6inches of lift with a top notch company that's on this forum all the time.
01-06-2009, 07:46 PM
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I got over 5" with the Teraflex 4" short-arm kit (with all 8 flex arms). I would imagine that the long arm would be similar. It's plenty tall. Very impressed with the quality.