Rubicon express 3.5 super flex or tera flex 4.0 jk wrangler
10-29-2009, 05:48 PM
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Rubicon express 3.5 super flex or tera flex 4.0 jk wrangler
Ok I am stuck on which lift to get for my 09 rubicon unlimited. The guys at 4 wheel parts are really pushing me to get the RE. They say it's a better lift. They say parts are easy to get. They say they've installed a bunch of the RE and only 1 Teraflex. Teraflex cost more but is there much difference? They also told me I'd half to upgrade the rear driveline.
The quotes I got are 2600.00 installed Rubicon express w/shocks
3600.00 installed Teraflex w/ driveline.
So what does everyone think?
Please if you have either of these lifts tell me about it please!
Have you had problems or are you pleased.
Thanks,
~Thomas
The quotes I got are 2600.00 installed Rubicon express w/shocks
3600.00 installed Teraflex w/ driveline.
So what does everyone think?
Please if you have either of these lifts tell me about it please!
Have you had problems or are you pleased.
Thanks,
~Thomas
10-29-2009, 07:49 PM
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Very pleased with my RE 3.5" Superflex. Quality components, no issues at all so far. Install was very straight forward. With OME long travels and 35" KM2's it is awesome offroad and rides amazingly well on the road.
10-29-2009, 09:26 PM
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I own a R.E. 3.5 Super Flex, it you want to hear it from the horses mouth then here it is. 18K on the lift, no issues at all. Drives like it did stock, just a little firmer. Flexes like a bitch! Stock drive lines! No ripped drive line boots no shaft problems at all. Replacing the shafts is bullshit, If so you got at least 18K and more to even think about it. Fixed lower arms but adjustable uppers. Some Jk'ers sucks up to TeraFlex so much because they are a forum sponsor it's a joke. I see all the time that TeraFlex has great customer service which is great. But it also means they have shit failing. R.E. is totally rebuild-able when parts wear. But the best part is I don't have to contact them. Buy it and wheel it is what I'm finding out. If I have to buy a bushing after several seasons of wheeling I'm not going to cry about it. I read and seen pics today that TeraFlex bump stops were cracking, oh ya they jumped in and said to PM them and they would send out more, but didn't say anything about being sorry you had to spend time under your JK when you shouldn't of had to. They looked like friggen plastic in the pics, I'm not sure what they are made of or why they are cracking. My bump stops are just the same as they were when they were installed. I got my kit for 1695.00 with mono-tubes out of Springfield Missouri. I think the mono-tubes now are 109.00 more. You can't go wrong with Rubicon Express. My 2 cents.
10-29-2009, 09:31 PM
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I like Rubicon Express alot. My mechanic loves Teraflex -- he's quite old school. Both will do. I would do the Rubicon Express. Their control arms are thick! You won't be messing those arms up on anything.
Hell, come to AZ and I'll do the lift for free!
Hell, come to AZ and I'll do the lift for free!
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10-30-2009, 06:47 AM
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Do RE have any issues with sag over time?
I have been told by a mechanic who only works on Competition 4x4’s they are great springs for the JK.
How much lift did the 3.5” Give i.e. 3.5” exactly or more?
Also thinking OME LT shocks so glad I’ve found someone who’s running that combo
So how does she ride? Soft or Very Firm, Flex easy?
I have been told by a mechanic who only works on Competition 4x4’s they are great springs for the JK.
How much lift did the 3.5” Give i.e. 3.5” exactly or more?
Also thinking OME LT shocks so glad I’ve found someone who’s running that combo
So how does she ride? Soft or Very Firm, Flex easy?
10-30-2009, 09:40 AM
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Ok I am stuck on which lift to get for my 09 rubicon unlimited. The guys at 4 wheel parts are really pushing me to get the RE. They say it's a better lift. They say parts are easy to get. They say they've installed a bunch of the RE and only 1 Teraflex. Teraflex cost more but is there much difference? They also told me I'd half to upgrade the rear driveline.
The quotes I got are 2600.00 installed Rubicon express w/shocks
3600.00 installed Teraflex w/ driveline.
So what does everyone think?
Please if you have either of these lifts tell me about it please!
Have you had problems or are you pleased.
Thanks,
~Thomas
The quotes I got are 2600.00 installed Rubicon express w/shocks
3600.00 installed Teraflex w/ driveline.
So what does everyone think?
Please if you have either of these lifts tell me about it please!
Have you had problems or are you pleased.
Thanks,
~Thomas
10-30-2009, 09:51 AM
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I see all the time that TeraFlex has great customer service which is great. But it also means they have shit failing. R.E. is totally rebuild-able when parts wear. But the best part is I don't have to contact them. Buy it and wheel it is what I'm finding out. If I have to buy a bushing after several seasons of wheeling I'm not going to cry about it. I read and seen pics today that TeraFlex bump stops were cracking, oh ya they jumped in and said to PM them and they would send out more, but didn't say anything about being sorry you had to spend time under your JK when you shouldn't of had to. They looked like friggen plastic in the pics, I'm not sure what they are made of or why they are cracking.