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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: RichT on February 10, 2008, 11:27:44 AM

Title: Long arm suspension
Post by: RichT on February 10, 2008, 11:27:44 AM

Any-one any thoughts/experience with bolt on long arm suspension?

I'm looking at:
Skyjacker (relatively simple/cheap)
Full Traction ($1000 dearer, but looks top quality)

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Post by: Bubba on February 10, 2008, 11:32:13 AM

no but i would like the op to have a good look at an instal

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Post by: GermanXJ on February 10, 2008, 05:11:12 PM

Go with the Rubi express. I have seen a few others, and none seem to match up with quality or ability.

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Post by: wazza on February 10, 2008, 11:02:07 PM

strike skyjacker straight off your list!!!!

when i looked into it, all the yanks could say about it was ;
expensive,
the arms break very easily which also breaks the bank ballance,
and they'd only ever use it on a show pony!!!

go rubicon,

try looking into rock crawler too.

are you only interested in bolt on kits????

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Post by: isle of man on February 11, 2008, 06:23:46 AM

for bolt-on R.E is the best i have seen.



peter henry

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Post by: RichT on February 11, 2008, 07:00:30 AM

Needs to be bolt on, I'll take a look at RE.
Thank's

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Post by: JamesH on February 11, 2008, 11:00:22 AM

Full-Traction on my XJ is very solid, yet to be used in anger though. It's a true 4-link on the XJ kit, if it's the same on the TJ kit then it makes it very different to a radius arm setup like RE.

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Post by: RichT on February 15, 2008, 05:34:34 PM

http://jeeperz.tenmagazines.com/videos. ... o&aid=3420 (http://jeeperz.tenmagazines.com/videos.asp?page=tenvideo&aid=3420)
Any thoughts?

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Post by: isle of man on February 15, 2008, 06:01:14 PM

it looks like shiet to me ...................not even a true long arm set-up.




peter henry

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Post by: Dave69 on February 15, 2008, 07:14:58 PM

there is this one on rusty's site

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.m ... sus_xj_kit (http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=rustys&Product_Code=RK-LT10-XJ&Category_Code=sus_xj_kit)[
(http://http://birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/userpix/590_long_arm_2.jpg)

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Post by: wazza on February 15, 2008, 09:05:59 PM

it doesn't look to bad but i wouldn't touch it simply because of the upper control arms being mounted in the original points.

you may as well just go with a 4 inch short arm lift.

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Post by: wrangler on February 15, 2008, 11:04:58 PM

I have Rubicon Express 4.0" Long Arm Suspension, cant fault it.

(http://http://birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/userpix/216_DSCF0008_2.jpg)

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Post by: Mik on March 10, 2008, 10:10:59 PM

Quote from: "wazza"

it doesn't look to bad but i wouldn't touch it simply because of the upper control arms being mounted in the original points.

you may as well just go with a 4 inch short arm lift.

Would you care to elaborate on that paragraph of nonsense ?

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Post by: Dave69 on March 10, 2008, 10:20:03 PM

the upper arms in the picture are connected to the long arms of the lower control arms.



enough arms in that ?


i would like to see how it connects to the std upper mounts

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Post by: isle of man on March 10, 2008, 10:28:09 PM

look closely........... http://http://jeeperz.tenmagazines.com/videos.asp?page=tenvideo&aid=3420

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Post by: Mik on March 10, 2008, 10:45:48 PM

Aha ! Wazza waz referring to ProCrap in the video (which I couldnt be arsed to watch) and I assumed  his comment was aimed at the Rusty's pic.




I'll get me coat.............

I wish you would keep things clear for the hard of thinking amoungst us (oh! thats just me then)

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Post by: isle of man on March 10, 2008, 11:00:45 PM

terrrr derrrrr

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Post by: RichT on March 11, 2008, 10:58:52 AM

I've gone for a Teraflex 'haif' kit (lowers only, will add a triangulated upper set up to the rear & something on the front upper later on.

Just had my axles sorted by Mik, delighted with the result, 4.88 now fitted, 5th gear is useable again, huge improvement mid range.

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Post by: Dave69 on March 11, 2008, 08:37:06 PM

i couldn't be arsed to watch it either.......well it didn't play on my machine