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alfienicola
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November 23, 2008, 10:46:16 PM »
hi,i just been given the all clear by the boss of the financies, to get the lift kit for the xj i been after for ages.
now heres the trick question.
do i go with the rubicon 6200 with 5.5 lift or
rustys 4.5 lift
i have at the moment a 93 cherokee /95 and a 96 aswell all 4.0l high output
richard
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scrw
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November 23, 2008, 11:00:55 PM »
Seen RE leaf springs sag in 6 months, dunno about rusty's tho
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November 24, 2008, 10:52:00 AM »
Have you had a look at the rough country ones, quite a few good reviews?
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November 24, 2008, 11:35:01 AM »
I'm running the RE 4.5" Superflex and cannot talk highly enough about it. Great piece of kit.
I've had no experience of running Rustys gear but here's a thread from a US forum that I'm a member of that gives some views on Rustys
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthre ... =rusty%27s
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November 24, 2008, 02:19:58 PM »
My Rusty's lift was fine. Bendy as f*ck, but does ride rough on the street.
If you go above about 3.5", you're into SYE territory, though the Rusty's uses a 1" transfer case drop instead.
A 5.5" lift would need a 2" t/c drop, which isn't going to work well.
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November 24, 2008, 04:26:56 PM »
i'm running a 3.5 rubicon setup no problems with it at all. dont forget you will need to source a set of shocks.
5.5" lift then you will need a slip yoke eliminator and a new rear propshaft to suit the change.
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November 24, 2008, 05:55:23 PM »
No problem with the Rusty's as tim says . Both are running fine the silver is now settling down so runs similar to Tims old onre.
PS Tim still on the road. after a few repairs.........
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December 18, 2008, 10:59:02 PM »
i know its a bit late on but i went from a 4.5 inch re superflex lift with 3/4inch transfer drop on the xj,
which was an excellent lift!!!!!!!!!!
i then changed too a 8 inch lift with a 2.5inch transfer drop an it still worked alright. altho the prop played the vivaldi 4 seasons while you were driving:) but it lasted 3 months an 3 offroading sessions befor i made a sye!
so if you'r tight like i was then, you can make your 5.5inch lift work cheaper than you think (quite easily i would suspect)!!!
p.s at the time my xj was a daily driver probly doing about 1500miles a month.
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December 19, 2008, 10:43:39 AM »
Whilst I realise that SYE's are more expensive than a TC Drop, a TC Drop is always a "bandaid" type solution. Go for the SYE everytime if you can afford it.
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January 16, 2009, 09:38:30 PM »
i have been looking at other lift kits before i buy (shame about exchange rate) my lift kit and i come across this 1 from iron rock XJ 6.5" Critical Path Long Arm Lift Kit
http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merchant ... e=IR-X_6LK
has any one heard/dealt with iron rock or know if anygood
thanks
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January 16, 2009, 09:51:27 PM »
Interesting that they're offering a T/C drop kit with it. Every other vendor and every Jeeper will say it requires an SYE with that much lift.
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January 16, 2009, 11:16:44 PM »
this is the reply they gave me as i asked about t/c drop kit
The sye & driveshaft are a must on the 6.5" and highly recommended on the 5.5", but not a MUST. The sye & driveshaft are $199.99,
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January 17, 2009, 06:39:43 PM »
$200 for a prop and SYE that's not bad for starters just eh cost of the shipping might be a shock
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