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Post by craptastic on Sept 15, 2008 21:49:04 GMT -5
for those of you who have gone from drop brackets to long arms, was it really all that much better or do you just feel the need to say so since you dropped so much coin on it.
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KtmRacer419
 
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Post by KtmRacer419 on Sept 15, 2008 21:56:25 GMT -5
you can get longarms for about the price of drop brackets and adjustable upper and lowers
for me I didn't even consider drop brackets because I saw that I could get a better performing suspension for cheaper
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XJLI
The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria.
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Post by XJLI on Sept 15, 2008 22:46:50 GMT -5
rock krawler 3-link.
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Post by grundlepunch on Sept 15, 2008 23:02:49 GMT -5
drop brackets are the way to go 100% long arms are dumb and people that do them just upgrade their jeeps for bragging rights at the mall. people that say other wise just get dissed on hard...
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heapxj
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Post by heapxj on Sept 15, 2008 23:04:23 GMT -5
is there even a "VS." here?
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Post by craptastic on Sept 16, 2008 17:14:40 GMT -5
rock krawler 3-link. /thread. i had rockkrawler short arms before, their joints suck. i also would rather have my axle held in more secure than just 1 upper. i know a guy who wrecked his tj and messed himself up pretty bad after haveing the upper break on the road. |
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Post by craptastic on Sept 16, 2008 17:16:16 GMT -5
you can get longarms for about the price of drop brackets and adjustable upper and lowers for me I didn't even consider drop brackets because I saw that I could get a better performing suspension for cheaper i asked since i already have damn near new JKS uppers and lowers |
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Post by XJLI on Sept 16, 2008 17:27:58 GMT -5
rock krawler 3-link. /thread. i had rockkrawler short arms before, their joints suck. i also would rather have my axle held in more secure than just 1 upper. i know a guy who wrecked his tj and messed himself up pretty bad after haveing the upper break on the road. reaaaaallllyyyyyyyyyyyyy?  how old were they? i 'heard' their old stuff sucks but my friend has the RK 3-link (the new one) on his jeep and it is pretty purty and he hasnt had any problems in the 1-2 months hes had it DDing and wheeling. anyway, all stuff aside im 4-link all the way. |
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Post by rckrdyxj on Sept 16, 2008 17:29:55 GMT -5
OK, I have had my RE 5.5" lift that came with drop brackets in my jeep for 2 years now w/o any issue what so ever. I think it flexes just as well as the guys on here with long arms and i have not really noticed a Poor ride or anything that i would not expect for ride quality on a jeep lifted on 35s. I say if your building it piece by piece go long arms or get a TNT long arm kit but if you ahve to save $$ get the RE drop brackets, (the include sufficient reinforcing plates unlike other brands i have seen)
In the end i would say go long arms if you can but i dont think there are any real faults to drop brackets except for the occasional scraping of the brackets on rocks (i have made skids for this but need to weld them on)
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Post by craptastic on Sept 16, 2008 19:10:03 GMT -5
i had rockkrawler short arms before, their joints suck. i also would rather have my axle held in more secure than just 1 upper. i know a guy who wrecked his tj and messed himself up pretty bad after haveing the upper break on the road. reaaaaallllyyyyyyyyyyyyy? how old were they? i 'heard' their old stuff sucks but my friend has the RK 3-link (the new one) on his jeep and it is pretty purty and he hasnt had any problems in the 1-2 months hes had it DDing and wheeling. anyway, all stuff aside im 4-link all the way. i got em like 2 years ago. to start they use some offthewall sized zerk that usually snaps during install. i took 5 fastenal guys to find me a suitable replacement. their customer service guys are arragont assholes. regardless of how they may improve their product anyone who treats customers the way they do will never see a dollar from me again |
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Post by craptastic on Sept 16, 2008 19:12:58 GMT -5
in the year i ran em i replaced the joints 3 times. that was with wheeling maybe once a month
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Post by rckrdyxj on Sept 16, 2008 19:25:52 GMT -5
If your gonna go long arms go TNT Y link.
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KtmRacer419
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Post by KtmRacer419 on Sept 16, 2008 19:28:40 GMT -5
i run 2 rock krawler rod ends and they both have zero play to this day (i also never greased them)
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Post by rckrdyxj on Sept 16, 2008 19:34:06 GMT -5
Grease is for the weak.
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Post by craptastic on Sept 17, 2008 4:08:58 GMT -5
If your gonna go long arms go TNT Y link. i really liketheir longarms not really sure how i fell about their ubolt eliminators though |
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how old were they? i 'heard' their old stuff sucks but my friend has the RK 3-link (the new one) on his jeep and it is pretty purty and he hasnt had any problems in the 1-2 months hes had it DDing and wheeling.