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RichT

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« 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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« Reply #1 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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« Reply #2 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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« Reply #3 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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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2008, 06:23:46 AM »

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



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« Reply #5 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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« Reply #6 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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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2008, 05:34:34 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2008, 06:01:14 PM »

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




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« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2008, 07:14:58 PM »

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« Reply #10 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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« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2008, 11:04:58 PM »

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

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« Reply #12 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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« Reply #13 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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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2008, 10:28:09 PM »

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« Reply #15 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.




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« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2008, 11:00:45 PM »

terrrr derrrrr
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« Reply #17 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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« Reply #18 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
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