Teraflex Sport ST3 3.5"

[chorky]

Anyone have this one? https://teraflex.com/jt-3-5-sport-st3-extended-travel-suspension-system-no-shocks.html

It looks like it has front geo brackets, and rears? Never seen rear geo brackets before. Or are those something different? Figured I would give this a look-see since a few have said unhappy things about the AEV brackets - and I'm really not wanting a digressive shock, but certainly need more weight capacity.

This has a bunch of stuff I don't really need/want - especially the anti-rock lookalike. Maybe I can get them to drop that part. It's also a lot more expensive than AEV - so not really sure what the benefit is?

hoping someone here has more info about it.

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[Rusty PW]

I have the Teraflex geo brackets and the reinforcing plates, plus the rear extension brackets sitting in boxes. I'm waiting to install the pieces when I get the rest of my parts.

The rear brackets helps the driveline angles at full droop. They raise the position of the upper rear arms on the axle.

I'm going to use Clayton 2.5" diesel springs, Core 4x4 Tier 4 trackbar in the front along with their control arms. The rear track bar will be a Clayton bent bar to fit a 37" spare.

 

[chorky]

I have the Teraflex geo brackets and the reinforcing plates, plus the rear extension brackets sitting in boxes. I'm waiting to install the pieces when I get the rest of my parts.

The rear brackets helps the driveline angles at full droop. They raise the position of the upper rear arms on the axle.

I'm going to use Clayton 2.5" diesel springs, Core 4x4 Tier 4 trackbar in the front along with their control arms. The rear track bar will be a Clayton bent bar to fit a 37" spare.

Interesting. Yeah I didn't even know they had rear brackets till I saw the pic and had to think about it . Thats pretty cool...always thought it kinda weird the MOPAR and AEV lifts only deal with stuff up front. I know it's not a huge deal but seems reasonable to also take care of the rear.

Did you get those brackets just by themselves? I dont see that as an option online

Why Clayton diesel springs? I still like the idea of AEV springs since they at least talk about weights rather than height.

 

[mx5red]

I didn’t know teraflex ($155) had rear brackets.
Only other ones I’ve seen are RockJock ($200).
https://www.rockjock4x4.com/RJ-151405-103
I was seriously considering those but ended up buying the RockKrawler 4-link pro-x kit?

 

[Dougstdig]

Anyone have this one? https://teraflex.com/jt-3-5-sport-st3-extended-travel-suspension-system-no-shocks.html

It looks like it has front geo brackets, and rears? Never seen rear geo brackets before. Or are those something different? Figured I would give this a look-see since a few have said unhappy things about the AEV brackets - and I'm really not wanting a digressive shock, but certainly need more weight capacity.

This has a bunch of stuff I don't really need/want - especially the anti-rock lookalike. Maybe I can get them to drop that part. It's also a lot more expensive than AEV - so not really sure what the benefit is?

hoping someone here has more info about it.

I like the Tera Flex rear anti-sway bar in concept as it gets rid of the stock connection that site to the rear of the axle and is begging to get damaged or hung up. It also completely does away with the problematic frame bracket that tears/cracks. The Rock Jock kit uses the Antirock rear system that requires a wider wheel to prevent the 37x12.50 from rubbing. This a deal killer for me as I want the wheels with less poke. I’ll try to find out what the Teraflex system requires and update this post.

The Tera kit requires 4.75” backspacing, which isn’t as bad as I was thinking. The Tera site indicates you get 16” of wheel travel and does or may require the following…

 

[chorky]

as it gets rid of the stock connection that site to the rear of the axle and is begging to get damaged or hung up. It also completely does away with the problematic frame bracket that tears/cracks. What I don’t like is I believe it requires a wheel with a 3.5

Interesting. I have not heard of that problem before. What's the typical backspace? I think 4.75 maybe? to keep the wheel flush with maybe 1/2" poke?

Anyway, there is another option
https://rebeloffroad.com/rockjock-4x4-antirock-rear-heavy-duty-sway-bar-kit-1-1-8-bar-jt-gladiator/

I'm not sure if I want antilock for the rear. I did at first, but now not so sure just because of the weight. But....I'm interested in these rear geo brackets and what they're all about!1

 

[Rusty PW]

Interesting. Yeah I didn't even know they had rear brackets till I saw the pic and had to think about it . Thats pretty cool...always thought it kinda weird the MOPAR and AEV lifts only deal with stuff up front. I know it's not a huge deal but seems reasonable to also take care of the rear.

Did you get those brackets just by themselves? I dont see that as an option online

Why Clayton diesel springs? I still like the idea of AEV springs since they at least talk about weights rather than height.

Hit up CrazyCooter. I believe he has the rear brackets.

https://teraflex.com/jt-extended-travel-axle-bracket-kit-rear-upper-control-arms-1-rear-lift.html

I got the rear brackets by themself. Diesel springs. Because I have a diesel. LOL

 

[chorky]

@CrazyCooter - care to chime in?

 

[CrazyCooter]

@CrazyCooter - care to chime in?

Yep, I have those rear brackets. I noted less pinion angle change through the travel and therefore less binding in the rear suspension when twisting up. I think if you have over 2.5" of lift and/or are trying to get maximum flex, worth the money.

I also run Tera's rear track bar relocation bracket.

I've been wanting to put the numbers into a chassis calculator and see what it did to squat and roll center numbers.

 

[chorky]

Yep, I have those rear brackets. I noted less pinion angle change through the travel and therefore less binding in the rear suspension when twisting up. I think if you have over 2.5" of lift and/or are trying to get maximum flex, worth the money.

I also run Tera's rear track bar relocation bracket.

I've been wanting to put the numbers into a chassis calculator and see what it did to squat and roll center numbers.

Not necessarily going for a lot of lift. Usable flex with progressive style shocks are awesome because it makes things so much more comfortable. But I was originally going for no more than 3" of lift (with added weight). Last truck was super tall and hard to get into - I want to prevent that difficult to get into and out of. Also not sure if these would really be worth it if used with the factory control arms as advertised.

This particular kit includes all the relocation brackets, and 3.5" springs (whatever that actually means - I wish they would use weights too). quite a bit more expensive than AEV considering it does not include shocks - but more parts also, and I probably will have to do a custom tuned shock since all of them seem to be a digressive style

 

[Dougstdig]

Yep, I have those rear brackets. I noted less pinion angle change through the travel and therefore less binding in the rear suspension when twisting up. I think if you have over 2.5" of lift and/or are trying to get maximum flex, worth the money.

I also run Tera's rear track bar relocation bracket.

I've been wanting to put the numbers into a chassis calculator and see what it did to squat and roll center numbers.

 

[chorky]

Yeah I just got done reading all that. Gonna look at the install instructions tomorrow to see how involved it truly is. Says it's all bolt on and doesn't even need alignment considering it has a front and rear trac bar bracket.

The real question is how much lift it actually nets AFTER front and rear steel bumper, and 2 winches, and 400-600 pounds in the bed.

 

[CrazyCooter]

Interesting. I have not heard of that problem before. What's the typical backspace? I think 4.75 maybe? to keep the wheel flush with maybe 1/2" poke?

Anyway, there is another option
https://rebeloffroad.com/rockjock-4x4-antirock-rear-heavy-duty-sway-bar-kit-1-1-8-bar-jt-gladiator/

I'm not sure if I want antilock for the rear. I did at first, but now not so sure just because of the weight. But....I'm interested in these rear geo brackets and what they're all about!1

I'm not sold on that heavy bar yet. I just installed the lighter 1" bar on a heavy Alu-Cab build finished up this week and I think I like the lighter rate better when running heavy rear springs.

Why would a person want this bar? Because they are running springs that are too light for ride load placed on them and they are experiencing body roll? Heavier bar is going to require more rebound damping which in turn might make a lighter sprung truck pack in the rear?

Its all got to be balanced out and controlled properly. One component thats mismatched might balance another, but so many of the combinations I see on here and out on the road are way out of balance.

 

[CrazyCooter]

To be clear, I don't use any other Tera components other than the rear control arm correction brackets and track bar bracket. They did what the advertised and bolted right on. I have other preferences for suspension components.

 

[Gladiator Overland]

We have the complete RT3 Kit. We didn’t use the front tack bar as we ended up going with the RPM Steering 2.5ton steering kit. I’m the back we ended up using different springs because of the Alucab canopy campers weight. We run the Teraflex Nomads with 37x12.5 and the Falcon LT shocks 3.2. Same setup we used for our 20k plus trip from Atlanta to Ouray then north following continental divide trail into Canada. Then north up to TukToyaTuk NWT Canada then south towards Anchorage and north again towards Prudhoe bay, south once we visited Valdez down Stewart Cassiar into Washington on the coast and Oregon before heading to Moab. Then southeast back towards Denver before heading SW to Comanche National Grasslands in SW Colorado. Then headed back home to NW Georgia over 20k total over 3 months a majority of the trip either Offroad or off any improved roadways. Can’t speak for their track bar, wanted stouter why we went with rpm and didn’t like how their track bar was as secured. Only thing I don’t like is the front spacers in a diesel, having no HD Spring offering and the front sway bar disconnects are noisy and rattle at low speeds when connected due to design. Otherwise no complaints at all. Price wise a bit steep, but it has served us well on pretty much every rated Jeep trail in Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Moab Area.

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