Anyone running the JKS 3.5 inch lift kit.

[WILDHOBO]

Kind of makes me question my purchase now. I didn't get the arms just the relocation bracket. Other than the arms how has the lift been?

Other that the adjustable arm bushings, it’s been great. I love the springs. My original setup had longer lower front fixed arms, and the others were stock oem. When I swapped the rear driveshaft, I went with rear adjustables. When I decided I wanted alignment and caster adjustment, I swapped the fronts. They’re now all adjustable. The rears lasted 9 months or so. The front lowers started to fail in just over one month. I still like the lift, but would choose different adjustable control arms.

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[Shopshirt]

Other that the adjustable arm bushings, it’s been great. I love the springs. My original setup had longer lower front fixed arms, and the others were stock oem. When I swapped the rear driveshaft, I went with rear adjustables. When I decided I wanted alignment and caster adjustment, I swapped the fronts. They’re now all adjustable. The rears lasted 9 months or so. The front lowers started to fail in just over one month. I still like the lift, but would choose different adjustable control arms.

Good to know thanks for posting up. I'll likely go Clayton or Metal Cloak when the time comes. Did the fixed arms also fail or just the adjustables?

 

[WILDHOBO]

Good to know thanks for posting up. I'll likely go Clayton or Metal Cloak when the time comes. Did the fixed arms also fail or just the adjustables?

Just the adjustables. The arms are super strong, I think much stronger than metal cloak and clayton. It was a bushing issue. They claim it’s been resolved. I’ll know soon enough, as the replacements were installed last Monday.

 

[Bjeepz]

I liked the springs when paired with the Fox 2.0 shocks. Trackbar is great, drop brackets were great. Everybody seems to like their disconnects, the only downside is having to cut a bracket on the axle that is not reversible.

 

[arosen1997]

the only downside is having to cut a bracket on the axle that is not reversible

Stay back! I have a welder and I'm not afraid to use it ?

 

[kennyglm]

Just the adjustables. The arms are super strong, I think much stronger than metal cloak and clayton. It was a bushing issue. They claim it’s been resolved. I’ll know soon enough, as the replacements were installed last Monday.

any update on this issue ?

 

[WILDHOBO]

any update on this issue ?

Run away from JKS as fast and far as you can. I’ve pulled every park from them except front sway bar links. Everything else had crap bushings.

 

[kennyglm]

Run away from JKS as fast and far as you can. I’ve pulled every park from them except front sway bar links. Everything else had crap bushings.

Thanks for the update

 

[WILDHOBO]

Thanks for the update

Any time. I HIGHLY recommend the teraflex alpine IR arms. I have all 8 and have raked them over the coals for many many miles. They are amazing, and you never need to loosen them to mess with the lift. They can be torqued down in the air. And they make zero noise, stay tight, and don’t have stupid any jam nuts.

 

[RazinKane6923]

3.5” JKrawl with Fox 2.5” IFP shocks, Fox 2.5 steering stabilizer, 37x12.50x17 Mickey Thompson MTZs. Drives/rides better than factory. Couldn’t be happier.

 

[WILDHOBO]

3.5” JKrawl with Fox 2.5” IFP shocks, Fox 2.5 steering stabilizer, 37x12.50x17 Mickey Thompson MTZs. Drives/rides better than factory. Couldn’t be happier.

Watch the control arm bushings if you have jks or bds control arms. They slide laterally and one side ends up being metal on one side. Their springs are fine, but the control arm bushings suck. If they start to fail, don’t let them screw you over. They wouldn’t give me a refund and had no solution. Out about $1,000 as a result. They’re dead to me.

 

[Heavy D]

Watch the control arm bushings if you have jks or bds control arms. They slide laterally and one side ends up being metal on one side. Their springs are fine, but the control arm bushings suck. If they start to fail, don’t let them screw you over. They wouldn’t give me a refund and had no solution. Out about $1,000 as a result. They’re dead to me.

Yikes!!
I got JKS being installed next week and am a little concerned given your experience...
Shop I'm using is reputable so I'm gonna make sure they plan to stand behind the product before any wrenching happens.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Yikes!!
I got JKS being installed next week and am a little concerned given your experience...
Shop I'm using is reputable so I'm gonna make sure they plan to stand behind the product before any wrenching happens.

Sorry. I’ve been posting similar things for a year. They replaced one set of 8 arms, but hadn’t done one thing to correct the problem. They failed again within 6 weeks. The springs were fine. The track bar rusted to hell in two years. No other part did that. Just not great quality. I’d skip any jks item in the future. They’ll never get another dime from me, and I’ve o my got a single item left on the Jeep with their logo (front swaybar links). Those are getting killed this year as well.

 

[Bjeepz]

My 1st JKS component was their Track bar, it was great, didn’t rust never came loose.

2nd was their 2.5 inch JKU kit, no issues.
Naturally my good experiences led me to going with the 3.5 JT kit, no control arms though just the drop brackets which I have used on both previous rigs with no issues. The front Track bar rusted and looked like trash with a couple months. No support from JKS on that.

Would I buy another JKS component? I would like to try their Flex Connect link but wouldn’t use their Track bar on the current rig.

 

[WILDHOBO]

My 1st JKS component was their Track bar, it was great, didn’t rust never came loose.

2nd was their 2.5 inch JKU kit, no issues.
Naturally my good experiences led me to going with the 3.5 JT kit, no control arms though just the drop brackets which I have used on both previous rigs with no issues. The front Track bar rusted and looked like trash with a couple months. No support from JKS on that.

Would I buy another JKS component? I would like to try their Flex Connect link but wouldn’t use their Track bar on the current rig.

My track bar rusted to hell. Control arms sucked. The only decent thing was the springs. Not worth using them for just that.

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