I also was going back and forth between MC and RK and talked to both companies in person as well as seeing both lifts in person. I decided on the RK lift because i do very little rock crawling and more overlanding and bombing across the desert and the triangulated 4 link is what a lot of desert...
GM at local dealer said unexpected delays in the JL`s has him questioning the JT`s being on showroom floors this year, then he said he`s been wrong before and they could show up this summer.
Everything is supplied with the kit, i bought the kit with shocks and the shocks are very good. No issue with the driveshaft or brake lines. The pinion angle of the driveshafts is right where it should be. Everything is top quality and should last for many years.
I have the RK Pro X Unlimited 3" lift. It`s an excellent high quality lift that eliminates the rear track bar. It rides and drives better than stock, eliminating the rear track bar and installing RK`s rear cradle has made the rear more stable and has improved the ride quality with the complete...
Qobuz via my iPhone gets me quality sound no matter your music taste. If you can hear a difference it`s heads and shoulders above other music services.
My cradle holes lined up with the axle. My one issue while mounting the cradle was the driver side front hole in the axle was not as deep as the other three holes so i had to buy a bolt 1/4" shorter in order to get it to tighten against the lock washer and cradle. This was not the fault of RK...
That was a very good video, completely honest and not trying to brown nose the manufacture. The 3.6 is such a sweet motor to pay an extra 6k for the diesel i don`t get it and the unknown factor regarding the diesel motor, i personally if i wanted a diesel Jeep would wait a couple of years to see...
As i mentioned earlier they have learned from Ford`s experience with the early Raptors. Many of the early Ford Raptors suffered from bent frames from jumping and hitting whoops at 60 mph plus. Whether this would happen with the regular Gladiator frame Jeep is smart enough not to what to find out...
They took a lesson from Ford and the Raptor, some of the early Raptors were bending frames exactly where Jeep has reinforced the Gladiator frame. Jeep has done their homework.