I don't care how many people use them, I'd still stay away from Rough Country...Personal opinion.
Thanks for the info! I did see this lift previously but it's a little out of my price range right now. I was even considering attempting to piece together my own Frankenlift but figured that would end up costing me more money. And correction on my post, I DID remove the plastic piece in between the fender and bumper to fit the 35's.
Have you installed it yet? I've seen a lot of videos on comparing similar hardware from other manufacturers and RC most of the time seems to be inferior in quality of components and even size. I have no experience with them or other brands, just BDS so I'm curious.I bought that "trash" 3.5" rough country lift .. ..I'm sure it will be fine
I would try to save up and get one of those 2 I showed you. If I had to pick between the 2, I'd go with the 2nd one, but if that's still just a bit outside the price range, I'd go with the first kit, and then add the Enforcer lower control arms later when you get the cash. That's what I'm doing with mine. I put on my Skyjacker 2.5/1.0" spacer kit to get it rolling on 37's for the time being, and then once I got some debts cleared-up, I was able to start buying the pieces I would need to replace the spacers, and upgrade stock parts with nice EVO and JKS parts. Now all I'm waiting on is my JKS rear springs to ship (for some reason they're taking FOREVER), and then I can take it up to Elite Offroad and have them swap all my stuff out for me (I don't have my shop anymore, so I don't have access to a rotary lift).
To be honest, I don’t think you will have any complaints, especially at first. My brother has a 6 in RC on a GMC pickup and he had nothing bad to say, but it’s a new lift as well. I’ve read that springs sag early and shocks bust leaks prematurely, but RC replaces it all I guess. You would have to do a legitimate side by side comparison to really differentiate from one lift to another and compare integrity over time.
what was your thoughts on the skyjacker.? I was looking at the long travel kit 2.5/1.5 spring and shock lift with either the blackmax or M95 nitro shocks.
For that kind of money... I'd go with this... And then add the EVO adjustable track bar and EVO Enforcer adjustable lower control arms later.
Before you install your lift, take pre measurements and then post measurements to see how much actual lift you gain. I'm curious to see the results. Did you order the shocks and spring 3.5?
Don't you need to add shocks to either kit as well?
If you have a Rubicon, it comes with Fox shocks... So, with a 2.5" lift, you only need shock extension brackets. I think the kit comes with them, if not, Skyjacker and several other companies sell front shock extension brackets.
