jackel18 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 so i finaly made up my mind abd decided to go with a 4.5" lift, not sure if i'm gonna go with 31" or 32" tires guess i'll figure that out later. i'm goin with rusty's 4" leaf packs for the rear. just waiting for my yj to sell so i cand start my build up. now i'm stuck..... :ack: should i go with rusty's 4.5" lift or rough country's 4.5" lift??? :dunno: i would like to know what you guys think. Thanks, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 most of the guys say to stay away from rustys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 get rough country...i have a 3" lift from rough country and i'm impressed as hell. throw out those rear packs and find one from a different maker. the rough country front lifts ALWAYS sit level. i've got 2 comanches with them, and we've lifted three xj's with them and they're always good. they perform extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackel18 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 get rough country...i have a 3" lift from rough country and i'm impressed as hell. throw out those rear packs and find one from a different maker. the rough country front lifts ALWAYS sit level. i've got 2 comanches with them, and we've lifted three xj's with them and they're always good. they perform extremely well. who else makes mj leaf packs? from what i've read, rusty's 4" leaf packs are the way to go if you're staying sua. but....i am open to suggestions. no soa for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 i like rustys. never had a problem with them at all. they flex really good too. but the rough country stuff on my xj rides really well also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minydigger Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I have had a LA kit from Rusty's for about 3 years now and I have not had one problem to date. It soon will be going on my comanche once my ZJ goes custom 3 link in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 i have the rustys 4 inch leaf springs in the back and the ride is awesome. i like there service and the quality of product to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 most of the guys say to stay away from rustys ok so i was wrong sorry :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 bought springs from rusty's for my xj . the workmanship was terrible. lots of other manufacturers. going with deavers on my mj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 i'm with rokhound and dakal. the white comanche here is my next project it's my offroad truck it has something like 8 inches of lift and the rear springs were rusty's. they shattered first time out when i got the truck. that's why the right side sits lower than the left right now. oh by the way, those are NOT my wheeling tires...those seem to be missing??? cause i know i sure as heck didn't take them off and i didn't put these on it so i'm thinking someone paid me a visit... this is my brother's mj (currently parked due to medical issues and a busted front left u-joint and axle shaft) it's lifted 3 inches, with 31x10.50's on it. the plow is NOT putting weight on the truck in this pic, that is the 3 inch lift. just to give you an idea of how high the white truck is. anyways i hate rusty's they are absolute crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 most of the guys say to stay away from rustys ok so i was wrong sorry :oops: There are alot of people that don't like em, don't worry. I've only had one experience with them, and that was buying adjustable LCAs with jam nuts. They sent me the right part, it was a good price, and when I called to ask for an estimate on an adjustment to put them at, the guy on the line seemed very knowledgable and picked up after only two rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 i'm with rokhound and dakal. the white comanche here is my next project it's my offroad truck it has something like 8 inches of lift and the rear springs were rusty's. they shattered first time out when i got the truck. that's why the right side sits lower than the left right now. anyways i hate rusty's they are absolute crap. I've heard from a couple people that those are the old style springs that had the problem with breaking. They've since starting having them made out of house and the quality has been brought way up on em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 yea, well, that truck is no picnic anyways...the guy purchased 6" lift springs or something like that, then shackled the rear. made his own front lift for it outta some plated steel/tube lifts (like the block lifts basically), but didn't replace EITHER control arm. it's at 8" of lift AT LEAST with stock arms. the shocks were just cut and welded to be longer, and the front brakes were just repositioned to work. there aren't any rear brakes (weren't long enough???). it has all this lift with stock springs in front, no shocks now cause none are better than $#!&ty ones that don't do anything, and NO tranny drop with stock driveshafts (rear tcase seal is SHOT) oh, and when i step on the brakes, all the gauges go up. otherwise they don't work (except the speedo which is 17 mph off). rear lights don't work either. and it's really rusty with no floors and about half the tranny hump. i acquired the title for it though. *deep breath* and it's a 2.8 :mad: i'm putting a 3.4 camaro engine in it for now, unless i find a donor 4.0 cherokee and swap the wiring harness. i don't care about the faulty wiring i'm redoing all of it anyways because i'm removing all non-essentials. bought a RHD dash for it to convert it that should be fun. haha, sorry i jacked the thread my bad. back to topic: Rusty's still sucks, but it may have been more the creator of the truck's fault than the lift manufacture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 yea, well, that truck is no picnic anyways...the guy purchased 6" lift springs or something like that, then shackled the rear. made his own front lift for it outta some plated steel/tube lifts (like the block lifts basically), but didn't replace EITHER control arm. it's at 8" of lift AT LEAST with stock arms. the shocks were just cut and welded to be longer, and the front brakes were just repositioned to work. there aren't any rear brakes (weren't long enough???). it has all this lift with stock springs in front, no shocks now cause none are better than $#!+ ones that don't do anything, and NO tranny drop with stock driveshafts (rear tcase seal is SHOT) oh, and when i step on the brakes, all the gauges go up. otherwise they don't work (except the speedo which is 17 mph off). rear lights don't work either. and it's really rusty with no floors and about half the tranny hump. i acquired the title for it though. *deep breath* and it's a 2.8 :mad: i'm putting a 3.4 camaro engine in it for now, unless i find a donor 4.0 cherokee and swap the wiring harness. i don't care about the faulty wiring i'm redoing all of it anyways because i'm removing all non-essentials. bought a RHD dash for it to convert it that should be fun. haha, sorry i jacked the thread my bad. back to topic: Rusty's still sucks, but it may have been more the creator of the truck's fault than the lift manufacture... :rotf: sorry, your PO sounds like a PITA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 10-4 on that one. i'd kill the guy if i could find him...at least i only payed 250 for the truck and got a topper, perfect rear slider, brand new CB and the (now i find to be stolen) claws the best had. it's wonderful... but like i said i enjoy wiring anyways so that's not the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86FUBAR Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 i dig the the rustys stuff , i got the long arm kit and seams to be beafy, the design is simple which is good, the only problems i had were they couldnt seem to run my dern credit card right 5 times / kept telln me it was no good or over its limit (limit was allmost 8 grand) and it wasnt even close to that. they got that sorted out i got my stuff and every thing is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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