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I have the rustys 3" AAL kit on my truck and have had no problems. Its a basic kit with coils, AAL, 4 shocks, and drop bracket for the rear brake hose. You will need to drill a new hole for the track bar to bring the front axle back to center. I installed a skyjacker track bar bracket instead of drilling a new hole. The only issue is that the hole for the center bolt in the AAL is too small for the MJ and needs to be drilled out, but it is correct for the XJ. You will hear some bad things about rustys but my experience has been positive.

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I have used their stuff with no issues and so have friends. I think if you check most of their bad press is 8 years old or older. Their standard front springs for the 3" lift are soft with a bias for a plusher ride but the HD versions are a no cost upgrade. 

 

Are they the best in the world? No. But for their price point they are decent. Avoid Rough Country. Their bad rep is earned. 

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Well UPS dropped 3 boxes off yesterday. We had ordered the 3" AAL with shocks..... cost me $448 American all in sent from AL to Winnipeg (4 Business days to ship) 

 

All the pieces look good, urethane bushing for everything, all Hardware included. Looks like it will be a quick and easy install

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I got a suspension lift on my MJ with no problems. Only thing I did not like that it did not come with a adjustable track bar. I had to buy that separately. My previous Rubicon Express lift I got on my TJ did. Other than that, no complaints!

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Just for giggles I checked this kit out. Rusty's wants $68 to ship this to Ohio.

That seems really high as Zone will ship a full 4.5" kit with lower arms for $49 & NTWonline shipped me 4 32x11.5's for $49,as well. But at $328 shipped for the Rusty's kit versus $448 for international shipping...

 

Very few of your lower priced kits will come with an adjustable track bar. Most RE kits are higher end and the price shows it. I have gone the re-drilled route and know others who have. I have never had a problem or heard of one personally.

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Just for giggles I checked this kit out. Rusty's wants $68 to ship this to Ohio.

That seems really high as Zone will ship a full 4.5" kit with lower arms for $49 & NTWonline shipped me 4 32x11.5's for $49,as well. But at $328 shipped for the Rusty's kit versus $448 for international shipping...

 

Very few of your lower priced kits will come with an adjustable track bar. Most RE kits are higher end and the price shows it. I have gone the re-drilled route and know others who have. I have never had a problem or heard of one personally.

 

I think you miss understood my post......it was $448 all in....that is the lift and the shipping combined not just the shipping.....the shipping was +/- $100 

 

I will post again when it is done.....as of now the rear is on.....i did it solo in about 2 hours.....i installed the add a leaf without removing the top leaf from the xJ..... :thumbsup:

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Just for giggles I checked this kit out. Rusty's wants $68 to ship this to Ohio.

That seems really high as Zone will ship a full 4.5" kit with lower arms for $49 & NTWonline shipped me 4 32x11.5's for $49,as well. But at $328 shipped for the Rusty's kit versus $448 for international shipping...

 

Very few of your lower priced kits will come with an adjustable track bar. Most RE kits are higher end and the price shows it. I have gone the re-drilled route and know others who have. I have never had a problem or heard of one personally.

 

I think you miss understood my post......it was $448 all in....that is the lift and the shipping combined not just the shipping.....the shipping was +/- $100 

 

I will post again when it is done.....as of now the rear is on.....i did it solo in about 2 hours.....i installed the add a leaf without removing the top leaf from the xJ..... :thumbsup:

 

I was comparing my price including shipping shipped at $328 ( american) including a too high shipping cost of $68 versus your price including shipping at $448 ( American?). Your shipped price is $120 more than my shipped price. I know part of your $448 was probably duties but that $448 is about $180 (shipping plus duties??) more than the $265 price for the kit on the website. http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-suspension/jeep-suspension-lift-kits/xj-cherokee-84-01-jeep-suspension-lift-kits/rustys-xj-cherokee-3-add-a-leaf-kit.html 

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Just for giggles I checked this kit out. Rusty's wants $68 to ship this to Ohio.

That seems really high as Zone will ship a full 4.5" kit with lower arms for $49 & NTWonline shipped me 4 32x11.5's for $49,as well. But at $328 shipped for the Rusty's kit versus $448 for international shipping...

 

Very few of your lower priced kits will come with an adjustable track bar. Most RE kits are higher end and the price shows it. I have gone the re-drilled route and know others who have. I have never had a problem or heard of one personally.

 

I think you miss understood my post......it was $448 all in....that is the lift and the shipping combined not just the shipping.....the shipping was +/- $100 

 

I will post again when it is done.....as of now the rear is on.....i did it solo in about 2 hours.....i installed the add a leaf without removing the top leaf from the xJ..... :thumbsup:

 

I was comparing my price including shipping shipped at $328 ( american) including a too high shipping cost of $68 versus your price including shipping at $448 ( American?). Your shipped price is $120 more than my shipped price. I know part of your $448 was probably duties but that $448 is about $180 (shipping plus duties??) more than the $265 price for the kit on the website. http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-suspension/jeep-suspension-lift-kits/xj-cherokee-84-01-jeep-suspension-lift-kits/rustys-xj-cherokee-3-add-a-leaf-kit.html 

 

Oh i see yes I paid a duty plus a small tax.....government needs a piece of the action too......any way got it all in by myself in about 5 hours...I have put lifts in before but usually had a helper ....so I came up with a couple of tricks that I will post in the DIY section...... :thumbsup:

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Just for giggles I checked this kit out. Rusty's wants $68 to ship this to Ohio.

That seems really high as Zone will ship a full 4.5" kit with lower arms for $49 & NTWonline shipped me 4 32x11.5's for $49,as well. But at $328 shipped for the Rusty's kit versus $448 for international shipping...

 

Very few of your lower priced kits will come with an adjustable track bar. Most RE kits are higher end and the price shows it. I have gone the re-drilled route and know others who have. I have never had a problem or heard of one personally.

 

I think you miss understood my post......it was $448 all in....that is the lift and the shipping combined not just the shipping.....the shipping was +/- $100 

 

I will post again when it is done.....as of now the rear is on.....i did it solo in about 2 hours.....i installed the add a leaf without removing the top leaf from the xJ..... :thumbsup:

 

I was comparing my price including shipping shipped at $328 ( american) including a too high shipping cost of $68 versus your price including shipping at $448 ( American?). Your shipped price is $120 more than my shipped price. I know part of your $448 was probably duties but that $448 is about $180 (shipping plus duties??) more than the $265 price for the kit on the website. http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-suspension/jeep-suspension-lift-kits/xj-cherokee-84-01-jeep-suspension-lift-kits/rustys-xj-cherokee-3-add-a-leaf-kit.html 

 

Oh i see yes I paid a duty plus a small tax.....government needs a piece of the action too......any way got it all in by myself in about 5 hours...I have put lifts in before but usually had a helper ....so I came up with a couple of tricks that I will post in the DIY section...... :thumbsup:

 

Good job. I would appreciate any tips on an AAL lift.

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