6 in short arm or 4long arm lift?

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02-09-2014, 09:47 AM

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Where do you get $15K from my post.? Thanks for implying I'm an asshole that spends other peoples money.

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02-09-2014, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JKAG

Hey guys, iam looking at getting a lift kit for my 2 door jk. Iam looking at the RC6 short arm kit. How bad are my control arms going to be ****ed down. Is the ride really rough? Or is it fine ?

Iam also looking at RC long arm 4 lift. It looks perty nice . I know long arm is nice I had it on my XJ last year. Iam just in between . What you guys think.

If the JK was mine, I'd regard 4" as plenty, probably too much.
The issues to be solved with 6" on a JK add up. IMO, it doesn't worth it in terms of on/off road performance. The doubtful benefit of 2" more clearance, doesn't worth the much decreased stability -- on top of the geometrical and mechanical issues.

I had test driven two similar 4" lifted JKU's on trails, except one had long arms, specifically for comparing the feel.
None of us felt a true improvement with the long arms, including the Jeep owner himself.

However, for a 6" lift, I'd definitely take long arms.

Last edited by GJeep; 02-09-2014 at 12:41 PM.