Hey guys looking at the Evo Coilover kits, and was wondering if I have to go with a long arm kit. I would like to set up my rig for more desert high speed stuff with some minor crawling. My thought was keeping it LCG, with coilovers, and a set of 35s.

So can I do coilovers first, and keep the lift between 2.5" - 3"? On Evo's site it reccomends 3" -5" of lift with aftermarket drive shafts for the JKU. So wasnt sure if that would work for me

 

Yes you can run the c/o without a Longarm setup. Not sure if you're referring to their bolt on kit or not but, I've been running evo c/o setup with a teraflex short arm setup for awhile. On the bolt on kit, I can tell you the rear setup with adjusters bottomed out runs a true 4"of lift on my 5800 lb rig. I'm running 37's with airbumps. I have heard they are now offering 10"coils in back for a lower height, but youd have to check. Just fyi.

 

Yep,you can run short or mid arms with coil overs.I just help a local JK'er swap his mid arm for some long arms which makes his jk ride awesome.

 

The benefit of a coilover is the ability to package a fair amount of travel into a small area when compared to a traditional coil and spring set up.

You dont need a long arm kit to run coilovers but doing so will help you take advantage of the additional travel that the coilover set up will offer compared to your current stock suspension.

With that said, for a go fast set up, I would personally invest in bypass shocks over coilovers. If a coilover is shimmed correctly for your vehicle, it will offer better performance over the shocks you are running but it wont match what a bypass can do. On top of that, with external bypass shocks you can dial them in for your exact vehicle and driving preference.

Just my opinion...

 

Thanks guys for all the info

I will most likely go with a long arm set up later, but was hoping I could build on the system as the budget was there. So my goal was to do coilovers first then later on a long arm kit.

 

I'm doing the exact opposite, long arm first then coil overs down the road. There are a few people on the forums that have coil overs with short arms.

 

Yes, you sure can. I'm running the Bolt on Coilovers on my personal rig. The factory stuff will take a beating. You will need front lower adjustable control arms at a minimum. You will not lose any travel with short arms either.


If you want go fast, Go with the Double Throwdown System. Triple Bypass Shocks long with Coilovers. Of course it comes at a cost.