Originally Posted by TheDirtman

Everything he said is correct. It's only worth the money and time if you plan to keep your jeep forever. This is why I don't recommend any long arm kit on the market except the Genright which ends up costing $30k+ with the axle swap and fuel cell. For this kind of money you should really be looking into a buggy that does not have the limitations of the JK. People are fooling themselves that they can build a super capable jk without destroying it. I love my jeep and plan to keep it forever but if I had to do it again I would build a buggy with a V8

Originally Posted by Jonny K's JK

I went synergy, sad fact is it deletes your transmission skid plate. But don't worry synergy sells a skid kit for use with their long arms for a mere $996 US!

if you can read this, my Jeep is broken....

Originally Posted by Ringer

Exactly. Every bolt on kit out there that I have seen has quite a few sacrifices for the money that they cost. A custom setup is great, but still bound to many constraints being a JK. I am with you that my next one will just be a buggy.

Originally Posted by Blizz

I've been looking into long arms for quite awhile and this was a very helpful thread. I had been leaning to EVO, but I just didn't like the price. I felt the arms could be made cheaper and if the brackets could be bought separately I would be able to justify this mod even for minimum performance gains. I stopped following this route because I figure I would benefit from coilovers more than long arms with coils and shocks. At this point, I don't feel my budget allows for a major upgrade like coilovers, so I have been leaning back toward long arms. Hopefully I can get some advice or expand my knowledge on LAs and it'll help me make a decision. Planman you posted these questions earlier, so I am going to fill it out to hopefully better explain my expectations. What size tires do you plan to run? 35s now, 37s in the future. Never bigger Will you run flat flares? I don't, but have no issues running flats. How tall a lift do you think you need? 2.5 would be ideal, 3.5 at most. What kind of off road terrain will you do and how frequently? I spend most of the time in sand dunes, but I like trails, mud is alright, not a rock fan. At what speeds will you drive in off road terrain? Faster the better - I know, I should get a buggy instead but I love my jeep lol 2 dr or 4 dr? 4 doors for more whores How often will you drive obstacles that are extremely steep (enough to make your low oil dash light turn on if you stay there too long)? That has never happened to me, so let's say never. Will you tow with your jeep? If so, how heavy and how often? I tow a small trailer + atv/motorcylce about once a month, but would like to tow a boat in the future.