Rubicon Express 3.5 Inch Super-Flex Short Arm Lift Kit w/ Shocks- RE7143M
04-24-2016, 12:42 PM
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Rubicon Express 3.5 Inch Super-Flex Short Arm Lift Kit w/ Shocks- RE7143M
I'm finally pulling the trigger and putting a lift on my 2014 Rubicon Unlimited. I'm planning on a 3/3.5" lift and got it narrowed down to 2 companies on my own, Tereflex and Rubicon Express. I know there are better lifts out there, but these 2 fit my needs and budget best. I spoke with a local shop and was advised to go with the Rubicon Express 3.5 Inch Super-Flex Short Arm Lift Kit w/ Shocks- RE7143M since it was a complete kit requiring no extra parts. I've read a lot of mixed reviews on Rubicon Express so can anybody who's had experience with them more recently, and especially with this kit specifically, give me their 2 cents on them? Good? Bad? Average?
04-25-2016, 08:44 AM
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I've also read a lot of mixed reviews as I just started researching 3.5" lifts for my new JKU...although more good than bad on the RE lifts. Curious to see what others are experiencing.
04-25-2016, 10:15 AM
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I have this lift but I opted to go without there shocks and went with fox shocks. I'm happy with this kit. It flexes good and it rides pretty good on the street. There is one thing I had to address, I had to run 3/4" spring spacers because my warn shorty front bumper and zeon12 made it sag up front. I didn't like the stink bug stance.
04-25-2016, 12:28 PM
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Looks like an issue with wheel backspacing. You can see the tire was rubbing on the swaybar itself. Get lower backspace rims or add wheel adapters (or smaller tires) and the tires will stop rubbing the swaybar and mangling that bracket...
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04-25-2016, 09:39 PM
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I do have wheel spacers 1.75" I believe
