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Old Feb 22, 2015 | 05:48 PM
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Right on Kojack, that's awesome Tereflex customer service is that good! I'm just trying to figure out the track bar bracket for now, after just dumping $3500 last week on the jeep, the wife says I have to take a break until I add more!! As far as ride, it's still Jeepy but so far so good, I would say it isn't worse than stock, just different, if that makes sense. But time will tell as it settles a little more.
Anyone else running RE lift for a longer period of time, hopefully can chime in!
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by theONLYbigHEAD
Right on Kojack, that's awesome Tereflex customer service is that good! I'm just trying to figure out the track bar bracket for now, after just dumping $3500 last week on the jeep, the wife says I have to take a break until I add more!! As far as ride, it's still Jeepy but so far so good, I would say it isn't worse than stock, just different, if that makes sense. But time will tell as it settles a little more.
Anyone else running RE lift for a longer period of time, hopefully can chime in!
I would contact RE. Maybe the wrong one was put in the kit by mistake. that happens from time to time. I am sure they will fix it up for you. All kinds of weird things can happen.

Check it out.
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 04:44 AM
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I installed this kit over the weekend and it rides great. I got the 2.5" with the RE monotubes. Its firm but not too firm. I also opted to skip the included Cam adjusters and went with Rough Coutry LCA's. I had a 2.5" RC BB on the jeep before and the difference between the BB with Stock LCA's and the RE kit with RC adjustable LCA's in night and day. I'll be installing a RE trackbar later this afternoon to re-center the front axle. Its not 100% necessary but I wanted proper geometry up front and the trackbar is a key component of that. I also kept the Rough Country brake line extension brackets as the RE kit did not (for whatever reason) come with brakeline extension brackets. I'll be moving to SS brakelines before too long but for now the extensions work OK. I was working by myself and everything soup to nuts took me about 8 hrs. If I would have not done the LCA's I suspect it would have taken about 5 hrs.

The rear bracket (if anyone is still confused) is a frame mounted bracket that drops the frame mounting point of the rear trackbar by about 2.5". I had to grind down a weld on the bracket to make it slide far enough on the frame mount for me to insert the bolt(s). I can snap a few pics if anyone still needs them.

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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 07:41 AM
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I would greatly appreciate a picture of that rear bracket!!
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by theONLYbigHEAD
I would greatly appreciate a picture of that rear bracket!!


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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 10:31 AM
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There is a pic right in the install guide for that lift on their website...
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by stagedtrip

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Sorry I almost forgot
Sweet, thank you!!
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Old Feb 25, 2015 | 01:10 PM
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I got it installed, thanks that picture helped out a ton.

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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 01:10 AM
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Hows it all working?
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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Linemanjk
I was looking at the teraflex but I heard some good things about the re lift I just wanna b able to clear 35s n do a little off road riding it's my daily driver
Really ? What good things have you heard ,lousy customer service, lousy parts , rough ride , can't wait o get it off my Jeep ?
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