Short arm VS Long arm
09-30-2017, 06:52 AM
#11
JK Jedi
its just a $30,000 kit with 200 hours of install. We had one come thru the shop for some tweaking and the customer spent $55k for basically the same kit as the Terramoto sans the dash and LS.
10-04-2017, 05:57 AM
#12
I've run what amounts to Teraflex's Pre Runner 4" long arm for the last 30k. I say essentially the same because I pieced it together over time. I started with their 3" 8 arm kit, added 4" springs, SpeedBumps & Billy 5100s. Later I did the long arm upgrade and TF's Fox resis. The result is a much improved highway ride, while trail peformance gains are mostly in stability & ride. I can fly down rocky trails if I wanted to. Very happy with it, but cost vs cost I think you can save a lot of money and get pretty close o the same performance gains with a well dialed in short arm on quality drop brackets. I'm reminded of a conversation I had many years ago with John Currie. I asked when they were going to release a long arm for JK. His reply was "Why, do you think you need one?" He went on to explain pretty much what Dirtman says. There are a few long arm kits out there and it pays to look them all over. I know guy with TF, Synergy and RK long arms, all pretty much perform similarly.
10-04-2017, 08:19 AM
#13
Former Vendor
correct, too bad you don't raise the axle side lower brackets and really do something about clearance. Raising the frame side while leaving the axle end stock increases axle steer and requires more steering corrections while driving down the road. Think about it, do you really gain clearance by raising the high end on something or the low end. Its amazing how these experts in suspension can't see this simple way to improve on the suspension.
Adam C