Which lift to go with? I'm kinda torn between which lift I want to go with! My local shop highly recommends BDS lifts and u hear nothing but good things about this shop form everyone around town. I kind if like the Rock Krawler long arm kits. But it involves welding so I still will have to take to a shop to have it put on. But I also like the rough country which I believe I can put on with a buddy. The money is no problem if i have to wait a month or 2 to save up for it that's fine with me also. And the way it looks they all 3 have the same warranty. I keep leaning towards the Rock Krawler but then something in the back of my head keeps saying I'll be fine with a cheaper lift. Oh and I have the 2012 2 door with the 6 speed.

 

well, before you decide on something like a long arm kit, you should ask yourself if that what you really need. in other words, what you should really be asking yourself is how big of a tire are you hoping to run and then go from there. if you're planning on running 37's, yeah, you'll want about 4" of lift or more and a long arm kit is the optimal way to go. if a shop is recommending one brand or another, it's typically because they have them in stock or more times than not, can make the most profit from selling it so really, do yourself a favor and NOT go off of what a shop recommends. having said that, most of the companies you are looking at have other options including short arm kits and long arm kits and you might want to give them a look before assuming that you should be looking at another brand. at least 2 of the brands you are looking at have reps on this forum and i'm sure they can also help to answer any questions you might have.

 

I'm a fan of going with the best lift you can afford (not necessarily the most extreme, but the highest quality). RK has an excellent reputation. Your Jeep was an expensive investment. Treat it right if you can afford it.

 

Ive heard that with the new JK's you dont have to get a long arm kit to lift and keep a nice
ride. i guess the control arms are longer or something of that nature.
anyway ive been reading up for a while on lifts as well. bds was a start as most shops push
that product.
RK is what i went with. i just purchased the 3.5 X-factor. and later on down the road to
upgrade to the long arm kit wont require much to do so. Good warranty with them as well.
THey have a good sale going on right now. contact bryan at 4wd and he can tell you about it.
you can get into there mid arm kit like i just told you about for the same price as bds.
Good luck

 

i completely agree and think that it's better to sacrifice going a tire size bigger if it means you can get a better suspension setup.

this is true. long arms really found their calling back in the TJ days as their factory arms were pathetically short. the JK comes from the factory with much longer arms and you really don't need to swap them out for long arms until you get into the 4.5" and taller range. at that point, your factory arms will be sitting at enough of an angle that you would feel the adverse effects of it. at that point, long arms will do a great job of helping you to correct your suspension geometry.

 

Okay I'm pretty sure I'm going with the RK. I was thinking I wanted the 5.5" long arm, which I'll have to take somewhere to install since involves welding. But they also have the 5.5" mid arm from what I can tell is just bolt on. I know at first ill be running a 35 tire but I want to move up to a 37 sometime, just want to wait a while to regear.