Rubicon JK Project (airock suspension on 24's etc.)
05-03-2011, 11:49 PM
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Rubicon JK Project (airock suspension on 24's etc.)
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This is my first post! YAAAY... i'll try to keep this concise as possible. I bought a 2010 unlimited Rubicon and I. LOVE. IT. I want to modify it but its my everyday driver and don't want to compromise reliability. Ironically, the modifications i want to do, i'm pretty sure scream "future problems". You'll see what i mean in a second...
I was all in for picking out a modest pair of 17' pro-comps on some 35' grapplers, an old man emu 2' inch lift, some xenon flat panel fenders and was ready to call it a day. UNTIL i saw this creation by Marshal Motoart on ebay last night... have a peek - bit.ly/kqfEkW
(can anyone dissect that "custom" suspension for me?)
I know the majority of you just rolled your eyes and keeled over but the moment i saw that drab green paint job with a 10' inch selectable ride height, extreme long arms, 24' inch rims with 38' tires, well... i couldn't fall asleep last night thinking about it.
i spent the day researching reviews for the Airock suspension kit and didnt find a whole lot as of recently (few posts in 08 but thats it). I'm wondering if the Airock Kit is reliable? Keep in mind I've only had the rubicon 4 months but have already done 200 miles worth of off-roading, so its not just an LA, mall crawlin jeep. She's seen some trails.
In a dream world i'd keep the stock wheels and tires to go off-roading and have the Rockstar XD 24's for turning heads. However, the only way i'll go through with putting 24's on my jeep is if i have a selectable ride height. I'm in and out of low parking garages all day and when your in a city, a 6' inch lift just isnt everyday appropriate. So the Airock suspension, on paper seems to solve that problem EXCEPT there are so many moving parts in a air-bag suspension that compared to a regular lift, i'm sure the margin for a issue is greater.
So thats the story... I just love the way it looks and the selectable ride height seems like endless fun but i want to be able to drive 10 miles to work everyday for the next 50,0000 miles without a hiccup... If i go through with this project, do you think it'll be a headache later?
Thanks for your time in advance!
This is my first post! YAAAY... i'll try to keep this concise as possible. I bought a 2010 unlimited Rubicon and I. LOVE. IT. I want to modify it but its my everyday driver and don't want to compromise reliability. Ironically, the modifications i want to do, i'm pretty sure scream "future problems". You'll see what i mean in a second...
I was all in for picking out a modest pair of 17' pro-comps on some 35' grapplers, an old man emu 2' inch lift, some xenon flat panel fenders and was ready to call it a day. UNTIL i saw this creation by Marshal Motoart on ebay last night... have a peek - bit.ly/kqfEkW
(can anyone dissect that "custom" suspension for me?)
I know the majority of you just rolled your eyes and keeled over but the moment i saw that drab green paint job with a 10' inch selectable ride height, extreme long arms, 24' inch rims with 38' tires, well... i couldn't fall asleep last night thinking about it.
i spent the day researching reviews for the Airock suspension kit and didnt find a whole lot as of recently (few posts in 08 but thats it). I'm wondering if the Airock Kit is reliable? Keep in mind I've only had the rubicon 4 months but have already done 200 miles worth of off-roading, so its not just an LA, mall crawlin jeep. She's seen some trails.
In a dream world i'd keep the stock wheels and tires to go off-roading and have the Rockstar XD 24's for turning heads. However, the only way i'll go through with putting 24's on my jeep is if i have a selectable ride height. I'm in and out of low parking garages all day and when your in a city, a 6' inch lift just isnt everyday appropriate. So the Airock suspension, on paper seems to solve that problem EXCEPT there are so many moving parts in a air-bag suspension that compared to a regular lift, i'm sure the margin for a issue is greater.
So thats the story... I just love the way it looks and the selectable ride height seems like endless fun but i want to be able to drive 10 miles to work everyday for the next 50,0000 miles without a hiccup... If i go through with this project, do you think it'll be a headache later?
Thanks for your time in advance!
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05-04-2011, 05:35 AM
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there is just way too much that can go wrong with the airock system and really, it's more gimmicky than useful.
last year on the rubicon, we showed up at the trailhead at the same time as another group and one of their guys had an airock system. after slowly showing off how cool it was (and i say slowly because it takes time to make adjustments), they let us know that they would be going in front of us because they would be able to run the trail faster. well, it wouldn't be more than a couple miles in before they were blocking the trail due to some kind of a failure in the system. after a lot of work, we managed to get around them and didn't see them again until after we were heading back out the following day. sure enough, they were hot to trot and took off before us and, sure enough again, they ended up blocking the trail on cadilac hill with yet, another failure in the system.
btw - welcome to the forum.
last year on the rubicon, we showed up at the trailhead at the same time as another group and one of their guys had an airock system. after slowly showing off how cool it was (and i say slowly because it takes time to make adjustments), they let us know that they would be going in front of us because they would be able to run the trail faster. well, it wouldn't be more than a couple miles in before they were blocking the trail due to some kind of a failure in the system. after a lot of work, we managed to get around them and didn't see them again until after we were heading back out the following day. sure enough, they were hot to trot and took off before us and, sure enough again, they ended up blocking the trail on cadilac hill with yet, another failure in the system.
btw - welcome to the forum.
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05-04-2011, 07:13 AM
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Why would you not stick with a proven suspension system? IMO there is just too much stuff that can go wrong with a Air kit.
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05-04-2011, 07:44 AM
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I've always liked the "idea" of adjustable ride height for DD kids wife parking garage etc, but i avoid it due to the stated problems above. Air ride is fine and worderful on paved roads. If it fails there not that big of a deal. if it fails on a trial your easily stranded with low ground clearance. I have seen them to adjust the softness of the suspension on offroad trucks but they did not use them to adjust height.
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THANK YOU everyone for the input and Thanks WayOfLife for the greeting. I look forward to meeting up in the near future.
Ya, you guys pretty much confirmed my suspicion. I guess i'll go with a standard lift instead and maybe a more reasonable set of wheels... I found out that the Marshal Motoart jeep has had two or three different owners already. With only 17,000 miles and all that money put into it I can only think the "custom" suspension is the cause for the owners to sell it.
Has anyone had work done at four wheel performance center? I was thinking of taking the JK to the Newport location off the 55 to have some work done.
Cant wait to post pictures!
I think i'm going to make it pretty close to this one.
modifiedcars.com/cars/25362/modified-jeep-wrangler-rubicon-2008-pictures(are rockstar xd's really crappy wheels or do they just have a lot of haters? i know there not "true jeepin" wheels but they look siiiick. if i bought them the first order of business would be to take the star center cap off).
Ya, you guys pretty much confirmed my suspicion. I guess i'll go with a standard lift instead and maybe a more reasonable set of wheels... I found out that the Marshal Motoart jeep has had two or three different owners already. With only 17,000 miles and all that money put into it I can only think the "custom" suspension is the cause for the owners to sell it.
Has anyone had work done at four wheel performance center? I was thinking of taking the JK to the Newport location off the 55 to have some work done.
Cant wait to post pictures!
I think i'm going to make it pretty close to this one.
modifiedcars.com/cars/25362/modified-jeep-wrangler-rubicon-2008-pictures(are rockstar xd's really crappy wheels or do they just have a lot of haters? i know there not "true jeepin" wheels but they look siiiick. if i bought them the first order of business would be to take the star center cap off).
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HA!
I seen that Jeep and just KNEW that I had to have it, The president and CEO of my company were in town that day for a visit and they told me.... (your not going to believe this).......go buy it and turn it in on your expense account!
I was shocked but ready to get it done! I was going to drive up there to Dallas from my place here in Galveston but I ended up getting sick. I've been thinking about it a great deal and I believe I have already came to the same conclusion.... to many things to go wrong with it!
I seen that Jeep and just KNEW that I had to have it, The president and CEO of my company were in town that day for a visit and they told me.... (your not going to believe this).......go buy it and turn it in on your expense account!
I was shocked but ready to get it done! I was going to drive up there to Dallas from my place here in Galveston but I ended up getting sick. I've been thinking about it a great deal and I believe I have already came to the same conclusion.... to many things to go wrong with it!