I have a new unlimited. I did the TF budget boost with shock extensions. I just added a bumper winch, tire carrier and some armor. I'm thinking about going with a 37 down the road. I now have 35's.

With all the added weight.
I want a larger lift and I'm thinking about a long arm. People tell me that you really don't need to. People say the stock arms are long and no need to do this. What have you other guys done?

Thanks for any info!

 

I'm not a 100% sure and I know others will chime in but your control arms have nothing to do with the tire size you can fit with a lift but the long arm lift will allow you more articulation and a better handling on road and off. You upgrade your control arms for better stability and to keep your suspension geometry as close to stock as possible....

Please help I know i have not explained the the best way possible

Edit I forgot to answer your question No you do not need a long arm for 37's

 

What are you looking to do with the truck? If your an occasional wheeler or not at all then stick with a bb or short arm kit. If you want to get the most out of your 4dr jk on the trail then by all means long arm it is!

 

I plan to wheel it. What kit? I always went with TF. But this was on my TJ. I'm new to the JK.

 

Full traction, clayton, evo, rubicon express or my personal fav rockkrawler. Id stay away from teraflex since its chinese crap. Support the states and buy american!

 

I run Teraflex without any probs, good stuff. You may wanna take a looksee at everything in your house, toolshed,vehicles, at work ,clothes etc.. I do believe you may find that almost everything you use nowadays is not made here. Even those products that can be labeled Made in USA only have to have a certain percentage of it made here, in addition even if it is made here, they can use a certain percentage of materials from other countries .
You may want to do abit of research, it'll open your eyes abit to what really goes on with the Made in USA claims and guidelines.

 

Teraflex is far from crap, they always answer the phone, they always take care of problems that may arise, there parts last and are tested on and off road, they will physically sit on the phone with you and wall you thorough the installation. It really comes down to a whole LOT more than where things are made. And the last time I checked there were plenty of shitty "American Made" products out there.

 

I wheel the shit out of my jeep with my $500 Rough Country lift...couldn't be happier with it. All you need is clearance, tires, and lockers. With those 3 things your unstopable...

 

I can only give you my personal experience on this. But I run a 4" Full Traction short arm lift with 37" tires. This set up has worked well for me, but I am working on saving up for the long arm upgrade. Only had this set up for a less than a year, but definitely look long arm if you want the most out of on road and off road driving.

Just my 2¢

 

I had RE long arm on my TJ and it was great. For the JK 4 door I'm going short arm with 37's. My reasons:

Cost. Long arm kit parts and labor are much more expensive. You are talking about grinding off stock suspension brackets on the frame and putting on new ones for the longer arms. Major surgery in my opinion.

The 4dr JK does has a longer wheel base and longer stock control arms than my TJ. And a wider stance. I don't think the long arm stability is needed as much with the JK.

You don't have to lift a JK as high as the older jeeps (to fit 35's and up) and short arm lifts work great with lifts 4 inches and under.

Again, in my situation, the cost of a long arm wasn't worth it this time. I'm in the process of installing the OME 3" kit from Northridge 4x4 and flat fenders. JKS short arms. 37's. And a prorock 44 front end

My 2cents