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Lift kits. Which one

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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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Hey im new to jeeping but want to spend my money on a 4" lift kit or higher and put some 37s on. I have been looking at rough country, teraflex, Bds and more. Need help on the quality or each and the the flex and how soft the ride is.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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I've read nothing but great reviews about teraflex on here. They are also a very active forum sponsor and have great customer service.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by snowwalker17
Hey im new to jeeping but want to spend my money on a 4" lift kit or higher and put some 37s on. I have been looking at rough country, teraflex, Bds and more. Need help on the quality or each and the the flex and how soft the ride is.
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Hey Walker, welcome to the forum! I've been running a TeraFlex 4" Long Arm Suspension on my 2008 JK for almost 63,000 miles with 37's. I drive about 50 miles everyday with this setup and have been very happy with the setup. Now you can run 37's with a 4" Short Arm kit also. I upgraded to ELKA shocks for a even nicer ride on/off road. If you have any questions about our products, give me a call when you get a chance.

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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ludski
when it comes to a lift that big. you must consider.
1. control arms
2. drive shaft
3. track bars

with tires that big you want to consider
1. gears
2. reinforcing axles

rock krawer, full traction, teraflex, rough country, BDS, AEV
all have great reviews. but the most complete lifts you will see are the ones that are going to run your price up.
...and at that height you NEED a complete lift, otherwise you will just create more problems for yourself...
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by snowwalker17
Hey im new to jeeping but want to spend my money on a 4" lift kit or higher and put some 37s on. I have been looking at rough country, teraflex, Bds and more. Need help on the quality or each and the the flex and how soft the ride is.
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Walker
How much are you looking to spend as well?

Most suspension manufacturers will have choices from mild (usually easier on the pocket book) to wild.

We offer 3 different suspensions for the JK.

http://www.gorancho.com/suspension.p...1_jeep_jk#lift

Good luck, if you have any questions feel free to ask here or PM.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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AEV 4.5" kit with 37" Toyos. Rides great on rode for a DD and performs to all of my needs Offroad.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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I hope you know what you are getting into. To get that big of a life and that big of tires, you are easily looking at 5k+. Are you doing it for a purpose or just looks?
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Originally Posted by Rancho
How much are you looking to spend as well?

Most suspension manufacturers will have choices from mild (usually easier on the pocket book) to wild.

We offer 3 different suspensions for the JK.

http://www.gorancho.com/suspension.p...1_jeep_jk#lift

Good luck, if you have any questions feel free to ask here or PM.
X2 on what the Rancho rep said. If you wanna save yourself some big money look into the Rancho 4" Sport Lift. That lift will do you real well if you have daily driver with occasional wheeling. Act quick though. The $500 rebate offer expires in 2 days. To see what others think of it, look here.

Good luck.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 11:53 AM
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Rock Krawler! Their stuff is awesome. I just installed my lift this weekend and the quality is great, plus the warranty can't be beat!

Also, have you considered a lower lift and doing flat fenders?

Rick.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Another option for you would be the EVO Enforcer System.

We can package this system with Bilstein 5100s and Draglink Flip Upgrade for $1884.50 for a really smooth ride on and off road.




This shows the lift increase


http://www.evomfg.com/store/proddeta...O-ENFORCER-KIT

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