veedubshafer
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I have their lift shackles and the are really nice. I've dropped off many a rock and slammed off the shackle and they just aren't phased.
their website is good for a laugh.
seems like they talk down every other suspension manufacturer saying their products are a waste of money and do nothing.
"longarms are dangerous if you drive on the street" for example
Thanks guys.. Just got done reading what everyone had to say and, Wow! I may try to find the same bargain somewhere else. Any ideas? I'm lookin for a 4 - 4.5" Kit.
they are a great company quick shipping and you can even chat with them and they will help you out.
they are a great company quick shipping and you can even chat with them and they will help you out.
While longer control arms can help with the castor alignment setting, they do nothing to help with the ride quality and tracking of the Jeep.
If safety isn't much of an issue, if highway control and stability are not important, then the long-arm kits may be for you. While they do look impressive parked on a flex ramp or posing in a magazine ad, these kits do not allow your suspension to cycle up and down in the manner in which it was designed. So they can ride a bit spooky at highway speeds.
Almost as bad as poor quality springs nowadays are some of the "long arm" kits. Most of these kits do not allow your front axle to cycle up and down in the manner it was designed, which is why they ride so spooky at highway speeds. Long arm kits are fine for vehicles trailered to the trails. If you want to keep your vehicle and passenger's safe though, stay away from this latest fad as the rotating castor on these systems makes for screwy handling and you will curse the day you wasted money on it. If all you want is to build a trailer queen though... by all means, a long-arm kit may be for you.
No hocus pocus parts that are unnecessary (such as control arms)
Jeep engineered the Cherokee to be lifted.
We tried all the big 'name' shocks, Edelbrocks, Bilsteins, ProComp, Skyjacker, etc. All the same, all too stiff for the Jeep.
Control arms serve the purpose of helping to achieve proper alignment specifications and axle position when a Jeep is lifted. Not really mandatory until you get over 6" of lift
One thing you will NOT find at the Rocky Road manufacturing facility... long arm kits. We've been saying it for years, long arms kits make for great 'trailer-queens', but not for Jeeps driven at highway speeds. They cause your Jeep to turn like a skateboard which is not only spooky and unsettling, but also potentially dangerous. Even tech editors at the popular Jeep magazines have stated the same in head-to-head control-arm comparisons over the years.
If all it took for more suspension flex with no trade-off to safety and stability was longer arms, Jeep engineers would have done this from the factory. Jeep doesn't want millions of lawsuits from dead or maimed Jeepers though and engineered the best, safest system possible. Our control arms kits take their proven design and enhance it so you can feel 100% safe and comfortable in a well handling Jeep... whether its crawling thru huge rocks, blasting thru mud, bouncing up an off-camber hill, or driving on the road to get to work or vacation.
Some shops will sell anything to make a buck, but we at Rocky Road feel your life is worth more than 1-2" of additional suspension flex...
Avoid the long-arm kits.
Maybe that was the issue. We tried installing the front ones 4 yrs ago, no dice. We were prepared to drill them out, do whatever it took, but there was no way to get the holes to line up. Which sucked, because we had just cut the bar pin out of the shock and had to make a last minute dash to the store to pick up a Metro shock so we could steal the bar pin so I could make the drive back home with all four shocks.I bought BPEs from them...they fit in the rear ok, but in the front I had to chop quite a bit off, and eventually, because the holes didn't line up with the bolt holes on the axle, they broke off and I had a nice shock to replace about a week after I realized they broke.
Shipping took two weeks for a one week shipment...I won't order from them again. I now buy from FullsizeXJ and Grimus.
~Scott
I talked to them a few times over e-mail while deployed and he seemed like a nice guy (back when I was looking at stuff for my Tracker) so when I got the XJ, that's why I ordered from them. I had a problem with the order and suddenly he wasn't so nice.RRO has had dubious customer service ever since Glen started the company back in the 1990s.
If they have good prices on something they are reselling and you don't mind waiting then go for it.
I personally wouldn't roll the dice on anything they make in house. There are SOOO many options for vendors when building a Jeep why take the chance?