fdsa487 said:
I dont get this guys. So my Jeep has the RE6200 5.5" XJ Extreme Duty Kit (NON-LONG ARM) the kit costs 1,379.95 and the SAME kit but LONG ARM is only $400.00 dollars more. So why is it now if i want to upgrade to the long arm (according to the rubiconexpress.com website) it is $949.00 dollars more?????? It does not make any sense can someone explain this to me, please.
Seriously? How can you NOT understand that?
With the 6200 kit you get drop brackets, braces, and upper and lower control arms. With the 6300 long-arm kit, instead of getting that stuff you get long-arms and the new crossmember required to mount the arms. You also get the trackbar brace (~$70) and a drop pitman arm (~$65)
Now, if you were to buy the drop brackets, braces, and the arms that come in the 6200 seperately, you'd be looking at about $655. The long-arm upgrade kit is about $950 for the long-arms and crossmember. That's a difference in price of $295. Add in the trackbar brace ($70) and pitman arm ($65) that are also included in the 6300 kit and now you're at a price difference of $430. The ACTUAL price difference btwn the 6200 and 6300 kits is $370.
The reason the upgrade kit cost more than price difference btwn the 6200 and 6300 kits has NOTHING to do with economics, it has to do with the parts you get!
Think of it this way... you start with the 6200 kit at about $1380. You want long-arms though... OK, so leave out the control arms, drop brackets, and braces since you don't need them and discount the price by the cost of those parts ($655). So now you're at $725 for a 5.5" lift minus the front suspension components. Add in the costs for the long-arm kit ($950) and the two extra components ($135) and now you're up to $1810. BUT! RE sells the 6300 kit for $1750, so you're actually SAVING $60 vs going the route I just described.
Obviously, if you could exchange your current DB's, braces, and control arms (that you've already paid for by getting the 6200 kit) at full retail price for the long-arm kit, you'd only end up paying $295 for the long-arm upgrade kit.
