Rough Country

[TRAILREADYXJ]

I am very glad to see a manufacturer take an active role in working with their customers in an open forum such as this...


Keep up the good work, stay involved with the customers....provide good service...you can't go wrong...maybe the 6.5 X kit for the OTHER MJ...

X2, I am glad to see you doing real world research.

Personally I have never had any real good experiences with RC products.
I had some AALs that were very stiff and only lasted a couple weeks.
I had a RC adjustable track bar, the TRE went bad after 2 weeks. In general, it looked small, weak, and scary. I decided to run it temporarily because it was cheap and I had a small budget. It was on my rig for a month before I ditched it. Put it this way, I didn't even feel comfortable selling it and passing the burden onto someone else.
I also got RC shocks, they work, but are VERY stiff. I will admit these have lasted WAY longer than I expected, and I am still running them (although my XJ sees little pavement these days).

Now these are only my experiences, I know a few guys running RC stuff with no problems, other than complaints of the 6.5" short arm kits riding very rough.

I have noticed a increase in quality over the past couple years, so keep up the research and product improvement! This thread alone has helped my opinion of your stuff, and your customer service seems top notch!

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

X2, I am glad to see you doing real world research.

Personally I have never had any real good experiences with RC products.
I had some AALs that were very stiff and only lasted a couple weeks.
I had a RC adjustable track bar, the TRE went bad after 2 weeks. In general, it looked small, weak, and scary. I decided to run it temporarily because it was cheap and I had a small budget. It was on my rig for a month before I ditched it. Put it this way, I didn't even feel comfortable selling it and passing the burden onto someone else.
I also got RC shocks, they work, but are VERY stiff. I will admit these have lasted WAY longer than I expected, and I am still running them (although my XJ sees little pavement these days).

Now these are only my experiences, I know a few guys running RC stuff with no problems, other than complaints of the 6.5" short arm kits riding very rough.

I have noticed a increase in quality over the past couple years, so keep up the research and product improvement! This thread alone has helped my opinion of your stuff, and your customer service seems top notch!

thank you for your post and let me apologize for the probs you have had and also address these issues. TRE is not the best but we are working on a heims for as we speak I have the prototype on my 99 and it so far is great, as far as the shocks go we have the 2.2 series coming soon (not sure on a date as of right now) aal were junk in the past and IMO all aal ride sucks on jeeps they are to light. 6.5 inch lift does ride a little stiffer that 4.5 due to control arm angles but it is acceptable for the flex and hieght you get compared to other companies same height twice the money.

We are pleased to see all the coments and concerns yall are providing us please keep it coming and again thanks for noticing are improved qaulity and top customer service (I hope) :cheers:

 

[jp904x4]

having 5 kids a budget xj is what im doing so rough country 3 inch kit works for me. iv had no probs. just have been buying the other things i need for the suspension as i go. the kit is a little stiff but u get us to it.

 

[scorpio_vette]

yeah good point on the TRE's on the trackbar. while i do like the price of the trackbar as a great starting point, i've had to replace 2 TRE's on my wifes trackbar, and on my XJ, i managed to completely fold the trackbar at both bends. I was VERY surprised and a little disapointed how easy the trackbar collapsed on me. I was told that there was no warranty on bending rough country parts. so i ended up heating the trackbar up and bending it back as good as i could.

other than that, my wife and me both love our rough country lifts. lift=cheap and good. quick disconnects=cheap and good. trackbar=not so great, but better than nothing.

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

yeah good point on the TRE's on the trackbar. while i do like the price of the trackbar as a great starting point, i've had to replace 2 TRE's on my wifes trackbar, and on my XJ, i managed to completely fold the trackbar at both bends. I was VERY surprised and a little disapointed how easy the trackbar collapsed on me. I was told that there was no warranty on bending rough country parts. so i ended up heating the trackbar up and bending it back as good as i could.

other than that, my wife and me both love our rough country lifts. lift=cheap and good. quick disconnects=cheap and good. trackbar=not so great, but better than nothing.

do you still need a new trac bar let me know

 

[scorpio_vette]

do you still need a new trac bar let me know

it seems to be holding up fine for now. right now there are other parts that are actually a little more important that that. but i need to call you anyways about some stuff. thanks though. i've been one of the rough country fans on here which seem to get bashed once in a while, but you're just confirming the great customer service that rough country has. good to see companies take some public interest in their stuff.

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

it seems to be holding up fine for now. right now there are other parts that are actually a little more important that that. but i need to call you anyways about some stuff. thanks though. i've been one of the rough country fans on here which seem to get bashed once in a while, but you're just confirming the great customer service that rough country has. good to see companies take some public interest in their stuff.

thank you

 

[4x4life05]

The new leaf packs came in yesterday and they're going on today!!! thanks grims!!!:thumbup:

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

The new leaf packs came in yesterday and they're going on today!!! thanks grims!!!:thumbup:

anytime:cheers:

 

[Hugothegrunt]

Hey Grimus, I'm new to the XJ world, just bought my first Jeep a 95 stick a few months ago. I have been shopping around for a lift, everybody that I have talked to locally (Colorado) tells me to start with a min of 6" due to the terrain, and go with a long arm. I narrowed my search down to your (RC) 6.5" and RE 5.5 LA. The big difference I see, other than the obvious $800+ price tag, is the long arm vs short arm and that one is a bolt on and the other is not. I am a little confused on understanding the pro's and con's of the long arms vs short arms, I understand that the travel path of the axle will change but how does this benifit preformance (forgive me if this is a automotive 101 question) and how strong is the bolt on kit as opposed to the weld on? I have been away from 4 wheeling for over a decade so now that i can get back into it, I plan on doing so over time. So my XJ will be mostly a DD w/little wheeling, most of what I will face is blizzard wheeling. I am really impressed that you stood up on this fourm like you did, it says alot for your company and that action alone already has me leaning toward your kit, (as well as the price lol).

 

[rufus_1111]

i have the 4.5 with full packs. i really like it. it has been on for a little more then a year and havent had any sagging.

 

[scottmcneal]

buy the r c lift. you will like it, I LOVE MINE

 

[PornstaR]

Grimus- I give your kits, company, sales and service a lot of praise and after getting an email from a new person to this board about how I liked the kit and any problems it thought I would post this here for you since I really never had the time or kept forgetting to do this in the past year.....

- first you should look into moving atleast the zerk on the bottom of the LCAs. They are in a bad spot and get clipped off quite easy.

-second when I went to install the bushings in my swaybar drop links the paint inside was quite thick and even after removing it the bushings had to be shaved down quite a bit to get them in the links. I did use a press but after being pressed in they were so tight they pushed back out.

That was pretty much it. Not nothing major or even to steer me away from buying the kit again. Just thought you might want to know these 2 things about a "real world" situation........ Keep up the good work ~Wil

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

Hey Grimus, I'm new to the XJ world, just bought my first Jeep a 95 stick a few months ago. I have been shopping around for a lift, everybody that I have talked to locally (Colorado) tells me to start with a min of 6" due to the terrain, and go with a long arm. I narrowed my search down to your (RC) 6.5" and RE 5.5 LA. The big difference I see, other than the obvious $800+ price tag, is the long arm vs short arm and that one is a bolt on and the other is not. I am a little confused on understanding the pro's and con's of the long arms vs short arms, I understand that the travel path of the axle will change but how does this benifit preformance (forgive me if this is a automotive 101 question) and how strong is the bolt on kit as opposed to the weld on? I have been away from 4 wheeling for over a decade so now that i can get back into it, I plan on doing so over time. So my XJ will be mostly a DD w/little wheeling, most of what I will face is blizzard wheeling. I am really impressed that you stood up on this fourm like you did, it says alot for your company and that action alone already has me leaning toward your kit, (as well as the price lol).

Long arm kits due tend to flex a little better and ride smoother however also tend to sway on the road and not handle as good as far high tight cornering and highway curves. Having said that If you are not the extreme wheeler or it is DD and weekend trail blazer I believe that a short arm adj style is more the capable of what you want, and lets not forget the price, more the money you can save there are tons of other things you can buy, ie... skid plates and recovery points

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

Grimus- I give your kits, company, sales and service a lot of praise and after getting an email from a new person to this board about how I liked the kit and any problems it thought I would post this here for you since I really never had the time or kept forgetting to do this in the past year.....

- first you should look into moving atleast the zerk on the bottom of the LCAs. They are in a bad spot and get clipped off quite easy.

-second when I went to install the bushings in my swaybar drop links the paint inside was quite thick and even after removing it the bushings had to be shaved down quite a bit to get them in the links. I did use a press but after being pressed in they were so tight they pushed back out.

That was pretty much it. Not nothing major or even to steer me away from buying the kit again. Just thought you might want to know these 2 things about a "real world" situation........ Keep up the good work ~Wil

we are looking at the zerk placement and as far as the link goes it sounds like a thick powder coating if I am understanding you correctly but let me know

 

[fishfighter]

Grimus,I got the wedges in Monday afternoon.Thankyou!Installed them Tuesday.That took care of all vibration.Did a little off roading.After,I had got under to see if everything was ok.Well,I did knock off one of the zirks from the LCA.No biggie.Over all,I am a happy camper with a new toy!

 

[scorpio_vette]

Do you guys plan on releasing a long arm kit down the road. Currently my 5" lifted XJ and 4" lifted TJ are both doing good on short arms, but i personally would like to upgrade them to longarms someday.

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

Do you guys plan on releasing a long arm kit down the road. Currently my 5" lifted XJ and 4" lifted TJ are both doing good on short arms, but i personally would like to upgrade them to longarms someday.

yes we have talked about it as well as bought a tj to start one one than the xj after that however we have alot of projects going right now please remember with evey new year there are new vehicles and applications to focus on so a long arm is not top of list but close to the top

 

[selarep]

yes we have talked about it as well as bought a tj to start one one than the xj after that however we have alot of projects going right now please remember with evey new year there are new vehicles and applications to focus on so a long arm is not top of list but close to the top

So whats on the top of the list? any new XJ projects?

 

[GRIMUS99XJ]

So whats on the top of the list? any new XJ projects?

we are working on a few things for jeeps in general suck as front and rear bumpers, rock rails and diff gaurds also instead of changing the our current trac bar we are going to offer a x-series trac bar with a heavy duty bar, diffrent bend and hiems joint

the rock rails for a tj are available now and the diff gaurds for a d30 and 35 working on front and rear 44 and 8.525. rock rails for the xj are not to far out but the bumpers are still in early stage of desighn for the xj and tj bumpers are built just working out a few bugs in them. Now thats on the jeep side. Top of the list is the 07 chevy 4x4, 08 F250
and a few others I cant really say right now