Rusty's Long Arm Upgrade

[Ex CCS Racer]

Whaddya think?

http://www.rustysoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=XJLT1&Category_Code=sus_xj_kit



(Rusty's haters need not post)

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

do it right the first time, either spend a extra $35 and get the Clayton set up or spend a extra $100 and get the TNT

 

[redneckjeeper94]

i have seen two guys run the rustys first hand its a great system, I have all rustys stuff, they make great stuff

 

[LilRedRover]

do it right the first time, either spend a extra $35 and get the Clayton set up or spend a extra $100 and get the TNT

I had have to agree with this guy... lots have good experiences with rustys, but I haven't heard a bad thing about TNT or clayton for that matter

 

[BlueGerbil]

I´m for sure no Rusty hater - but his trackbar has failed on my rig and I´ve seen some UCA destroyed by fellow wheelers - so no more Rusty suspension parts for me - sure, I´d buy skid plates from him any day, but no suspension or drive train related parts.

I´ll have to buy a longarm kit, too and I´ve not yet decided between TnT and RE.

 

[jdogg4]

TNT all the way. I've seen both and there is a BIG difference in the quality. That and better customer service and thats big on my list.

 

[Wil Badger]

i ran Rustys and liked it .thier crossmember and how the arms attach could use some work to bring them up more.

they have also copied TNTs arms

 

[Really Twisted]

Hello, I run a 6" long arm fully adj lift on my 88 xj, I love it.

 

[Really Twisted]

Rusty has a new extreme duty track bar that I just added to my rig. fully adj and extremly strong.

 

[redneckjeeper94]

i have his arms and i dont see hoe in the hell u could break one of his uppers control arms i like them better than my old re lowers

 

[matt6669]

do it right the first time, either spend a extra $35 and get the Clayton set up or spend a extra $100 and get the TNT

you forgot to put another option in there as well. You could also spend about 350 less than those rusty arms and get a rock krawler kit that will ride better on the road and flex a hell of a lot better as well.

Matt

 

[AKswampheep]

im running a "giant" est 11" of lift on my RK longarm and it rides really good.. alot better than what i thought it would with that amnt of lift.. but i def support RK they had reallly good customer service when i needed something.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

you forgot to put another option in there as well. You could also spend about 350 less than those rusty arms and get a rock krawler kit that will ride better on the road and flex a hell of a lot better as well.

Matt

i dont like the way the RK setup mounts, plus with Clayton and TNT you get a life time warentee

 

[MR. XJ]

I've been running rusty's 4.5" for about a year and it has been real good. Now I'm thinking about getting their long arm kit. I think the difference on the other long arm kits is the name and the price.

Later

 

[RyanM]

i run his longarms, they are noisy and sloppy. the Xmember and mounts/frame brace is OK, don't waste your money on his longarms. the springs are great, as some of his other things. but i do not recommend paying 700 for his radius-arms. dont get me wrong, they work, and ive abused them/dragged them on ledges. just MHO.

 

[mack]

rock krawler kit that will ride better on the road and flex a hell of a lot better as well.

Matt

is this a fact?? if so, where did you get all your info?

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

I've been running rusty's 4.5" for about a year and it has been real good. Now I'm thinking about getting their long arm kit. I think the difference on the other long arm kits is the name and the price.

Later

so your tellin me payin a extra 35 bucks on the clayton setup that has a lfietime warentee is not worth it,

 

[RyanM]

Lol, i love it when people give an opinion and have no experiance to back it up.

 

[bobnoxious]

I like Rusty's stuff, but I sure would spend another $35 for Clayton's over Rusty's long arms any day of the week.

Rusty's is that pricey due to the "bolt on" aspect. Sometimes this is a selling feature for the DIY'er working in the driveway, and I wouldn't be afraid of it's strength or performance. But for someone who's not afraid to weld the new cross member on anyways, the Clayton set-up is the way to go, IMHO

 

[jjvande]

i like the paragraph on welding to the unitbody....tell me...did a robot weld his arms and brackets?... cause i've seen pics of welds broken on their arms. Does anyone know...is the unitbody high carbon or low carbon steel?