whats up everyone, new to the forum and looking for some input on my next purchase for my 2000 xj.
Right now i run a 4.5 inch rough country lift (short arm) and im looking into going to a bigger long arm lift kit. As of now im looking at the Iorn Rock Offroad 5.5 inch long arm. Any reviews or suggestions on that kit or another kit to go with?

 

I never knew anyone that had a problem with the Iron Rock kit, and I know a guy local that beats the living **** out of it and never has problems with it.

 

B lee 3link long arms works great lots of flex

 

So clean 0.o

 

X2 on the B. Lee's kit. Ive personally ran it and wouldnt recommend anythign else.

I also personally know Brian (the owner) and cannot say enough about him being a stand-up guy.

http://bleeoffroad.com/index.php/sus...ng-arm-upgrade

 

+1.

I can't attest to strength as mines been sitting while I upgrade it, but it's super simple, and easy to build off of to customize to your needs. Also if you call him he'll make it however you want with whatever joints you want.

I've actually heard good and bad about the IRO kit. Almost all the bad was about the caster adjuster.

 

X2. Just from what I've read. My buddy had a jeep with the IRO arms for a short period of time. The castor adjuster concerned me but seemed to function okay. One of the flex joints was all messed up though. Most likely due to improper installation.

I run the TNT long arms. I love how they mount above the bottom of the unibody rail and how beefy they are, but they're still just radius arms.

I probably wouldn't put radius arms on another XJ. It's not that they're bad, they function just fine. A 3 or 4 link is just a better design. I don't like how the castor changes as suspension cycles up and down with the radius arms. I really can't say how much of a difference it would make but if you're going for the long arm upgrade now then might as well do the best you can get.

Some other points to make about different long arm kits;

Many use straight control arm links. These can get hung up on rocks because of how far back they go. My TNT links are bent up at an angle so it almost appears to be short arms until you really look at it and see how far back they go.

Many kits mount the arms on the bottom of the frame rail. This also leaves the mounts hanging down to get hung up on rocks and smash your flex joints on stuff.

Some kits use a big beefy crossmember to mount the arms to that also acts as a belly skid. Others just use a smaller crossmember that really is only there to mount the arms to. My crossmember is huge and beefy, but is also one solid piece. That means any service to the t-case or transmission requires dropping the belly skid, which is a big job. Many of the new kits use a 3 piece design where the middle drops out. Another plus to the big belly pan is it helps to tie the two unibody rails together.

 

thanks guys. for the most part im gonna go with the 5.5 from iorn rock but im gonna look into the B. Lee as well. just looking for a nice ride for daily driving and for some more clearance and flex off road

 

Just remember if you haven't done it yet.... With that big a lift u have to change everything heavy duty steering,trac bar, if going long arms frame stiffners a must,sye, front drive shaft, gears/locker ,I installed heavy duty remote tranny cooler and a buch of sh** I'm forgetting
Have fun it's worth it imo

 

But in all honesty the majority of people don't do this all at once. Most will slowly build over years as money permits. Frame stiffiners is a good point. Those would absolutely be worth doing before long arms. I wish I had..

Honestly instead of buying long arms the best thing you could invest in is a good welder and how to use it. The possibilities are endless after that.

 

I've read about these expressed concerns as well, but they were mostly preliminary concerns and not actually experiences.

From what I can tell, people are just afraid of what it looks like, but it seems to work as advertised on everyone's rig who runs it.

 

Haven't had a problem with IRO long arms. B.Lee 3link looks like it maybe hard to beat being a true 3link.