wiggles

Those are rough country coils and shocks but I can't tell you much else about it. But what the f is with your track bar?

timber.tiger

Great question. Wish I had the answer. It looks like the guy cut/bent the original, and added a rectangular piece of steel for reinforcement. Just one more piece that'll be completely replaced. I'm looking to replace it all, but retain the current lift height. I'm being a noob, I know, but this is my first lifted vehicle. I have experience with lowered machines is all. Do the Rough Country shocks have that extension on the top, or is that more fabricating?

wiggles

Do you have the stock flares on it still? And the shocks look like ghetto fab. You need new shocks, track bar, control arms and maybe leaf packs because those are probably screwed with too

Mr. Langley

Well said sir.

timber.tiger

Agreed. 110%! Yep, stock flares, and I like the 31x10.5 tire size. Tis why I'm interested in the lift height, to get the right size kit.

wiggles

I think at stock hight from the center of the wheel to the bottom edge of the flare is 17" so say its 20" now than you have a 3" lift

timber.tiger

Sweet. Thanks a lot! Oh, and the control arms. Yeah...

wiggles

Wow... that needs to be changed NOW along with the track bar because when the t bar fails and you start shaking around and have no steering those jank control arms will fail and your front axle is as good as gone from under your xj! No joke this is something that needs to be taken care of before you trust your and or other peoples lives in it. The shocks arnt a huge deal because they arnt vital but figure out your lift hight then get ordering parts, I would suggest rusty's offroad to get the specific parts.
Someone should go up to that guy and take his welder then punch him in the face.. just saying

timber.tiger

Right on. Buddy of mine has Rusty's gear under his Wrangler and swears by them. I really appreciate the input and fast response. I knew I wanted to play on this forum for a reason!

wiggles

Ya I stand by them too they are a great jeep specific company that offers great parts. And this forum is a godsend during certain situations and fun the feat of the time, you will enjoy your stay. Good luck fixing the po's ignorant "fabrication"

dukie564

Holy crap dude. Get a real trackbar under that rig NOW. That cog and rig drag link welded into a track bar is NOT safe - poor design and thinner than the original. Same thing with the control arms.

Both are things that keep your vehicle on the road and under control. If one of those were to fail you'd be seriously hurt, if not killed.

Skipper

Rusty make good parts, it is just that if you live on the west side of the Rocky Mountains then the shipping can be very high to get stuff from them.

All this to say that when/if you do order from Rusty's add the shipping price to the total and make a decision from there.

Converted96

I looked at rustys when I was doing all the research for my lift. I live in ohio and shipping on a kit was 110. All other companies were like 60 to 80. Not that big of a difference but from 60 to 110 is. It shouldn't have mattered but it was one of the few reasons I chose not to go with Rustys.

jfish1246

Radial

98 brutus

You shouldn't air radials down.. I wouldn't but least I would put in em would be 20 psi bias tires you could air down to like 2 pounds if ya wanted but radials is another story