Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: Mikexii on September 14, 2010, 07:21:51 PM
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Anyone have any experience with Teraflex lift kits? Or just wanna throw your 2 cents down.
Was thinking about going with the 3 inch Teraflex lift for my 09 JK
Cheers.
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They seem to have a number of 3 inch kits for the JK. I know that the US JK-forum sings the praises of Teraflex, but not everything that we read on the interweb is true.
I can say two things:
#1. The guys that I know and have learned to trust recommended OME to me for shocks and coils, and either Currie or Clayton for suspension components that include joints. (both of those brands use Johnny joints)
#2. It was a few more dollars, but I am VERY happy with my OME frankenlift. I am running:
OME HD coils (you will want the HD if you are running a 4 door and you intend to run steel bumpers)
OME long travel shocks (no difference on road, but a big difference off road)
Currie front upper control arms (to set the caster)
Currie rear spring retainer clips (necessary because of the LT shocks)
Crown brake lines (necessary because of the LT shocks)
JKS track bars (to keep the axles centered)
Teraflex extended bump stops
Northridge sway bar links
With all of that, I can run 35's with only the tiniest bit of rubbing in the rear at full stuff (after you tweak the pinch seam) and I am very happy with both on-road manners and off-road performance. Doing it this way probably requires a bit more thought and research than just clicking on the "buy" box online, but I think the results are great. Stan at Northridge carries all of that stuff ;)
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I got the 2.5 teraflex kit with the shock adptors in mine (09 rubi 2 dr). I'm still on the stock tires. I really did not notice any diference in the ride quality on the road. It rides like it was stock but its taller. I had to keep the leving kit installed after I put the lift on so it stayed level due to the heavy bumper and winch. I have the normal front springs not the HD ones. I am happy enough with the lift. It was easy to install, had it done it about 4 hrs by myself. Would I buy another teraflex lift? Sure it was relatively cheep, most of the parts needed were included. And with a pre-packaged lift you don't have to think and make sure that you got all the parts to install it.
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Wow, sweet setup! Someday I'll get something like that. For now, I have a the teraflex 2.5 bb with shock extensions, track bar bracket, brake line extensions etc. I'm happy with it. It rides the same as stock, and does everything I want it to do off-road. Sure, there are better things out there, but the bonus of this kit is that it was cheap ($300 including shipping brand new from a JK forum member), doesn't change the ride quality, and doesn't require anything else to make it work. I'd go teraflex again, but I think when I do the next upgrade I will do something fabbed together like W squared.
They seem to have a number of 3 inch kits for the JK. I know that the US JK-forum sings the praises of Teraflex, but not everything that we read on the interweb is true.
I can say two things:
#1. The guys that I know and have learned to trust recommended OME to me for shocks and coils, and either Currie or Clayton for suspension components that include joints. (both of those brands use Johnny joints)
#2. It was a few more dollars, but I am VERY happy with my OME frankenlift. I am running:
OME HD coils (you will want the HD if you are running a 4 door and you intend to run steel bumpers)
OME long travel shocks (no difference on road, but a big difference off road)
Currie front upper control arms (to set the caster)
Currie rear spring retainer clips (necessary because of the LT shocks)
Crown brake lines (necessary because of the LT shocks)
JKS track bars (to keep the axles centered)
Teraflex extended bump stops
Northridge sway bar links
With all of that, I can run 35's with only the tiniest bit of rubbing in the rear at full stuff (after you tweak the pinch seam) and I am very happy with both on-road manners and off-road performance. Doing it this way probably requires a bit more thought and research than just clicking on the "buy" box online, but I think the results are great. Stan at Northridge carries all of that stuff ;)