Long arm vs short arm
i’ve been trying to decide what type of lift/brand for my tj. it has a 4 inch short arm lift on it now that’s all blown out and clunks and would just like to replace everything and have it driving solid. i never drove a lifted jeep that was properly setup suspension wise without clunking or banging only had this 05 previously lifted and my stock 02 (had an 02 that i found frame rust on it when i was putting a 4 inch lift i had bought for it). i was looking at the rusty’s 5.5 longarm kit and i really like the kit, it seems very complete, and i understand that they’re a good company but with that said the kit is 3k and i was wondering if i could just get away with buying a rough country long arm kit and that would suffice me (im not rock crawling or putting the jeep through heavy heavy offroad abuse just want comfort and a solid suspension lift kit for light to mild off-roading). i have no problem paying the 3k if the kit is worth it but if i can get away with a slightly cheaper kit would be nice as well (more money for my gun hobby lmao). also curious on if it would be better to just keep it short arm and buy new components, would love to hear pros and cons for both short arm and long arm.