long or short

[jesus freak]

what is better long arm or short

[seapahn]

If you just want a one word answer: long.

But how often is a one word answer a complete answer?

[sarah]

Where do you live? What kind of trails do you run or want to run?

[blkTJ]

I'll let you be the judge.

watch this video...

Sun Bonnent Movie Test

the first Jeep has 37's and an RE long arm kit.

the second and fourth Jeeps have 35s and short arms.

the third Jeep is a total custom job and doesn't count. :yay:

[jesus freak]

i live in apple valley

[rockhead]

Go long arm if you want to try and keep up with real jeeps. ha ha

[blkTJ]

Go long arm if you want to try and keep up with real jeeps. ha ha

please define a "real" jeep.

[ChrisD]

I know mine says "Jeep" on it and it sure feels real.....then again I have a Long Arm kit too

[nagal]

Go short arms.

[bjnrae]

Long

Go Long or Go Home...... ......BJ

[aston]

what is better long arm or short

Leafs

[blkTJ]

Go Long or Go Home...... ......BJ

stay home.

[seapahn]

Anti-grav :homer:

[Drewminator]

Ok! Now I am confused. What is the advantage and disadvantage of the LA vs. SA?
I will use this information to determine what suspension lift is going on the Rubicon next year.

Drew-

[seapahn]

The main disadvantage of longs arms have traditionally been much higher cost in terms of the components and installation. Many kits require exhaust mods too and cut and do away with stock mounts requiring cutting (obviously) and welding in some cases.

Otherwise, they have much better on-road manners for daily driver type rigs, especially at the higher lifts. This is because the axle moves on a much less circular fashion than with short arms.

The other "problem" that you usually hear about long arms is that the arms themselves hang lower and are more exposed than short arm arms. For me, this hasn't really been a problem. However, if that's a big concern, you can take a look at the new n-th degree long arms. They have a very sweet setup with the long arms bent out of the way and tucked up in the frame.

So which lift should you go with? I guess it really depends. I drive mine very long distances (Midwest to West Coast and Moab etc) so in addition to offroad performance, I was very concerned with drivability. I can confidently say my jeep rides better on the freeway with the 6" long arms, 35's, and 9-way adjustable rancho shocks than it did with the stock rubicon setup (well, ok the crossover steering also helped a lot!). Now getting it up to speed with the stock 4.10 gears is a different issue however But I've never had a speeding ticket in the jeep either