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I don't know, but I ordered tie-rods almost two months ago and still don't have them. Make sure you're not in a hurry.

I have had a pair of his leaves on the back of my XJ for about 4 years now. They are holding up quite well.

Rusty is a one man show. At certain times of the year he is pretty swamped. Great guy though. Always available for techie questions, installation help etc.

I orders an exhaust and a steering stabilizer from Rusty on the 2nd of May.

Due to a UPS screw up I just got the packages yesterday :mad:

Fawkers never scanned the packages when they picked them up from rusty so they sat in the loading area until I called to see what the hell was going on.

Not sure about the springs but the exhaust looks nice.

It even has a chrome tip to squeeze all the horsepower out of the exhaust as possible:flipoff2:

I have his springs on my XJ. IMHO, an excellent quality product. My leafs have sagged a little bit after 2 years, but I wouldn't blame Rusty for that. I removed the clamps to get a few more inches of droop out of them, and I routinely flex them up pretty well. Did I mention that I ran without shocks on the back for damn near 6 or 7 months? Boingy boingy boingy!

The coils are nice too, but a little soft with a taller lift. I would strongly suggest RE's 4.5" ZJ coils if you want a 5.5" or higher lift. Last time I talked to Rusty, he wasn't too gung ho on the ZJ coils, but just ignore him :D

Yes, his shipping can be a bit of a problem at times, but nag him and I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm kinda torn. I've got his 3" leafs and his 1.5" shackles + a solid 2" block and I'm only netting about 6" total in the rear.

Before I added the blocks, I was only netting 4" total. Most springs add more lift than they advertise and when I first put his on, I was netting near 4.5" with stock shackles. Settled to 3.5" and I added the 1.5" shackle and since, they sagged to 4" total, so I added the 2" blocks.

My warranty has been voided, so I'm thinking about calling him up and telling him what the deal is, so hopefully he'll give me a deal on a new set of his 4.5" packs. With these, I'm thinking about stacking to stock shackles, tapping for zerks where the hinge would be and welding a "seat" onto the body for them to safely rest on each other, making a set of hyper-shackles. Not sure how well they would work, but I'm curious.:D

Originally posted by JS-Economos
I'm kinda torn. I've got his 3" leafs and his 1.5" shackles + a solid 2" block and I'm only netting about 6" total in the rear.

Before I added the blocks, I was only netting 4" total. Most springs add more lift than they advertise and when I first put his on, I was netting near 4.5" with stock shackles. Settled to 3.5" and I added the 1.5" shackle and since, they sagged to 4" total, so I added the 2" blocks.

My warranty has been voided, so I'm thinking about calling him up and telling him what the deal is, so hopefully he'll give me a deal on a new set of his 4.5" packs. With these, I'm thinking about stacking to stock shackles, tapping for zerks where the hinge would be and welding a "seat" onto the body for them to safely rest on each other, making a set of hyper-shackles. Not sure how well they would work, but I'm curious.:D

3+1.5+2 = 6.5 You net about 6"s in the rear. How exactly do you plan to bitch to Rusty about a .5"?

Originally posted by jeepbrew


3+1.5+2 = 6.5 You net about 6"s in the rear. How exactly do you plan to bitch to Rusty about a .5"?

Originally posted by JS-Economos

Before I added the blocks, I was only netting 4" total. Most springs add more lift than they advertise and when I first put his on, I was netting near 4.5" with stock shackles. Settled to 3.5" and I added the 1.5" shackle and since, they sagged to 4" total, so I added the 2" blocks.

Therefore, if I remove the 2" blocks and the 1.5" shackles, I'd be stuck with 2" - 2.5" of lift from his springs. Like I said, most springs supply more lift than they advertise. I never said I was planning to bitch to Rusty either.

Anybody use his Xj 3" kit (front coils & rear add a leaf)? I'm looking at it for my DD.