Rock Krawler rear suspension 1" "Stretch"

[olram30]

If you are adamant on the RK arms, RK will custom cut you arms if you like so they are not 1" longer in the rear...

What's the purpose if they have regular lowers in their max flex kit?

 

[jk12blk]

I have a buddy that has the 3.5 x factor and it flexes like crazy and it will take a beating. And it rides good too.

I wish I could have said the same. I ran the RK pro (7075 alum) mid arm x factor and while it got me from point A to B on the trail, it really sucked on the road. Maybe it was installer error by 4WP - not sure, but it was awful and even felt dangerous when I lived in the Bay Area and used to cross bridges. The undulations across the bridges were spaced such that my jeep felt like the front end was bouncing off the ground which made me have to slow down. After changing to a different suspension, we noticed the RK bushings had begun to fail in less than a year. There was rubber bits squeezing out the sides on all my RK joints (joints which I had maintained per RK spec). I understand RK has released a new and improved joint in the last year or two, so maybe that is no longer an issue.