Getting Long Arms vs. Standard Lift... advice

[4.3LXJ]

Slip Yoke Eliminator. It is a new tail housing that is shorter and tcase output shaft that changes the slip yoke on the drive line to a yoke on the shaft and a CV joint. Here is a drawing.

[UKJeepThang]

Not trying to repeat what everybody has said already but if you are going to go to 6.5" I'd definately go LA. SA will give you a very harsh ride. You could go SA with a set of drop brackets but then you will be losing clearance. Do it right first time.

With regards to an SYE, you are definately going to need one to reduce the driveline vibrations. I've read that some people run 4.5" with no vibes but I reckon that is in the minority.

My personal opinion is that unless you are going rock crawling, there is no point in going to a 6.5" LA set up. Expensive and you will need a lot more extras such as steering upgrades, stronger axles (if you are planning to go greater than 33" on your 6.5" LA) etc etc. I'm running a Rubicon 4.5" Superflex with SYE/CV and 33"'s and it suits me fine. Get's me through most obstacles having said that there is not a lot of rock crawling here in the UK, it's all mud and water.

But good luck with whatever you go with.

[x2elite]

I'm currently running 6.5" of lift and short arms, on drop brackets. My setup works great as well. However, I will very likely be building a full custom long arm kit in the next few months.

[4.3LXJ]

Good luck on that