My old man has their 2.5" and 3.3s on his Jeep and it rides great and flexes well. If I wasnt a picky bitch and still not sure what I want to do lift wise they would be a contender even with the wheel pros acquisition. They are awesome people every time Ive met them and they have answered every question my dad has thrown their way when calling or emailing.
Yeah, I've never had a bad experience with any of their kit. I think the only thing of theirs I had break was one of the Speed Bumps after about 8 years of hard use and it was because I missed a massive pothole on the main road at Uwharrie and nailed it at like 35. Ran their stuff for about a decade on that Jeep without issue, with their custom valved Foxes too.
Don't take it so personally. He has given you some good advice.
If you're installing that base kit, and you've ever changed springs in a Jeep, why pay someone? There's nothing to that kit that's adjustable. What is a professional going to "dial in" and how would they? These builder kits just confuse people and sucker them in with what looks like a great price. Now add the arms, track bars, front drive shaft, shocks, and drag link that you'll need to run 4.5" of lift and that price has exploded. As others have said, why 4.5"? We only run 3.5" and have plenty of clearance for 39s. The JLU, especially with the high fenders doesn't need a bunch of lift to run huge tires. If you're going for 37s I'd do a 2.5" lift. If you stay at that height you can get away with just a set of the Mopar longer lowers for under $100, the axles will only be ~3/8" off center with stock track bars so you can run those, the front driveshaft will be fine, the tie rod will be fine, and you can actually have a driveable lifted jeep near the price range the teraflex kit starts at.
Did you do a custom axle? I'm all for the voice of reason, but I disagree that it's necessary for 4.5" of lift. With 3.5" I can run 6.5⁰ of caster and still have 0 driveline vibes even at highway speeds in 4HI. I seriously doubt 1" is going to be the breaking point. There are guys on here running 5.5" springs with stock axles. At 4.5⁰ I agree you'll need to address control arm geometry, but drop brackets and adjustable lowers will do the job. Of course custom axles and long arms would be better, but it's overkill for most.
Absolutely love my falcon 3.3’s I’m 3.5 years on my falcons with hundreds of miles off road with full camping gear and RTT with zero issues. If I run with out alot of gear my Jeep handles extremely well at higher speeds in the desert
