EVO High Clearance Long Arm Kit Issues

[Deezus]

No sir, i take all my springs off and adjust my bumps, it has about 1/4” left of shock travel left

I forgot about travel that's actually perfect right there ?

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[moodywizard]

With all the issues you guys had with the shock tuning and brackets from evo I see accutune has a coilover kit now. I haven’t read on here anyone running it, thoughts? Looks like a win win from everything I read.

 

[word302]

With all the issues you guys had with the shock tuning and brackets from evo I see accutune has a coilover kit now. I haven’t read on here anyone running it, thoughts? Looks like a win win from everything I read.

Accutune has had a coilover kit for the JL for years. Everything from EVO seems to be a giant mess.

 

[AccuTunedJL]

With all the issues you guys had with the shock tuning and brackets from evo I see accutune has a coilover kit now. I haven’t read on here anyone running it, thoughts? Looks like a win win from everything I read.

There are a couple people on here running our kit. Feel free to shoot us a message if you have any specific questions. We wrapped up a Diesel JL Coilover kit the other day, turned out awesome!

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/accutune-coilover-review.86821/

 

[Roky]

With all the issues you guys had with the shock tuning and brackets from evo I see accutune has a coilover kit now. I haven’t read on here anyone running it, thoughts? Looks like a win win from everything I read.

I’ll probably wait till I do tons and 40s before I do coil overs. My setup is working great for me so far….. when I do get coil overs, most likely will get Fox from Accutune but definitely won’t be getting evo…..

 

[SDhobbs]

With all the issues you guys had with the shock tuning and brackets from evo I see accutune has a coilover kit now. I haven’t read on here anyone running it, thoughts? Looks like a win win from everything I read.

I have the Accutune 2.0 coilover kit, been running it now for about 5 months. No issues to report, it works just as advertised, I don't think there is a better coilover kit that offers 5" of uptravel with only a 3" lift, it pairs perfectly with 37's.

 

[Zandcwhite]

Nah the rears are mounted up inside the frame rails, just wondering what bracket you used, it looks good. These are the accutune brackets:

It's not 1:1 at least on the back. It should be a 12" stroke and the shocks are mounted 30 degrees from vertical. 1/cos(30*) is a 1.15 correction factor, 12 x 1.15 = 13.8" of wheel travel. A bit of a simplification and it assumes there is no binding and it assumes your jeep is perfectly bumped. But a pretty close estimation, and they advertise 14" in the rear.

In front your shocks should be a 14" stroke mounted 10 degrees from vertical. 1/cos(10*) = 1.015, 14 x 1.015 is 14.25" of travel. They advertise 14.5", again, close enough.

The shocks are also not mounted at the outside edges of the tires, so there is additional wheel travel over shock travel as the wheels are farther from the fulcrum. I haven't measured, but for easy math let's assume the shocks are mounted 36" from center line and the wheels are 44". 13" of shock travel at 1:1 is equal to 15.89" of travel at the outside edge assuming my guesstimate on distance from center line is remotely accurate. Obviously in a straight vertical front axle travel scenario, such as jumping the jeep, the travel at the wheels is equal to the shock travel with vertical shocks. In a real world articulated scenario the wheel travels in an arc around the center of the axle as one side stuffs and the other droops.

 

[moodywizard]

I have the Accutune 2.0 coilover kit, been running it now for about 5 months. No issues to report, it works just as advertised, I don't think there is a better coilover kit that offers 5" of uptravel with only a 3" lift, it pairs perfectly with 37's.

Yeah it looks like a winner, might have to ditch my anti rocks though. Not sure if I would run front only. Good thing I kept the OEMs! Currently running Frankenstein lift with MC 6 paks which is giving me great travel numbers with king bumps to give me most uptravel but the ride and shock tuning can be better IMO. For fast speed stuff the shock bodies get really hot after 10 mins in the desert. When I had resi’s on another build would still be cool to the touch.

Thanks for reply! Saw the videos and looks like a great setup.

 

[Deezus]

Accutune has had a coilover kit for the JL for years. Everything from EVO seems to be a giant mess.

Everything from Evo is not a giant mess I've been running it for two plus years now no issues I will say this they've made a few changes to their kit since it was first released and updated their instructions with addendums at the end.
I will give you a pro and con right now.
PROs:
Bracket clearances
Ease of install
Instructions compared to the JK version
Control arms are very beefy
Control arms have a pinch bolt which makes it easy to adjust caster on the fly
Cons:
Bracketry could be thicker especially if you don't run limiting straps
Front control arms use a ball on the frame side not a fan but have had no issues so far

The Evo longarm kit w/coilover is a great value and easy to install with very good clearances and ability to do adjust caster on the fly however I would like to see the bracketry quarter inch thick.

FYI I've had my coilovers tuned three times and the third time was a charm rides like a dream performs off-road just exactly like I've always wanted it to very happy.

 

[word302]

Everything from Evo is not a giant mess I've been running it for two plus years now no issues I will say this they've made a few changes to their kit since it was first released and updated their instructions with addendums at the end.
I will give you a pro and con right now.
PROs:
Bracket clearances
Ease of install
Instructions compared to the JK version
Control arms are very beefy
Control arms have a pinch bolt which makes it easy to adjust caster on the fly
Cons:
Bracketry could be thicker especially if you don't run limiting straps
Front control arms use a ball on the frame side not a fan but have had no issues so far

The Evo longarm kit w/coilover is a great value and easy to install with very good clearances and ability to do adjust caster on the fly however I would like to see the bracketry quarter inch thick.

FYI I've had my coilovers tuned three times and the third time was a charm rides like a dream performs off-road just exactly like I've always wanted it to very happy.

You are literally the only person I’ve heard that’s happy with their stuff. I would never run pinch bolts on control arms.

 

[word302]

I really wanted this EVO coilover kit, and if i'm honest I still have FOMO about it. Every time I see that giant flex all reasoning goes out the window. I've had two EVO Enforcer non-coilover kits (on my JK and JL), also have other EVO parts on my JL, so I do like the brand and their products, but after reading the reviews on here it really scared me away from this kit. Like @word302 said you are one of the few if not only one here that has had positive things to say. This thread is 8 pages deep of people struggling to setup this kit correctly and it seems like EVO's customer service has really gone downhill. After exchanging messages with @Moto_21 who had this kit and listening to all the things he had to fix and fabricate to get it working right, it just seemed like a giant headache and also the cost to buy the correct spring rates and pay for tuning just added to the list of reasons I went with Accutune. In the end it came down to was the massive EVO flex worth the effort and cost and in my case it wasn't. It's a sexy kit none the less and i'm glad to hear it's working for you!

RK long arms FTW. Rockzilla is in my future.

 

[AccuTunedJL]

We certainly put a lot of time and effort into our kit. I think shock lengths & price are what steer most away, but the kit works, its simple to install, shocks don't hit frame and we work our butts off to make sure your spring rates are correct and tuning is the best is can be. But I can understand the need for flex, although there is definitely a trade off with flex vs performance.

 

[Roky]

FWIW…. You don’t need coil overs to be flexy, even though coil overs are sexy, and Accutune Fox coil overs are likely in my future.…..

 

[Deezus]

You are literally the only person I’ve heard that’s happy with their stuff. I would never run pinch bolts on control arms.

There's more than just me bro. Furthermore that's one of the reasons I like the Evo kit is those pinch bolts.
Like I said my only gripe with it is the brackets. It's thinner than most bracketry that I see out there I've actually had to replace the rear lower brackets frame side with an exact copy that is quarter inch thick. Be aware that I'm running a three link in the rear I have a RK 3 link. I ran the three link in the front for a while one arm on top and two arms on the bottom I did not like it I've had the upper arms reinforced this is not a knock on the kit this is just because I've got one ton axles so there's more weight using all that flex. They recommend using limiting straps I'm totally against them.
RK makes a nice long arm kit the only problem for me is I want to use weld on sliders and the way the lower arms are in the back are really long which is nice for ride quality but trying to put some weld on sliders in there it's not. FYI I live an hour away from the Rubicon and we do it almost every weekend that and Fordyce so I've beaten mine up pretty much for the last 3 years. The arms are solid no issues like I said my only gripe is the brackets they need to be a quarter inch thick. I would also say a 14-in coilover in the rear and that's what you get I'm not so sure I ever use all that ?
FWIW-if I had to do it all over again I'd find a way to do the Rockzilla. Even where I live it's Overkill my jeep's Overkill but I think that would be a badass lift especially how the coilovers mount in the rear.

 

[word302]

There's more than just me bro. Furthermore that's one of the reasons I like the Evo kit is those pinch bolts.
Like I said my only gripe with it is the brackets. It's thinner than most bracketry that I see out there I've actually had to replace the rear lower brackets frame side with an exact copy that is quarter inch thick. Be aware that I'm running a three link in the rear I have a RK 3 link. I ran the three link in the front for a while one arm on top and two arms on the bottom I did not like it I've had the upper arms reinforced this is not a knock on the kit this is just because I've got one ton axles so there's more weight using all that flex. They recommend using limiting straps I'm totally against them.
RK makes a nice long arm kit the only problem for me is I want to use weld on sliders and the way the lower arms are in the back are really long which is nice for ride quality but trying to put some weld on sliders in there it's not. FYI I live an hour away from the Rubicon and we do it almost every weekend that and Fordyce so I've beaten mine up pretty much for the last 3 years. The arms are solid no issues like I said my only gripe is the brackets they need to be a quarter inch thick. I would also say a 14-in coilover in the rear and that's what you get I'm not so sure I ever use all that ?
FWIW-if I had to do it all over again I'd find a way to do the Rockzilla. Even where I live it's Overkill my jeep's Overkill but I think that would be a badass lift especially how the coilovers mount in the rear.

How many times have you adjusted caster since your original setup? Pinch bolts will absolutely come loose when you’re dealing with kits with this much flex. If you set up limit straps properly you lose almost 0 travel.

EVO has some great ideas. They execute them poorly and have horrid customer service. The stories you read here are pretty much the norm unless you stumble onto a group of their fanboys.

Yes, RK makes the baddest kits out there. They stand behind their products and when you call them you almost always get Bob who is highly knowledgeable and actually uses their product. You just don’t get that from any other manufacturer.

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