I’m digging for the specs to confirm... on the JK, the 0-2 Falcon was really long and actually worked best on their 2.5 lift kit.
That is not true... We're all still sorting out the "best" shock lengths for a given lift height and even specific springs, there is no reason why the Falcon shock can't be used with an RK lift. I do think they are "optimal for a 2-2.5" lift. I don't think the version they are selling right now will be good for a 3.5 or above.
I’m currently in the market for a 2 inch lift and new to all of this stuff. How do you think these compare to to fox shocks on the mopar 2 inch lift for JL?So now that the official post is out I get to tell the back story... LoL!
The other day David (the Boss) walked into my office carrying a box from Teraflex, said these were prerelease JL shocks and to get them installed on the company JLU Rubicon.
When I got them down to the studio and opened up the box, it was all oohs and aahs for a while while we all handled these new Falcon JL shocks. We’ve sold Teraflex Falcon shocks for a long time, so we were already very familiar with their quality and the JL shocks we just got did not disappoint!
Yesterday afternoon we did the old switch-a-roo, pulling out the OE Rubi shocks, the EVO Mfg. shock extensions and installed the new Falcon shocks front and rear. It all went smooth and we were done with the installation and required photo shoot by the end of the day, unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to run the JL around the block a few times to see what the difference was.
Fast forward to about 9pm and I get a call from the boss. Now he doesn’t call during off-work hours very often unless something is going on, so when he asked if I had driven the JL before I left (and I hadn’t) , I was a little worried..... I ask him if there’s anything wrong and he laughed…. He was absolutely elated with the shocks, saying he's been driving it all around town having a blast. Said they made the JL ride awesome. So much smoother over the rough and they cut down on the body roll, so far the best mod we've done to the JL. Definitely big praise from the boss on these shocks.
Fast forward to today and just after lunch I was able to grab the key fob and liberate the JL for a quick drive. Got in and headed down the hill to hit the highway and the first thing I noticed during the merge was the reduced body roll, it was a big difference. Much more controlled, so much so that when I looked down to check my speed... I was doing 65 coming off the curved on ramp before even getting on the highway. Wow! the high speed handling was much more controlled, didn't even feel like the same Jeep.
After the quick jaunt down the highway, I looped around through some back roads and proceeded to try to find and hit every pot hole, bump, lump and dip, finding anything to test these shocks out with. Even ventured onto the shoulder a couple times when the potholes alongside the road were worse than those on the road.
All-in-all, WOW! Big difference in ride quality and handling. I could see why the boss was elated over these shocks.
Currently working on the install write-up for these, will post it up here when it's done.
Northridge4x4 they said they would over extend with the flex of the lift. They told me the X factor 2.5 is closer to a 3” and these shocks would be a touch to short for the lift.
We haven't tried that combination yet, so can't say.
Who did you talk to here?
His name was kevin. He wasn’t sure so he put me on n hold to talk to someone in the shop. Kevin was just the middle man of the info. He was very professional about it.
OK thanks for the info. I still am looking for the best lift, as I still would prefer something close to 1-1.5"
