Remmy
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Thought I would share for others currently in the research stage.
I have a 19' Rubicon Unlimited running 37" Cooper STT Pros. Within a couple weeks of buying the jeep I found a Skyjacker 2.5" in stock at a local shop so I bought it and installed it that weekend just to get the tires under the rig and the jeep out on the trail.
I probably made a dozen or so trips offroad and about 2000 miles on the on hwy as well. I felt like the Skyjacker did well for the money but without the Control Arms and Track Bars the handling was "flighty" compared to stock. Offroad it performed surprisingly well with the basic shock package and it got me into and out of the mountains numerous times.
The Metal Cloak GC 3.5" (Rocksport Shocks) was installed on Tuesday and we gave it a hard run up the mountain Thursday Night. Overall I am very impressed with the suspension. On road the handling is better than stock. Tracks straight and true and the ride is very stable/compliant albeit slightly firmer that the SJ kit. Offroad the suspension is superior no doubt but I feel like the Rocksports start to buck a little at higher speeds. Articulation and lower speed bump compliance is amazing.
All in all The extra $2000 or so for the MC GC was money well spent for my intended uses. I would like to pick up a set of 2.5 shocks once the reviews start to more readily come in.
I have a 19' Rubicon Unlimited running 37" Cooper STT Pros. Within a couple weeks of buying the jeep I found a Skyjacker 2.5" in stock at a local shop so I bought it and installed it that weekend just to get the tires under the rig and the jeep out on the trail.
I probably made a dozen or so trips offroad and about 2000 miles on the on hwy as well. I felt like the Skyjacker did well for the money but without the Control Arms and Track Bars the handling was "flighty" compared to stock. Offroad it performed surprisingly well with the basic shock package and it got me into and out of the mountains numerous times.
The Metal Cloak GC 3.5" (Rocksport Shocks) was installed on Tuesday and we gave it a hard run up the mountain Thursday Night. Overall I am very impressed with the suspension. On road the handling is better than stock. Tracks straight and true and the ride is very stable/compliant albeit slightly firmer that the SJ kit. Offroad the suspension is superior no doubt but I feel like the Rocksports start to buck a little at higher speeds. Articulation and lower speed bump compliance is amazing.
All in all The extra $2000 or so for the MC GC was money well spent for my intended uses. I would like to pick up a set of 2.5 shocks once the reviews start to more readily come in.
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