Debate for lift (Daystar now vs save up for rustys)

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:45 pm

Okay I know this has been talked about till everyone is blue in the face but the deal is that money is pending and I want to lift and with everyone on the rustys is sagging wagon I was looking one All j site and they had the daystar 2.5 spacer lift on with bump stops and sway bushings $155 and pick up both rancho shocks for $130 with wheels me in at $285 total then shipping and the deal is that I am from Canada so I want to shop at one place cause you get screwed on shipping up here or the vs is save money and order a rustys coil lift and just deal with the sag. I know that rustys coil comes with struts but I was thinking of replacing my struts a little later on (hoping the daystar is nice to OE struts). I am just on break up in the oil patch and money is a little tight so some imput on the daystar lift and someone tell me I am making a decent decision but considering the daystar lift to save some bucks but still have some performance. Trying to get lifted before I go back to work rough roads with deep mud and would like to be lifted. Will the daystar eliminate the rake on the libby drives me nuts or do I need to clevis a little ontop of the daystar lift.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:57 pm

The Daystar lift is the best lift for the money. Good choice on the Ranchos shocks.

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:32 pm

just checking daystar site and they say the 2.5 spacer lift is not for 02 and why is that I know I am prelowered but the front springs have sagged a little and the jeep has a slight rake I was wondering if I would be aight with this lift on the 02 I know some guys are lifting 3inch with ome and rusty lifts would I be okay with the daystar if I got it even though I will call all j tomorrow about the spacer lift but want some input before I decide this route. Also should I just save my money for the rustys. Keep in mind I'm Canadian and need to shop at one spot and not rich either. :oops:

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:36 pm

If you are going to bother installing a Daystar lift, Please at least upgrade the front shocks to OME or Rancho. The Daystar will NOT be nice to the factory shocks since they suck. You might as well change them while you have it apart, you will be happy you did.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:33 pm

you do know that for just a little bit more than rustys you can peice together an OME?? and have a WAY better ride and quality

modular · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:38 pm

Or, you could go the BDS lift route as I did. Love the ride on the pavement and control/flex offroad. Nice price to boot.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:47 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

you do know that for just a little bit more than rustys you can peice together an OME?? and have a WAY better ride and quality

times 2 but people are tired of me saying it :wink:

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:19 pm

if you're going to save for the rustys lift, you might as well start saving for new front springs now. about 6 months after you install it, you'll want new ones

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:45 pm

tommudd wrote:

jsc7002 wrote:

you do know that for just a little bit more than rustys you can peice together an OME?? and have a WAY better ride and quality

times 2 but people are tired of me saying it :wink:

well ill tell me too lol, daystar is one of the better spacer lifts and i hear good things about the BDS but for another $100-200 you could have just gotten OME but for ride and comfort and quality you cannot beat OME and they dont sag over time!!

fdems · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:51 pm

OLD MAN EMU

WoodysKJ · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:58 pm

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO OLD MAN EMU

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:12 pm

WoodysKJ wrote:

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO OLD MAN EMU

and make sure if you get the Old Man Emu lift you don't get tricked trying to save money and accidentially buy the cheap knock-off made by Young Boy Ostrich!!!! The logos are all to similar :wink:

moose · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:48 pm

3 steps:

1. get a revtek or daystar spacer lift now
2. save up for the OME or Frankenlift
3. sell the spacerlift on the board or ebay

KJ04 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:32 pm

Save money, time, aggravation, and just do it once :!:

moose · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:04 pm

KJ04 wrote:

Save money, time, aggravation, and just do it once :!:

Wrenching on the jeep is fun, so money is the only point left, and if you can resell the spacer for 50% after a year... well, to each their own.

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:32 pm

Well now I'm not to sure what to do I was looking at the bds for a minute because I can get most of it from one spot and just pick up Rancho struts from here in Canada, but I got a private msg saying there is some upper contact and bump stops needed in the front to eliminate bottom out offroad. I am trying to avoid any extra expenses as in jeepin al arms or messing with bump stops cause I'm don't want to order from a few places. Would ome med with an iso and two ring clevis get me around two inchs to run 245/75/16 because I can get everything from rustys that way or maybe I can talk rusty into sending me med ome coils in the coil lift kit for the front instead of the rustys. I just need a one stop shop for shipping because of being in canada. Do I need bump stops for the ome lift at all. I am sorry about dragging this out but you guys are right do it once and forget about it and don't look back. I like the bds kit be seems like a little to much messing around for me and upper a arm contact is one thing I am not ready to fight because I know jeepin al is the only way to fix it. So some more advice would be great. Thinking med ome from rusty's with the ome shock and struts(phone and see if he has hd for the front and rear). Sorry to drag this on I just want to make the right choice and though who else to ask but u guys who have been down this road.

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:23 pm

For the price of Rusty's adding the coils to the Rusty's lift, you can get the whole OME kit from AllJ's (boulderbars.com)

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:43 pm

WoodysKJ wrote:

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO OLD MAN EMU

Save even more money and go with the Frankenlift II

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:16 pm

Okay guys thanks for all the advice and tips but I can get everything from one place an hour and a half drive away and to boot they are going to ship the bds suspension from the shop to my door and rancho struts for free. So the kit wheels out for about as much as it would of cost me to get rustys to my door. I think I should be happy with the bds I got a lot of question answer and the spring rate on the front coils of the bds are 435lbs, should be a sag problem here so that eliminates my one concern. I think I should be happy with this lift and it is ordered can't wait. Thanks for all you input and ome would be a great lift but I got a one stop shop and what I think will be a fine lift for someone who gets of pavement once and a while. Thanks for your time everyone and I will always be in debt to lost guys.

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