Rough Country 3 in Lift

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:35 pm

Can anyone give me opinions on the Rough Country 3 in lift? The price has recently been reduced to 300. I wont be going off-road very often, just every once in a while for a little fun, but id like to be able to fit some bigger tires then my stock 28's under there. How does it hold up in the long run, and does anyone have any pictures of this lift on a Liberty?
Thank you,
Dalton Caudell

daspes · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:17 pm

Personally, I wouldn't run their clevis spacer style lift. If I was on a budget, I'd spend half of that on a daystar lift, and save up 600 for an OME.

Pics of Rough Country Lift:

oddball · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:39 pm

Yeah I'd have to agree since I was going to ask if the RC lift for the Libby was their "Progressive" lift, but from the image daspes provided, I see it is not. So....

Buy a OME lift.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:41 pm

Yes to the above, go Daystar if you must with bumpstops and replace the stock shocks
Also it doesn't matter if you ever go on a trail, you still want a good ride on the road I would think.

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:51 pm

From my experience spacers suck. But, I currently have those springs in the back of mine and really do like them. They are stiffer than the rustys kit that now appears to be discontinued :shock:

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:18 pm

So do yall think it would work out if i went with the daystar, and a set of RC9000 shocks + bumpstops?

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:23 pm

throw in a set of prelower springs and you will have a perfect ghetto... I mean entry lift. I ran the same concept for about a year and just ripped it all out and bought skyjacker stuff.

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:48 pm

Sorry, I've been looking at this site for a few months but I still don't get some of the terms, what do you mean prelower springs?

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:55 pm

First year they had taller springs on the KJs but by now those are sagged to nothing anyways so would not be a good alternative.

Just get a Daystar lift and install it, hopefully your stock springs have not sagged into the ground yet. By the way measure from the center of the wheel to bottom of the flare. Stock was about 19 inches , then you can see how much the stock springs have sagged so far.

But back to daystar, you know front shocks are the same no matter what
rears use ones for a 99-04 Dakota 4WD

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:55 pm

In 2002 the liberty was 1in taller stock than any other year. I only got another 1/2in when I put them in mine.

daspes · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:56 pm

daltonamorph wrote:

Sorry, I've been looking at this site for a few months but I still don't get some of the terms, what do you mean prelower springs?

The springs on the first year KJ's were 3/4" taller than 03's and up.

qwert380 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:11 pm **Posts:** 98

i did the daystar and 4x4 durango shocks for my first lift (budget minded) and I have been very happy (1000 miles so far). honestly I will probably first go to a spring in the front before I do the rear because to be honest the rear feels good with what i have

my.02

Josh

wyomingjeep · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:23 pm **Posts:** 7

I have a brand new 2.5" daystar lift if you are interested. I bought it and never installed it. I went with the OME HD springs instead. Let me know if you want it.

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:58 am

Thank all for the opinions, im gonna go with the daystar and new shocks. Im still getting the money together, and itll probably be a few months, or else id hit you up on the kit. Thank you for the offer.
Dalton

RED_KJ_666 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:54 pm

Hey I know everyone always says just buy this then save to buy an OME lift.... but why don't you do it how I did buy the parts basically one component at a time? I bought Rancho Shocks first, Front then back next then I bought the front OME's Then the Backs, then I bought the top plate spacer and bumpstops then the conduits, You get the picture. It will take longer to get it put in but not everyone has the spare cash to just throw at a Complete Lift. Otherwise everyone would be happy cruisin' around on a Franky. It took me 9 months to get all the parts together, and I'm still waiting on tires that I just became able to afford god bless Tax Returns , I highly recommend slowly getting an OME setup together it Rides Amazing On/Off-Road.

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