So today was the first time I had a chance to ride in a 3.5 Game Changer equiped Jeep. I live in NYC so I had the chance to take it on the highway and into local 'stop and go' streets. Hands down, BEST RIDE I have ever experienced in a Jeep. I say this because I have been testing a few Jeeps in my club with their lifts to get an idea of the lift I wanted on mine. Id driven everything from RK, Terraflex, BDS, Currie, Sky Jacker, Mopar, Ranco and Tuff Country. Im not here to rate the other lifts or say what I liked or didnt on those.
With that said, I only got to take 2 of those said lifts off road, the rest were all street drives only.
The MC ride was shockingly soft yet still felt firm exactly when you needed it to be. It didnt buck or whip around like most lifts Ive noticed and when coming to a hard stop, felt in control and smooth as if it was a steady stop. I also liked the fact that it didnt groan or squeek when going up a small bump such as a driveway or a sidewalk. It was always quite and moved quick and when it was suppose to.
The jeep I was in only had front and rear bumpers so the lift was a little higher then the 3.5, but once you were driving, you could barely notice it at all. It ALWAYS felt like you were stuck to the ground even at high speed curves. At one point I hit 65mph on the highway and I tried a few jerking movements to each side and not once did I feel out of control. At that speed, it even took the horrible roads of the city with ease. Dont get me wrong, you still felt them, but no where near as bad as the other lifts.
My only issue in the past was the fact that I never seen this lift or had a chance to test it out. But I finally got my chance, and from that chance, Ive made my decision to go with this lift on my jeep (when the funds allow me to of course).
I will also note, the guy who had this lift on his jeep put close to 16k miles on this lift with pretty serious off road time and he said it still drove like he just put the lift on. He did recommend that with this lift I also get control arm skids on the front because he did jam up the driver side mount pretty bad, but overall I loved it. Still didnt get a chance to off road with that lift, but just from the drive alone, I'm set on it. I only hit the trails once a month (if that) anyway.
With that said, I only got to take 2 of those said lifts off road, the rest were all street drives only.
The MC ride was shockingly soft yet still felt firm exactly when you needed it to be. It didnt buck or whip around like most lifts Ive noticed and when coming to a hard stop, felt in control and smooth as if it was a steady stop. I also liked the fact that it didnt groan or squeek when going up a small bump such as a driveway or a sidewalk. It was always quite and moved quick and when it was suppose to.
The jeep I was in only had front and rear bumpers so the lift was a little higher then the 3.5, but once you were driving, you could barely notice it at all. It ALWAYS felt like you were stuck to the ground even at high speed curves. At one point I hit 65mph on the highway and I tried a few jerking movements to each side and not once did I feel out of control. At that speed, it even took the horrible roads of the city with ease. Dont get me wrong, you still felt them, but no where near as bad as the other lifts.
My only issue in the past was the fact that I never seen this lift or had a chance to test it out. But I finally got my chance, and from that chance, Ive made my decision to go with this lift on my jeep (when the funds allow me to of course).
I will also note, the guy who had this lift on his jeep put close to 16k miles on this lift with pretty serious off road time and he said it still drove like he just put the lift on. He did recommend that with this lift I also get control arm skids on the front because he did jam up the driver side mount pretty bad, but overall I loved it. Still didnt get a chance to off road with that lift, but just from the drive alone, I'm set on it. I only hit the trails once a month (if that) anyway.
