I too like the Slee kit, it's really the most comprehensive out there and there seem to be no complaints with it. Of course with that comprehensiveness comes the increase in price.
I haven't installed my lift yet and I was sure that it was going be a Slee in the end because everything is in it, but to be honest I had the opportunity to attend the Overland Expo this year in Amado Arizona and I'm now considering the competitively priced Ironman lift offered by Eli at Camel 4x4.
Ironman has a good reputation in Australia and has been making suspension for years. If I recall the story they have been in business for 50 or so years, starting out as an Iron foundry (hence the Iron in Ironman). they wind their own springs and although the kit is not as comprehensive as Slee's it does seem to offer the required parts to get the job done. Springs, shocks, caster correction plates, pan-hard rods, sway bar extensions and brake lines are included. What seems to be missing compared to Slee's kit are the adjustable rear control arms and the front double carden drive shaft.
Some claim that you need the dc shaft in a 4" lift, others say not, it seems to depend on who you talk to and the individual's experience with drive line vibration. I have no idea whether or not the control arms are necessary, it would be great if someone could chime-in in that regard.
There are quite a few 'Mudders that have bought the Ironman kit and are very happy, it supposedly offers a great ride and I've seen the components, parts are solidly built; it seems competitive to me at $1600. You might want to consider it.
Camel 4X4's site
I haven't installed my lift yet and I was sure that it was going be a Slee in the end because everything is in it, but to be honest I had the opportunity to attend the Overland Expo this year in Amado Arizona and I'm now considering the competitively priced Ironman lift offered by Eli at Camel 4x4.
Ironman has a good reputation in Australia and has been making suspension for years. If I recall the story they have been in business for 50 or so years, starting out as an Iron foundry (hence the Iron in Ironman). they wind their own springs and although the kit is not as comprehensive as Slee's it does seem to offer the required parts to get the job done. Springs, shocks, caster correction plates, pan-hard rods, sway bar extensions and brake lines are included. What seems to be missing compared to Slee's kit are the adjustable rear control arms and the front double carden drive shaft.
Some claim that you need the dc shaft in a 4" lift, others say not, it seems to depend on who you talk to and the individual's experience with drive line vibration. I have no idea whether or not the control arms are necessary, it would be great if someone could chime-in in that regard.
There are quite a few 'Mudders that have bought the Ironman kit and are very happy, it supposedly offers a great ride and I've seen the components, parts are solidly built; it seems competitive to me at $1600. You might want to consider it.
Camel 4X4's site
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