Control Arm Drop Kit, XJ (XJ7800)

Product Description

Fits:

Jeep Cherokee XJ (1984-2001) for suspension lifts create than 4"

The common misconception the control arm drop kit addresses, is that long (control) arm kits are the best fix for front axle mounting on a lifted Jeep. Wrong! 

While aftermarket control arms can help with the castor alignment setting, they do nothing to help with the ride quality and tracking of the Jeep, and "long-arm" kits? No way. Read more on these things below. .

Maintain factory control arm angle

If you view the front control arms on a stock Jeep, they sit at or very close to flat (parallel with the ground). The reason for this is control and ride quality. When you are driving, you want all the bumps and jolts to be absorbed by the springs and shocks. You do NOT want them transmitted up thru the rigid mounted control arm and into your frame (and from there right to you). Automobile engineers understand that flat arms do not transmit bad bumps and knocks into the frame. However, control arms that sit at a angle from frame to axle, end up transmitting a good deal of the impact energy (from bumps) up into the frame... and not thru the springs and shocks. 

Ultimately what this means is that your ride quality suffers. Which it really doesn't need to if the control arm issue had been properly addressed to begin with. It is a similar situation with tracking. The flatter the control arms sit, the better your Jeep will track and more stable it will feel at higher speeds. The Rocky Road CAD system flattens out the control arms to keep you riding as smooth as possible. Note on the picture below how flat the control arms are on this Jeep with about 6" of lift.

Control Arm Drop systems are appropriate for use on lifts 4" or taller. We would not recommend the system for anything less than 4", but the taller your lift, the more this system makes sense for optimal ride quality and handling.

Rocky Road systems come with the rear mounted brace and skid guard. Other kits on the market charge additional for these items and make them an option. Our testing indicates that this cannot really be an 'optional' item. It is required for not only a full strength mounting system, but also for the best trail handling. 

As you can see from the photo to the right down below, the back-up brace provides a "skidplate" for the control arm drop so it doesn't get caught or hung up on trail obstacles. Without this rear bracing, all sorts of problems can occur on your control arm mounting. At Rocky Road, we provide not only the full proper mounting system, but MUCH MUCH easier to install. The engineering on the Rocky Road system just crushes anything else on the market.

Our systems are easy to install, come with complete hardware, AND come with the adjustment sleeve for 100% perfect alignment adjustability. As mentioned earlier, we also provide the backing brace in our kit. In a nutshell, there is not a better designed system nor easier to install than the Rocky Road CAD.

As with most things in life... there is a right way and a wrong way to solve problems. If you are looking to correct your control arms for 4" or larger lifts, then a Rocky Road CAD system is the 'right way'.

Manufacturer - Rocky Road Outfitters

Rocky Road is a company born of the philisophy that 4WD parts should be built tough enough to withstand SUBSTANTIAL trail abuse. Forget showy 'cruising' gear.... there's enough of that out there. Rocky Road decided it was time to build stuff for the trail, by the trail, and of the trail.
Rocky Road are an American company based in Utah, and take pride in manufacturing all parts onsite. All Rocky Road manufactured parts are "100% Made in USA". Everything Rocky Road build comes with a lifetime warranty against bending or breaking. Very few manufacturers can offer this type of warranty. We build our parts to last forever and so can offer this warranty with confidence.

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