Their kits have gotten alot better over the years. The haters will always bad mouth them because they're slaves to marketing and name brands. "Dude..Glocks are awesome!"
OH yes, the glock guys, yeah I have shot a lot of pistols, and have owned a few different, I am more than please with my PPQ and with my Sig. Everyone else can keep their glock
I agree the lift kits have gotten better, i had a 2.5in for an f150 i liked it but now with my 2016 f250 and the newer rough country kits the ride is definitely better then the older
I think you might find why there’s more rust on the passenger side it might be the road salt because they don’t clean the edges of the road as good as on the driver side That would be my thoughts
I've had a lift in my jeep from them for like 10 plus years haven't replaced a thing but the shock absorbers. The coil springs are still in perfect shape and the parts go through hard Canadian winters
Got thier 4 inch on a f150 and I beat it to death no probs at all rough country has been good to me Walmart parking lot off roaders who dont take thier trucks off pavement will scoff at the price but most of them are lifted 2 wheel drives lol
The best lift is the one you select yourself my jeep has skyjacker currie jks bilstein parts went with skyjacker for the base cause their jeep coils are great and so are the control arms. I've seen Rubicon express control arms pull apart . Gotta say the bilstein shocks are what you need with any lift. Get the mono tubes and get ready for smoothest ride ever. The whole supply chain thing is making bilstein shocks harder to get had to wait 2 months to get mine but they really were worth the wait
@@gcposeidon0800 it happens when you max out the suspension (taking all the weight off the spring by flexing the vehicles suspension) causing the spring to slip. Also you can do it by jacking the vehicle up with a floor jack on the frame.
For $1200. ..shit son, I might consider that. Does your sway bar disconnect and reconnect normal? PS- your thumbs down might be from the Ford you pulled out!!🤣🤣🤣
Great video. After seeing where the trouble spots are for rust, I'm gonna put 3 or 4 coats of rust inhibitor on those areas before these shocks go on the truck.
Considering 90% of people who lift their vehicles never actually plan to go offroad outside of maybe one or 2 times after getting it in a tiny mud puddles and instead just want to look good at the Walmart meet ups I think rough country is fine.
I have a 2016 ford f250 with a 3in lift kit on it and it rides real nice im satisfied with rough country and your truck is sweet im not a big dodge person but the power wagons are sweet trucks
Weird, normally the left side rusts faster due to road spray from opposing traffic. Doesn’t look like you have anything to worry about there, looks good to me. I agree with you on brands, gotta use what fits your needs & budget.
When I changed out my suspension for after market on my ZJ. I painted at least 3 coasts of RUSTOLEUM CLEAR over the new parts before install. I live in PA. & it made a world of difference with rust from all THE FREGGIN SALT THEY USE, FREAKS. NICE TRUCK, DAMN NICE.
@@rush741 I've rarely seen them actually spray but it SUCKS for our vehicles. HELL some new trucks sitting right on the dealers lot have rust on them already, WTF ? I live in Columbia Co. PA.
I was looking at brands like Fox King and Icon for my shocks but just went with Bilstein. Going to use 6100 for my front and 5160 for my rear. Went with them as they are reputable. Since the 2 inch front lift will have risk of hitting my coil buckets I going to have to get upper arms so either CJD racing or Dirt King Fabrication. I just like working on cars in general but I'm kind of a part snob I will go overkill. Thinking about getting full Heim Steering as well. Boxed lower arms may be somewhere in the future.
Put a RC lift on my daughter 03 TJ and it’s been good for several years now. Running 35 KO2’s on a 4 inch lift. For the price to lift something it ain’t bad. Seems to drive straight with no excess wear on tires and no wobble in front. Plus it looks better than stock does for it gets compliments.
look up Walker Evans who raced nothing but Rough country stuff back in the 70s and wrote hard when he raced nothing ever broke Walker happens if it's good enough for him its good enough for everyone else
I've had rough country on 4 3/4 ton trucks and one half ton with nooo issues. They do ride rougher then your high end lifts. But I have a 5 3/4 fixing to get a 5 inch lift from rough country
People just mad they paid so much for their other brands or kits. For the price RC is actually a great value. Obviously its not a $7k coil kit. But for the $500 to $2000 kits they give a ton of value. Again too many people are mad and need to justify their $5,000 kits they ride to the mall. lol
Rough Country is a great lift. I put one on my 2012 F350 6.7 Power Stroke. It’s still functioning perfectly without any issues other than replacing the shocks. I was disappointed with the shocks, but I have blown out BDS Shocks as well. Truck has over 175,000 miles with lots of deer camp, pulling 40’ fifth wheel, boat, mountains in Colorado and daily driver in Houston. BDS shocks did make it ride better no doubt.
one thing I've noticed about rough country lifts is the crappy galvanized. look at a rough country lift a few years after it's been in and every bare metal part is covered in rust.
I have a 2012 Ram 2500 was going to do RC 3”coils with their n3 shocks are they at least as good as stock? Should I save for Bilstein 5100’s? can’t find much info about their shocks I mainly use my truck for towing put offset 20’s on just slight lift to level and clear tires thanks man nice truck
I have the 4 inch BDS lift on my 2016 Ram1500 Sport and love it but it was installed by the dealer before I bought my truck. I am about to replace shocks and struts and was considering Rough Country but I saw way to many reviews basically saying the guy didn't necessarily regret buying rough country but for the same price or slightly more you could get a better brand with a better reputation. So this video was posted in July 2018, its 2020 now. How has it held up since then?
RC is the best bang for your buck and the customer service is awesome. I have a 6” on my 2006 F250 and my buddy has the same on his 2012 F250, both installed in 2016, and they perform flawlessly. And we actually have to go offroad in 4 wheel pulling SXS trailers to get to our camp. I ended up buying a Ram 1500 to keep from driving my F250 so much and went with the high-end coilover BDS since my buddy works at a shop and I got it at cost. Obviously BDS is a better kit but it’s normally more than 3 times the price of RC. Since I got a $4000 kit for $2000 I jumped on it but otherwise I would have stuck with RC for sure.
(8:55) The front left spring is not properly seated on the pad insulator. The spring is also rubbing the paint off your frame and rust is starting to form. The shocks look off poor quality. You should reseat the spring, upgrade your shocks, touch up paint your RC components/ frame, and have your undercarriage sprayed for rust. The truck looks great.
I've been using RC for decades! Yep, I'm an old bastard! From dodge's, to Ford, and jeep! Never an issue. Just remember to torque and re torque any lift! Lol and retorque again!!! Lol. That's one good looking Power Wagon!
I have a 4” Rough Country lift on my ‘98 Jeep and a 2” Rough Country Level on my F-150. Both have performed flawlessly. The only problems I’ve ever had were operator error. I installed them both myself and didn’t get a nut tight enough and it came off (quick release sway bar links).
I've been looking into lifts, and I live in the rust belt. Your video is the only one to show how the quality held up through the salt. As for the rust being on the passenger side. Salt is distributed evenly on the road once its first spread. As it melts snow and ice, everything drifts towards the curbs due to the crown of the road. The center of the road is slightly higher than the out bands of the road where it meets the curb. Reason for this is so water has a way to drain away and prevent pooling under normal weather conditions, such as rain and thawing snow and ice, to prevent hydroplaning. Also, the salt concentration will be higher closer to the curb, so will rust metal parts faster on the passenger side compared to the driver side.
if you're watching this vid to see the condition of the lift and see how rusted out it is then don't bother. the guy never gets around to actually showing it. It's just 14 minutes of him blabbing.
One of the reasons why you have more on the right side vs the left side. If you live in a area that get alot of snow, and constant icy conditions. It could be whatever your state or county puts on the roadways. That stuff always collects more on the right side of the road. I live in eastern Montana, and I have similar conditions on my F350.
Thanks. Been gun shy on this kit for my 2007 based on mixed reviews. Seeing yours being put to the test is all the proof I need for daily driving and occasionally falling off the road into a field of corn.
I have rough country premium n3 shocks on all 4 corners of my super duty and I'm not going to lie they make your ride bouncy, ride Quality definitely changed, will be replacing my HD plow prep package leveling coil springs out for rough country leveling coil springs though.
We put a 3.25" Rough Country lift kit on my Son's 1997 Jeep TJ, and although it rusted in the same areas as in this video, it has held up well in performance so far, (6 years in). We put a 3.5" Rough Country on my wife's 2012 Jeep JKU, and it is awesome! A better ride than stock, with great looks and great performance. We noted that at that time, (2 years ago), Rough Country had really improved their engineering. That lift kit makes for a really nice ride by keeping the factory suspension steering and angles. Now... I'm thinking of putting a Rouch Country 5" lift on my 2013 Ram 2500 Hemi 4x4. Over the last 10 years I've hunted around for a lift kit for my truck, and most brands omit the 2013 Ram model year... or list it only for the Cummins trucks, which are heavier up front. For $999.99, I think I'll end up trying the Rough Country kit for my Ram. I will likely repaint the shocks and springs to give them added proection. One thing we did when we rebuilt my Son's Jeep TJ was to use Eastman's epoxy frame sealer, primer, satin black top coat, and a coat of Duplicolor bed liner on his frame and suspension parts, (but not the axles). This aided in protecting against rust, as well as rock chips and impacts. I might consider doing this to the Rough Country equipment as well. Nothing looks worse than rust on new suspension parts. Thanks for the video! Stay Safe Folks!!!
Good no. Ok much camera shake, y no moving round quite so much. When you look away tool goes down. I would do your Monolog with b roll as reference edits to show what you are talking about. Else, good review!
Yea salt the road to death capital... Northern Illinois. Would love to move to New mexico or arizona someday, thats the goal. When I went to New mexico a few months back, every truck on the road was pristine.. at least from a Illinoisan perspective.. no rust, and trucks still on the road from 40 years ago
What kind of jeep and lift kit? If it's IFS (wk1) or 4 wheel independent (wk2) and a spacer lift its gonna be rougher as all your doing it preloading the springs and reducing droop.
i think your rust issues being more on the passenger side could be that in the winter time the salt and slush water builds up more on the rght side of the road just a thought i love that truck
Well I beg yo differ jeep wise.4" RC LIFT XSERIES.Lower control heim joint went bad less than 3,000 miles FREAKING HIGHWAY DRIVING!.They replaced it last one freaking day.On third one replaced today let's see how long.There customers service absolutely liers!! Also treat you like you don't know anything.WRONG AGAIN RC!!!
Thanks for the update. I also had CNC in Kenosha install my RC lift on my 2016 power wagon. I've noticed my draglink end to the pittman has been showing signs of wear at about 10k miles and is tweaked at an odd angle to the rear similar to how yours looks and wondering if you have had any issues with that. Also, are you experiencing any bump steer or done anything to correct how the front axle now sits offset to the drivers side?
I have a 6 inch rough country on my 08 250, and a 8 inch McGauyhs “ I spelled it the best I could”. I payed 1200 for the rough country, and it is a beast. Had it for 3 years. The McGauyhs lift on my Duramax cost $2200, and it rides nice ; but isn’t great on off road. I have learn to not focus on the name; but durability.
I have a 2017 1500 and had the RC 6” and damn my truck rides like a broken skateboard. That’s what I get for going the cheapest route possible. It’s slowly getting better now that I’m replacing shocks and stuff, it’s coming together.
I'm a rough country fan but now at the 4" level for 2000 with the premium struts you can grab other kits at least for 1500 Rams. Wish they would sell the kit and let you buy your own struts. Had there 3" on my Tahoe for 70000
All lift kits are good just some perform better I have a 6 inch pro comp on my 2015 f150 an use to have a 6 inch rough country on my 85 Scotts dale both are good what tires are them
I’m looking at getting a ram power wagon. The exact same year as yours but it’s red. What is the average fuel mileage you were getting when it was stock??
Not saying that Rough Country is bad, but they have had a few issues with some of their parts. Some of these parts have failed under extreme conditions. They do have good prices for decent function. However; under extreme conditions consumers still need to research their own vehicles and find out what will work best for that particler ride. I think it comes to what you plan on doing with your automobile. 👍
For the average guy whose rig sees dirt four or five times every year, RC is fine. Their product is fairly priced, made in the USA and pretty good quality especially in the past few years. If you're building a crawler to get our of bowls in Moab, you made need to spend a bit more money.
I'm going went with a 3" kit Rc kit with control arms and rear N3 shocks. only thing I might swap out are the spacers with a solid 3" front and 2" rear Instead of what they have other than that for the price I'm on board 100 %
Do you still have this truck and the RC suspension? I've read about the shock chrome/stainless? shaft pitting with exposure to the elements and that rough surface tears up the seals inside the shock leading to failure. Any comments about this?
RC seems to have drastically improved even within the last 5-10 years. I’ve never owned an RC kit but my current truck I think I may buy an RC. In the last several years RC has been kind of hit or miss, a crapshoot. But over the last year I would say the reviews have been resoundingly positive.
your front spring right off the rocker ma man but i had a rc lift on my f150 and had no issues im considering a nother 6 ' rc for my newq f150 with the new vertex coilovers and shocks nice truck you got sweet
Hey Ian. So, I moved the Front Runner rack off my 80 series Land Cruiser to the ARE shell that I've always had. Put two solar panels on top, built a kinda horseshoe shaped shelf bedrail height that has a pocket on one side for my camp stove and the other side has two chairs. Puma air compressor. ARB fridge in the back, AGM battery dead nuts center against the front of the bed. Of course tools, recovery stuff yada/yada. Went for a recent trip to CA and the AZ strip. Picked up a friend that is a Egr/sales. at DANA. Dude that thing rocked like crazy. Seriously, it was like a drunkin sailor. And I have the CG as low as I can get. I have a Expo1 dual swing rear bumper coming soon, and I know it will just be worse. Did fine off road, shocks still suck, but truck did great. After I get that bumper on Im going to CAT scale and call Thuren and Carli and see what I can figure out. I live down 3 miles of washboard to get to pavement everyday here in AZ, and I want soft, but firm on the road. Probably Kings. Agree that the pumpkins are the Achilles heal of these girls. I'm not going bigger than the 35's though as a DD. Oh, there are the White Knuckle sliders that are heavy. She's going in tomorrow for the transmission interlock recall and a P0456 flag that keeps coming up.
Don Leamon good stuff Don. Damn I need to feature your truck on the channel haha I love hearing updates and your truck sounds like it’s really coming along nicely. I love the overland aspect of yours, and it’s cool to see the different builds out there, totally different than mine , as in mine isn’t overlander status at all but rather a classic trail or mudder type truck. Gotta find a way to send me a small video tour or pics of your rig man and the Lexus too
Great Review video of your lift setup. I was on the fence about going with Rough Country, but after watching your video, I've made the decision to pull the trigger with rough country from my Ram. Thanks for the great review.
@@richieodonnell2712 Not yet, Richie. I'm working down my list of things to pay for and the lift is getting closer. Have to wash my expenditures, one step at a time! Thanks for asking, I'll try to remember to post when I do.
My husband has a F250 and I have a Wrangler. We both have RC lift. It has been more than a year and our vehicle is still going strong and drives well. His f250 has been driving better than the stock. RC stepped up their game. But some haters/ snobs can’t give them a break.
I've personally owned kits for a 2019 LD silverado (old body 1/2 ton 4x4), 97' k1500, spindle kits for 90' and 2006 2wds, and installed 3 kits for friends for the 2007-2013 4wd. Just bought a 6" kit for a low mile 04' I just bought from a buddy. No issues aside from the shocks not being great.
i agree with geting a good deal not haveing best of the best but i just got to say that is the tuffest truck doge makes gas or the best lol no haten either
Love the video bro. Thanks for the input. I bout a 2.5" level kit from rough country for my 2013 ram2500 and your video is the closest I can get. Gonna subscribe.
Their kits have gotten alot better over the years. The haters will always bad mouth them because they're slaves to marketing and name brands. "Dude..Glocks are awesome!"
OH yes, the glock guys, yeah I have shot a lot of pistols, and have owned a few different, I am more than please with my PPQ and with my Sig. Everyone else can keep their glock
I agree the lift kits have gotten better, i had a 2.5in for an f150 i liked it but now with my 2016 f250 and the newer rough country kits the ride is definitely better then the older
Edy Coyote I’m looking getting one for my f150 and I’m glad to hear a good review!!
Elite Spanker we will keep our glocks because they still work. Unlike your ppq 😂😂😂
I love my Glock. Extremely reliable and unlimited amount of customization. But i do want a SIG and FN
I think you might find why there’s more rust on the passenger side it might be the road salt because they don’t clean the edges of the road as good as on the driver side That would be my thoughts
Jeff Rhodes that sounds about right!💯
Also just more sand and gravel on the left side that basically sand blasts paint especially in rainy conditions.
Ever notice every used truck has one side more rusty then the other. It's never equal lol
I've had a lift in my jeep from them for like 10 plus years haven't replaced a thing but the shock absorbers. The coil springs are still in perfect shape and the parts go through hard Canadian winters
Thanks for sharing
Got thier 4 inch on a f150 and I beat it to death no probs at all rough country has been good to me Walmart parking lot off roaders who dont take thier trucks off pavement will scoff at the price but most of them are lifted 2 wheel drives lol
The best lift is the one you select yourself my jeep has skyjacker currie jks bilstein parts went with skyjacker for the base cause their jeep coils are great and so are the control arms. I've seen Rubicon express control arms pull apart . Gotta say the bilstein shocks are what you need with any lift. Get the mono tubes and get ready for smoothest ride ever. The whole supply chain thing is making bilstein shocks harder to get had to wait 2 months to get mine but they really were worth the wait
Just watching your video. Did you notice it looks like your left side front spring isn't seated in the boot on the top end.
@9:06 - is that spring slipping off the donut?
Eric Radermacher 8:56 and yes... it is..
Thats why I perfer coil overs. But he probably doesnt even realize shes slipping because he doesnt do the work himself on his OWN truck.
Saw that too 🤔
Why would the spring do that?
@@gcposeidon0800 it happens when you max out the suspension (taking all the weight off the spring by flexing the vehicles suspension) causing the spring to slip. Also you can do it by jacking the vehicle up with a floor jack on the frame.
For $1200. ..shit son, I might consider that. Does your sway bar disconnect and reconnect normal?
PS- your thumbs down might be from the Ford you pulled out!!🤣🤣🤣
BR Outdoorz in my experience it does work normal, but that stupid locker switch fail sometimes interrupts the sway bar button as well lol
Thanks for the great content, makes me want to save up and put a lift in my truck(2017 PW).
Great video. After seeing where the trouble spots are for rust, I'm gonna put 3 or 4 coats of rust inhibitor on those areas before these shocks go on the truck.
Considering 90% of people who lift their vehicles never actually plan to go offroad outside of maybe one or 2 times after getting it in a tiny mud puddles and instead just want to look good at the Walmart meet ups I think rough country is fine.
Good deal that's what I like to hear 👍👍 thanks for sharing..
Dude! Did you get your driver side spring put back in place??? That sumbitch about to pop off!!
I have a 2016 ford f250 with a 3in lift kit on it and it rides real nice im satisfied with rough country and your truck is sweet im not a big dodge person but the power wagons are sweet trucks
I love my lift kits I have 2 1 on my jeep and the other on my 2019 f150
Weird, normally the left side rusts faster due to road spray from opposing traffic. Doesn’t look like you have anything to worry about there, looks good to me. I agree with you on brands, gotta use what fits your needs & budget.
When I changed out my suspension for after market on my ZJ. I painted at least 3 coasts of RUSTOLEUM CLEAR over the new parts before install. I live in PA. & it made a world of difference with rust from all THE FREGGIN SALT THEY USE, FREAKS. NICE TRUCK, DAMN NICE.
Northeast PA resident here. The salt brine Penndot sprays on the roads before a snow storm is actually more corrosive than the rock salt.
@@rush741 I've rarely seen them actually spray but it SUCKS for our vehicles. HELL some new trucks sitting right on the dealers lot have rust on them already, WTF ? I live in Columbia Co. PA.
Thanks buddy ! I just bought the kit for my Jeep Comanche
Nice vid keep it up love watching a fellow ram owner👍
I was looking at brands like Fox King and Icon for my shocks but just went with Bilstein. Going to use 6100 for my front and 5160 for my rear.
Went with them as they are reputable.
Since the 2 inch front lift will have risk of hitting my coil buckets I going to have to get upper arms so either CJD racing or Dirt King Fabrication.
I just like working on cars in general but I'm kind of a part snob I will go overkill.
Thinking about getting full Heim Steering as well. Boxed lower arms may be somewhere in the future.
Put a RC lift on my daughter 03 TJ and it’s been good for several years now. Running 35 KO2’s on a 4 inch lift. For the price to lift something it ain’t bad. Seems to drive straight with no excess wear on tires and no wobble in front. Plus it looks better than stock does for it gets compliments.
Nice shirt lol love my rough country lift
look up Walker Evans who raced nothing but Rough country stuff back in the 70s and wrote hard when he raced nothing ever broke Walker happens if it's good enough for him its good enough for everyone else
I've had rough country on 4 3/4 ton trucks and one half ton with nooo issues. They do ride rougher then your high end lifts. But I have a 5 3/4 fixing to get a 5 inch lift from rough country
People just mad they paid so much for their other brands or kits. For the price RC is actually a great value. Obviously its not a $7k coil kit. But for the $500 to $2000 kits they give a ton of value. Again too many people are mad and need to justify their $5,000 kits they ride to the mall. lol
Rough Country is a great lift. I put one on my 2012 F350 6.7 Power Stroke. It’s still functioning perfectly without any issues other than replacing the shocks. I was disappointed with the shocks, but I have blown out BDS Shocks as well. Truck has over 175,000 miles with lots of deer camp, pulling 40’ fifth wheel, boat, mountains in Colorado and daily driver in Houston.
BDS shocks did make it ride better no doubt.
one thing I've noticed about rough country lifts is the crappy galvanized. look at a rough country lift a few years after it's been in and every bare metal part is covered in rust.
Spring
On driver side spring is coming off
Yeah i thought i was seeing something wrong here
I have a 2012 Ram 2500 was going to do RC 3”coils with their n3 shocks are they at least as good as stock? Should I save for Bilstein 5100’s? can’t find much info about their shocks I mainly use my truck for towing put offset 20’s on just slight lift to level and clear tires thanks man nice truck
I have the 4 inch BDS lift on my 2016 Ram1500 Sport and love it but it was installed by the dealer before I bought my truck. I am about to replace shocks and struts and was considering Rough Country but I saw way to many reviews basically saying the guy didn't necessarily regret buying rough country but for the same price or slightly more you could get a better brand with a better reputation. So this video was posted in July 2018, its 2020 now. How has it held up since then?
Passenger side always rust faster because it's the curbside. Where all standing water on the roadway is.
RC is the best bang for your buck and the customer service is awesome. I have a 6” on my 2006 F250 and my buddy has the same on his 2012 F250, both installed in 2016, and they perform flawlessly. And we actually have to go offroad in 4 wheel pulling SXS trailers to get to our camp. I ended up buying a Ram 1500 to keep from driving my F250 so much and went with the high-end coilover BDS since my buddy works at a shop and I got it at cost. Obviously BDS is a better kit but it’s normally more than 3 times the price of RC. Since I got a $4000 kit for $2000 I jumped on it but otherwise I would have stuck with RC for sure.
(8:55) The front left spring is not properly seated on the pad insulator. The spring is also rubbing the paint off your frame and rust is starting to form. The shocks look off poor quality. You should reseat the spring, upgrade your shocks, touch up paint your RC components/ frame, and have your undercarriage sprayed for rust. The truck looks great.
I hope you fixed this Ian. That could get nasty over time
I've been using RC for decades! Yep, I'm an old bastard! From dodge's, to Ford, and jeep! Never an issue. Just remember to torque and re torque any lift! Lol and retorque again!!! Lol. That's one good looking Power Wagon!
I have a 4” Rough Country lift on my ‘98 Jeep and a 2” Rough Country Level on my F-150. Both have performed flawlessly. The only problems I’ve ever had were operator error. I installed them both myself and didn’t get a nut tight enough and it came off (quick release sway bar links).
Definitely looks like your drivers side spring has jumped out of mount cushion on top end.
Great video I'm tired of all these hyped up brands lol better yes for twice the price hells no!
I've been looking into lifts, and I live in the rust belt. Your video is the only one to show how the quality held up through the salt.
As for the rust being on the passenger side.
Salt is distributed evenly on the road once its first spread. As it melts snow and ice, everything drifts towards the curbs due to the crown of the road.
The center of the road is slightly higher than the out bands of the road where it meets the curb. Reason for this is so water has a way to drain away and prevent pooling under normal weather conditions, such as rain and thawing snow and ice, to prevent hydroplaning.
Also, the salt concentration will be higher closer to the curb, so will rust metal parts faster on the passenger side compared to the driver side.
I would put some Bilsteins or some Fox over the Rough Country shocks. As shocks and struts are replaceable. Looks like the lift is holding up.
Dude! I love my truck too! Whomp it!!! And expect rust!!!! Hell yeah , power wagon but not the old ones, imagine??
Absolutely love your truck so much man it's killer and it makes me want a Power Wagon so bad!
Congrats on getting married
if you're watching this vid to see the condition of the lift and see how rusted out it is then don't bother. the guy never gets around to actually showing it. It's just 14 minutes of him blabbing.
One of the reasons why you have more on the right side vs the left side. If you live in a area that get alot of snow, and constant icy conditions. It could be whatever your state or county puts on the roadways. That stuff always collects more on the right side of the road. I live in eastern Montana, and I have similar conditions on my F350.
Thanks. Been gun shy on this kit for my 2007 based on mixed reviews. Seeing yours being put to the test is all the proof I need for daily driving and occasionally falling off the road into a field of corn.
The have a great lift but I'm a bit disappointed with their customer service. Horrible.
bought mine a year ago and alli can say is im very disapointed.
1 year later that shock will be a rust pole.
I put a 4 inch RC lift kit on my 97 f150 and its been good to me overall, make sure to check all your nuts and bolts after a few offroad trips
They'll hold up but they ride like shit. Idc what you say.
How about SUPERLIFTS ?
I know this is a old video but that drive spring is falling out at the top
I remember these sweet power wagon videos! Classic.
I have had a rough country lift on my 1994 k1500 for 1 year and it's solid.
my shocks went out about 3 months of having mine for some reason
I have rough country premium n3 shocks on all 4 corners of my super duty and I'm not going to lie they make your ride bouncy, ride Quality definitely changed, will be replacing my HD plow prep package leveling coil springs out for rough country leveling coil springs though.
whats that song called in the end of your video?
We put a 3.25" Rough Country lift kit on my Son's 1997 Jeep TJ, and although it rusted in the same areas as in this video, it has held up well in performance so far, (6 years in). We put a 3.5" Rough Country on my wife's 2012 Jeep JKU, and it is awesome! A better ride than stock, with great looks and great performance. We noted that at that time, (2 years ago), Rough Country had really improved their engineering. That lift kit makes for a really nice ride by keeping the factory suspension steering and angles. Now... I'm thinking of putting a Rouch Country 5" lift on my 2013 Ram 2500 Hemi 4x4. Over the last 10 years I've hunted around for a lift kit for my truck, and most brands omit the 2013 Ram model year... or list it only for the Cummins trucks, which are heavier up front. For $999.99, I think I'll end up trying the Rough Country kit for my Ram. I will likely repaint the shocks and springs to give them added proection. One thing we did when we rebuilt my Son's Jeep TJ was to use Eastman's epoxy frame sealer, primer, satin black top coat, and a coat of Duplicolor bed liner on his frame and suspension parts, (but not the axles). This aided in protecting against rust, as well as rock chips and impacts. I might consider doing this to the Rough Country equipment as well. Nothing looks worse than rust on new suspension parts. Thanks for the video! Stay Safe Folks!!!
Good no. Ok much camera shake, y no moving round quite so much. When you look away tool goes down. I would do your Monolog with b roll as reference edits to show what you are talking about. Else, good review!
Mileage after one year?
That thing is like offroading a school bus
You should try King 3" shocks tuned by Thuren. Once you do. You won't run anything else.
Good to know
I am guessing you live in an area with salted roads?
Yea salt the road to death capital... Northern Illinois. Would love to move to New mexico or arizona someday, thats the goal. When I went to New mexico a few months back, every truck on the road was pristine.. at least from a Illinoisan perspective.. no rust, and trucks still on the road from 40 years ago
Passenger shock rust is from your exhaust
I lifted my jeep and now it rides like a lifted 20 year old jeep Wtf !!!
real happy with my rc lift ...
What kind of jeep and lift kit? If it's IFS (wk1) or 4 wheel independent (wk2) and a spacer lift its gonna be rougher as all your doing it preloading the springs and reducing droop.
@@JJsGA was joking , love it .99 xj , full leafs , front springs transfer case drop , some front end odds and ends ... check it out
@@796andy2 lol I see. Yeah I'm picking up a 01 WJ and heavily considering RC's 4 inch long arm setup
@@796andy2 the XJ and the taco both look good!
Thanx ! there as about as nice as I can keep em and still take em in the woods once in a while ...
i think your rust issues being more on the passenger side could be that in the winter time the salt and slush water builds up more on the rght side of the road just a thought i love that truck
Chris Banks Great thought, I bet you’re right!
IWrocker I'm in Ontario I know all about that salt crap lol
Well I beg yo differ jeep wise.4" RC LIFT XSERIES.Lower control heim joint went bad less than 3,000 miles FREAKING HIGHWAY DRIVING!.They replaced it last one freaking day.On third one replaced today let's see how long.There customers service absolutely liers!! Also treat you like you don't know anything.WRONG AGAIN RC!!!
Thanks for the update. I also had CNC in Kenosha install my RC lift on my 2016 power wagon. I've noticed my draglink end to the pittman has been showing signs of wear at about 10k miles and is tweaked at an odd angle to the rear similar to how yours looks and wondering if you have had any issues with that. Also, are you experiencing any bump steer or done anything to correct how the front axle now sits offset to the drivers side?
Maaaaaaate!!!! You got old quick 😂😂😂😂😂
I have a 6 inch rough country on my 08 250, and a 8 inch McGauyhs “ I spelled it the best I could”. I payed 1200 for the rough country, and it is a beast. Had it for 3 years. The McGauyhs lift on my Duramax cost $2200, and it rides nice ; but isn’t great on off road. I have learn to not focus on the name; but durability.
Living I Michigan, passenger side rust is because of the salt is pushed to the passenger side of the roads with plows
The front driver spring is not in the top mount
I have a 2017 1500 and had the RC 6” and damn my truck rides like a broken skateboard. That’s what I get for going the cheapest route possible. It’s slowly getting better now that I’m replacing shocks and stuff, it’s coming together.
I'm a rough country fan but now at the 4" level for 2000 with the premium struts you can grab other kits at least for 1500 Rams. Wish they would sell the kit and let you buy your own struts. Had there 3" on my Tahoe for 70000
All lift kits are good just some perform better I have a 6 inch pro comp on my 2015 f150 an use to have a 6 inch rough country on my 85 Scotts dale both are good what tires are them
I’m looking at getting a ram power wagon. The exact same year as yours but it’s red. What is the average fuel mileage you were getting when it was stock??
Not saying that Rough Country is bad, but they have had a few issues with some of their parts. Some of these parts have failed under extreme conditions. They do have good prices for decent function. However; under extreme conditions consumers still need to research their own vehicles and find out what will work best for that particler ride. I think it comes to what you plan on doing with your automobile. 👍
For the average guy whose rig sees dirt four or five times every year, RC is fine. Their product is fairly priced, made in the USA and pretty good quality especially in the past few years. If you're building a crawler to get our of bowls in Moab, you made need to spend a bit more money.
I'm going went with a 3" kit Rc kit with control arms and rear N3 shocks. only thing I might swap out are the spacers with a solid 3" front and 2" rear
Instead of what they have other than that for the price I'm on board 100 %
Do you still have this truck and the RC suspension? I've read about the shock chrome/stainless? shaft pitting with exposure to the elements and that rough surface tears up the seals inside the shock leading to failure. Any comments about this?
Look at that hair do 😂😂. Whit wheel
Would the warranty from a high-end manufacturer like Carli or BDS cover replacement due to rust?
Is there a good install video anywhere I’m putting a 6inch on my s-10 this is my first time doing a suspension lift
RC seems to have drastically improved even within the last 5-10 years. I’ve never owned an RC kit but my current truck I think I may buy an RC. In the last several years RC has been kind of hit or miss, a crapshoot. But over the last year I would say the reviews have been resoundingly positive.
Yea in the last 5 years they have kicked ass. Nothing but great performance in my experience
i think your rear shocks are rusted front the debris shot up from the knobby tires hitting the shock.
damaging the paint. causing rust
Nice to know. I was planning on using RC, but so many people say it's bad. But most people use RC on the truck that I'm looking at
People bash rough country but a lot of people run it without problems. Let me know if you wanna drive the challenger again after the cam.
dan brauner I certainly do! I’ll see if I can film it for the featured channel, get you a bigger audience! 😎
IWrocker hell yeah. I'll put the drag tires on so we have traction this time!
Rust is from salting the roads all undercarriage parts will rust if you life in a state with alot of water and snow
It does better off road with a lift and bigger tires? Who woulda thought?
your front spring right off the rocker ma man but i had a rc lift on my f150 and had no issues im considering a nother 6
' rc for my newq f150 with the new vertex coilovers and shocks
nice truck you got sweet
Hey Ian. So, I moved the Front Runner rack off my 80 series Land Cruiser to the ARE shell that I've always had. Put two solar panels on top, built a kinda horseshoe shaped shelf bedrail height that has a pocket on one side for my camp stove and the other side has two chairs. Puma air compressor. ARB fridge in the back, AGM battery dead nuts center against the front of the bed. Of course tools, recovery stuff yada/yada. Went for a recent trip to CA and the AZ strip. Picked up a friend that is a Egr/sales. at DANA. Dude that thing rocked like crazy. Seriously, it was like a drunkin sailor. And I have the CG as low as I can get. I have a Expo1 dual swing rear bumper coming soon, and I know it will just be worse. Did fine off road, shocks still suck, but truck did great. After I get that bumper on Im going to CAT scale and call Thuren and Carli and see what I can figure out. I live down 3 miles of washboard to get to pavement everyday here in AZ, and I want soft, but firm on the road. Probably Kings. Agree that the pumpkins are the Achilles heal of these girls. I'm not going bigger than the 35's though as a DD. Oh, there are the White Knuckle sliders that are heavy. She's going in tomorrow for the transmission interlock recall and a P0456 flag that keeps coming up.
Don Leamon good stuff Don. Damn I need to feature your truck on the channel haha I love hearing updates and your truck sounds like it’s really coming along nicely. I love the overland aspect of yours, and it’s cool to see the different builds out there, totally different than mine , as in mine isn’t overlander status at all but rather a classic trail or mudder type truck. Gotta find a way to send me a small video tour or pics of your rig man and the Lexus too
Great Review video of your lift setup. I was on the fence about going with Rough Country, but after watching your video, I've made the decision to pull the trigger with rough country from my Ram. Thanks for the great review.
JayJay Anthony Same here. Considering RC for my F-150. This vid convinced me that it’s the right decision.
did you wind up getting a rough country? If so how are you liking it?
@@richieodonnell2712 Not yet, Richie. I'm working down my list of things to pay for and the lift is getting closer. Have to wash my expenditures, one step at a time! Thanks for asking, I'll try to remember to post when I do.
My husband has a F250 and I have a Wrangler. We both have RC lift. It has been more than a year and our vehicle is still going strong and drives well. His f250 has been driving better than the stock.
RC stepped up their game. But some haters/ snobs can’t give them a break.
Awesome lineup, Yea RC is Legitimate quality nowdays, and yea there is always goofballs that think they suck, but have stock trucks lol
I've personally owned kits for a 2019 LD silverado (old body 1/2 ton 4x4), 97' k1500, spindle kits for 90' and 2006 2wds, and installed 3 kits for friends for the 2007-2013 4wd. Just bought a 6" kit for a low mile 04' I just bought from a buddy. No issues aside from the shocks not being great.
could be due to the salt on the roads collecting on the right side or shoulder side of the roads causing the passenger side to rust faster.
Right side I’ve noticed rust more either way maybe because of being curbside?
Are there shocks or any other components made in China?
I love the power wagon but god damn those ugly decals !
Has it worn your tires really weird and bad like low tread on the out side and high tread on the inside cause of the control arms not being replaced?
i agree with geting a good deal not haveing best of the best but i just got to say that is the tuffest truck doge makes gas or the best lol no haten either
Love the video bro. Thanks for the input. I bout a 2.5" level kit from rough country for my 2013 ram2500 and your video is the closest I can get. Gonna subscribe.
It's a truck it should have stiff suspension. I put want a boat lol.