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Originally Posted by Jeepboy79
Hey Pipe, is that the case? I'm only going off what I've been told myself, by a few people. I'm quite happy to save myself the $600 to be honest and do the lift kit only. Stu himself is one of those that strongly recommends you fit the new control arms. I've been thinking about getting a lift kit soon but haven't decided between OME or CRDSTU. I do get the feeling that the CRDSTU kit will be better customised to the KJ whereas the OME will just be ARB's off the shelf combo to fit them KJ spec. Would I be correct?
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It's not just Stu, it's fairly widely recommended that the HD UCA's are a good idea in order to reduce stress on the ball joints and ensure there is no contact with the upper ball joint. Of course it doesn't mean if you don't do it that your jeep spontaneously combust etc, rather you are at greater risk of issues down the track (so to speak)
Re the OME kit, it's also tailored for the KJ and many people run it happily, it's more that Stu's is tailored differently based on his own testing and in particular my understanding is he has done the best job in tailoring for the CRD, which has it's own unique challenges.
I recently decided to lift and went with the CRD Stu kit + the JBA upper A arms myself (not fitted yet). If I had a petrol I probably would have gone with something cheaper but having a CRD I didn't want to risk sagging issues with a less proven kit.
