Teraflex lifts?
Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a
lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? thanks, Carl |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
If it's an older Teraflex lift, there were issues with the two-piece control
arms threaded together, they were designed to twist freely on their threads in increase flex. But as the suspension flexed the threads would wear down and may eventually fail. Tera has redesigned their control arms with a locknut to keep the threaded portion from twisting and now uses "johnny joint" type ends, similar to what RE has. I have an RE 4.5" Superflex lift and I am quite satisfied with it. "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message news:_cadnZz8HruNdMfZRVn-tg@comcast.com... > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
If it's an older Teraflex lift, there were issues with the two-piece control
arms threaded together, they were designed to twist freely on their threads in increase flex. But as the suspension flexed the threads would wear down and may eventually fail. Tera has redesigned their control arms with a locknut to keep the threaded portion from twisting and now uses "johnny joint" type ends, similar to what RE has. I have an RE 4.5" Superflex lift and I am quite satisfied with it. "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message news:_cadnZz8HruNdMfZRVn-tg@comcast.com... > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
If it's an older Teraflex lift, there were issues with the two-piece control
arms threaded together, they were designed to twist freely on their threads in increase flex. But as the suspension flexed the threads would wear down and may eventually fail. Tera has redesigned their control arms with a locknut to keep the threaded portion from twisting and now uses "johnny joint" type ends, similar to what RE has. I have an RE 4.5" Superflex lift and I am quite satisfied with it. "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message news:_cadnZz8HruNdMfZRVn-tg@comcast.com... > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
I've had both Tera from '99 and an RE from '03. I like the RE better but
still go with the Tera QDs. Old habits, I guess. Both ride great and flex well, but I give the nod to RE. tw __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ Carl wrote: > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > > |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
I've had both Tera from '99 and an RE from '03. I like the RE better but
still go with the Tera QDs. Old habits, I guess. Both ride great and flex well, but I give the nod to RE. tw __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ Carl wrote: > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > > |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
I've had both Tera from '99 and an RE from '03. I like the RE better but
still go with the Tera QDs. Old habits, I guess. Both ride great and flex well, but I give the nod to RE. tw __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ Carl wrote: > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > > |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
This is a subject I'm very "up" on. Tera's control arms have a really
(!) crappy design. Though they rotate in the middle where they are screwed together, they don't rotate with the right geometry so match the axle's movements when offoad. The tougher the trail, the more this problem shows up. My long-departed Tera control arms finally caused my control arm brackets to be ripped from where they were welded to the chassis and axles. Yes Tera's control arms look great but in practice, their mid-point rotation ability that looks great is actually their problem. This problem does not show up on mild trails or on the street, only when the going gets tough. Jerry (a former Tera suspension lift lover and recommender) Carl wrote: > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > > -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
This is a subject I'm very "up" on. Tera's control arms have a really
(!) crappy design. Though they rotate in the middle where they are screwed together, they don't rotate with the right geometry so match the axle's movements when offoad. The tougher the trail, the more this problem shows up. My long-departed Tera control arms finally caused my control arm brackets to be ripped from where they were welded to the chassis and axles. Yes Tera's control arms look great but in practice, their mid-point rotation ability that looks great is actually their problem. This problem does not show up on mild trails or on the street, only when the going gets tough. Jerry (a former Tera suspension lift lover and recommender) Carl wrote: > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > > -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ |
Re: Teraflex lifts?
This is a subject I'm very "up" on. Tera's control arms have a really
(!) crappy design. Though they rotate in the middle where they are screwed together, they don't rotate with the right geometry so match the axle's movements when offoad. The tougher the trail, the more this problem shows up. My long-departed Tera control arms finally caused my control arm brackets to be ripped from where they were welded to the chassis and axles. Yes Tera's control arms look great but in practice, their mid-point rotation ability that looks great is actually their problem. This problem does not show up on mild trails or on the street, only when the going gets tough. Jerry (a former Tera suspension lift lover and recommender) Carl wrote: > Looking at a TJ with a 3.5" teraflex lift and 33's. Have heard the name a > lot but never any comments. Anyone have any experiance with Teraflex? How > does Tera compare to Rubicon Express? > > thanks, > > Carl > > -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ |
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