Let me start out by saying I have had good experience with JKS in the past and have used their adj. discos and adj links in the past and still use the adj links on the rear of my rubicon.
When I saw the flex links it looked like a great idea and even tho I was put off by the $299 price tag I ended up succumbing to my impulses, which is rare for me to buy on impulse.
So yesterday I went wheeling for the day and put the flex links to the test. I went on a trail that some of you know but most won't, it is the Fisher lake trail in Montana near Phillipsburg. It is a day long trail that has a little of everything but mostly just long rough sections that if you want you can take at speed.
I intentionally did not engage my elect disconnects so the flex joints could get a work out.
there is lots of this type of terrain and I really did drive it fast to see how well the flex joints reacted. Here is the results.
as you can see in the stock form that the links come they really have very little travel and unless you spend an extra $95 you will get 0 benefit in my opinion. I could tell no difference between the stock links and the flex links. I have done this trail many times including 4 times this year so I have a pretty good basis for comparison.
The links may work great with the additional springs the $95 kit provides but I am not willing to take the gamble. I know jkeeper has said his worked great so maybe the vehicle has some bearing on how they work seat of the pants. Mine is a 14 jkur with 2.5" RK lift. I did put my Toyo 35's back on so I was running a heavier tire. I also run bfg ko2 in 34's and was thinking maybe the tire/wheel combo was too light to get them to flex but that was not the case for me.
I think JKS should say that without the additional spring pack there will be no real seat of the pants difference between these and stock.
When I saw the flex links it looked like a great idea and even tho I was put off by the $299 price tag I ended up succumbing to my impulses, which is rare for me to buy on impulse.
So yesterday I went wheeling for the day and put the flex links to the test. I went on a trail that some of you know but most won't, it is the Fisher lake trail in Montana near Phillipsburg. It is a day long trail that has a little of everything but mostly just long rough sections that if you want you can take at speed.
I intentionally did not engage my elect disconnects so the flex joints could get a work out.
there is lots of this type of terrain and I really did drive it fast to see how well the flex joints reacted. Here is the results.
as you can see in the stock form that the links come they really have very little travel and unless you spend an extra $95 you will get 0 benefit in my opinion. I could tell no difference between the stock links and the flex links. I have done this trail many times including 4 times this year so I have a pretty good basis for comparison.
The links may work great with the additional springs the $95 kit provides but I am not willing to take the gamble. I know jkeeper has said his worked great so maybe the vehicle has some bearing on how they work seat of the pants. Mine is a 14 jkur with 2.5" RK lift. I did put my Toyo 35's back on so I was running a heavier tire. I also run bfg ko2 in 34's and was thinking maybe the tire/wheel combo was too light to get them to flex but that was not the case for me.
I think JKS should say that without the additional spring pack there will be no real seat of the pants difference between these and stock.