Sorry Travis in advance. ;D
My experience with RC lifts are as follows:
1. Shocks that come with the kits are HORRIBLE. They ride like a go kart.
2. The control arm quality is simply, ehhhh.............OK, and nothing more. Cheap looking. Welds werent impressive and thin metals are used on the bushing ends of the fixed length arms.
3. Powder coating chipped off arms and springs rather quickly..
4. Missing pieces to the kit. Had to complain and get new pieces mailed.
5. Control arm poly bushings all tore in less than 6 weeks and needed to be replaced. No biggie, just a hassle to take off all the arms and replace. I was sad.
Overall, RC is a "budget" style lift and some folks love it. Alot of folks like it for a first time lift, but in the end, you will probably be switching to a different kit. My theory is now to buy your second lift kit first and dont be awwed by saving $150 - $200 in advance for the RC kit. You will NOT go wrong with Full Traction or Rubicon Express. Will (Full Traction) and Ben's (KRAWLER00) Jeeps perform quite well as did my last TJ with Rubicon Express.
Your kit must have been put together on a Friday afternoon
The cheap shocks are bad. The gas shocks make the ride a lot better.
I've never gone back to check the powder coating on one though, or seen a metal failure, or had bushings go bad... I've seen a lot of web wheeler warnings about RC but most people who say "dont buy RC" havent used it. I've seen poly bushing failures in procomp and rustys. Superlift springs settle. Rustys shipped with two different springs for the rear. Rustys track bars shear off at the frame. Tom woods driveshafts with welds ground down to thin or shipped with out grease. Warn winch fall apart on the trail, Superwinch break in half.
I guess I've seen a lot. But I havent seen everything.