The best "daily driver" lift
01-17-2011, 10:38 AM
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01-17-2011, 10:45 PM
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One last question about the OME coil lift..
It is supposed to settle over time....
A lot of folks have the HD kit... with aftermarket bumpers, and a winch.. How much lift loss? and over what period of time does the settling occour?
Can I expect to lose an inch in 6 months? or 6 years? or ever?
It is supposed to settle over time....
A lot of folks have the HD kit... with aftermarket bumpers, and a winch.. How much lift loss? and over what period of time does the settling occour?
Can I expect to lose an inch in 6 months? or 6 years? or ever?
01-17-2011, 11:01 PM
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One last question about the OME coil lift..
It is supposed to settle over time....
A lot of folks have the HD kit... with aftermarket bumpers, and a winch.. How much lift loss? and over what period of time does the settling occour?
Can I expect to lose an inch in 6 months? or 6 years? or ever?
It is supposed to settle over time....
A lot of folks have the HD kit... with aftermarket bumpers, and a winch.. How much lift loss? and over what period of time does the settling occour?
Can I expect to lose an inch in 6 months? or 6 years? or ever?
My front HD's have settled very little, if any. (RR XHD /Warn 9.5 w/steel cable)
My rear MD's have lost about 3/4". (stock bumper w/35" spare)
Not all that happy with the very noticeable rear rake...
So don't let yourself be talked into this combo. Go HD/HD or MD/MD!
01-17-2011, 11:16 PM
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I've had the OME's for about 2.5 years:
My front HD's have settled very little, if any. (RR XHD /Warn 9.5 w/steel cable)
My rear MD's have lost about 3/4". (stock bumper w/35" spare)
Not all that happy with the very noticeable rear rake...
So don't let yourself be talked into this combo. Go HD/HD or MD/MD!
My front HD's have settled very little, if any. (RR XHD /Warn 9.5 w/steel cable)
My rear MD's have lost about 3/4". (stock bumper w/35" spare)
Not all that happy with the very noticeable rear rake...
So don't let yourself be talked into this combo. Go HD/HD or MD/MD!
anyone else have this experience?
01-18-2011, 12:05 AM
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Here's a link to the OME international catalog...
http://www.bgnor.com/wordpress/wp-co...25_APR2010.pdf
This has spring specifications in it... which are VERY telling.
Pg 19 for JK recomendations, and pg 108 for spring specs..
The difference between light and medium, and HD are major.. bar dia varries (the thickness of the steel which is used to make the coil...) and there is a major difference in foot pounds in the spring rate, and also the load varries..
So I have to take back what I said before... according to the specifications... HD springs are FAR more HD than the mediums... the difference is not just the length of the coil as has been suggested... it's also in the thickness of the coil material.. among other things.
The front coils mysteriously have all but one of the specifications missing from the index... this MAY indicate that the front coils ARE identical.. but it varius lengths..(still different for 2dr vs 4 dr) but this is DEFINATELY not the case for the rear.
I'm sorta back where I started.. wanting an HD coil (so I can handle lotz o cargo).. that only provides 2 inches of lift with bumpers + winch..
I'm sold on emu shocks.... but maybe I should look at other springs?
http://www.bgnor.com/wordpress/wp-co...25_APR2010.pdf
This has spring specifications in it... which are VERY telling.
Pg 19 for JK recomendations, and pg 108 for spring specs..
The difference between light and medium, and HD are major.. bar dia varries (the thickness of the steel which is used to make the coil...) and there is a major difference in foot pounds in the spring rate, and also the load varries..
So I have to take back what I said before... according to the specifications... HD springs are FAR more HD than the mediums... the difference is not just the length of the coil as has been suggested... it's also in the thickness of the coil material.. among other things.
The front coils mysteriously have all but one of the specifications missing from the index... this MAY indicate that the front coils ARE identical.. but it varius lengths..(still different for 2dr vs 4 dr) but this is DEFINATELY not the case for the rear.
I'm sorta back where I started.. wanting an HD coil (so I can handle lotz o cargo).. that only provides 2 inches of lift with bumpers + winch..
I'm sold on emu shocks.... but maybe I should look at other springs?
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