OME front kit is installed!!!

[xk2006]

The OME front kit is now installed properly!!! Let me tell you the XK looks Bad Azz! Feels great on the road too. Definitely a change from the Daystar spacer lift. Its perfectly level at 35 7/8" ~ 36" all around. Pics soon to come!

[stites-xk]

Awesome!

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[cmdr jim]

The OME front kit is now installed properly!!! Let me tell you the XK looks Bad Azz! Feels great on the road too. Definitely a change from the Daystar spacer lift. Its perfectly level at 35 7/8" ~ 36" all around. Pics soon to come!

Cool! Post some pics!
Can you also measure from the fender lip down to the center of the wheel to give us the amount of lift without tires?

[Matt]

Cool. glad you finally got it setup right!

[xk2006]

Cool! Post some pics!
Can you also measure from the fender lip down to the center of the wheel to give us the amount of lift without tires?

Finally came around to measuring. Im at 21 5/8" ~ 21 3/4" from the fender lip to wheel hub center.

[cmdr jim]

I am going to the OME HD front coils and will be removing the RC spacer blocks, but that raises a question about the bump stop. If the OME coil springs provide the lift without the spacer blocks, and the spacer blocks actually lowered the bump stop, what is keeping the tires from going up deeper into the wheel wells? The coils in solid compression?

[Matt]

The RC spacer only lowers the bump stop ~.5-.75". You can put a few washers there to do the same thing or use body spacers.

[cmdr jim]

The RC spacer only lowers the bump stop ~.5-.75". You can put a few washers there to do the same thing or use body spacers.

How is that possible? I'll have to measure the spacer, but I believe it is 1-7/8" long, placed between the upper strut mounting plate and the mounting surface on the inner fender. That would lower the bump stop down the same amount as the top of the strut.

[Matt]

Jim... sorry I thought you were talking about the rear bump stop.

Yeah for the front the bump stops are built into the strut and technically there's nothing stopping the suspension from fully compressing as much as stock when OME is installed whereas the RC spacer lift does produce more clearance at full suspension compression since the entire assembly is moved downwards.

Its one of the trade offs but doesn't seem to be a significant issue when put to actual use.

[cmdr jim]

Its one of the trade offs but doesn't seem to be a significant issue when put to actual use.

That makes sense, the spring rate on the OME HD coils, probably reduce the amount of spring compression upwards. Still it would be nice to have some drop down bump stops for peace of mind.

I"m getting ready to replace the front struts and found some old inventory front OME HD coils for $60 plus shipping from Toyota builder out in Utah, received them yesterday. Brand new in the box never used. So I figure I'd upgrade the suspension a bit. I'll have to buy HD's for the back, which I was planing on doing to help out with towing. It never ends.... While back there, I'm adding the 2" body spacer to the rear bump stops.

Question, on the front with the OME coils, since some of the strut stroke is now used to raise the Jeep, I also assume it shortens available the strut downward stroke compared to a spacer block lift. That probably is a good thing as well, with the front swap bar disconnected, it probably reduces or limits the angle the CV joint sees compared with a spacer block lift.
Do you know how much travel downward you have, say measures from the center of the whell to the fender, with the front sway bar disconnected?
Thanks.

[Matt]

From normal ride height I only have 1.5-2" of down travel of my front suspension. One of the reasons I will be upgrading to the superlift so I get some travel back.

[cmdr jim]

From normal ride height I only have 1.5-2" of down travel of my front suspension. One of the reasons I will be upgrading to the superlift so I get some travel back.

Maybe I need to rethink the front coils and stay with my RC spacers up front. I have good down travel and didn't think the coils would take away that much. If the superlift is all spacers and drop down brackets, the downward travel will be similar to the RC 2" then, maybe limiting straps would be nice just to hold the CV joints from grinding. And I would still have my "lowered" bump stops.

[Matt]

Have you measured your down travel? With the RC the strut is no longer the limiting factor, other suspension components are.

If you can, measure your hub to fender at ride height and then hub to fender at full suspension drop.... curious to see how it compares.

[cmdr jim]

Have you measured your down travel? With the RC the strut is no longer the limiting factor, other suspension components are.

If you can, measure your hub to fender at ride height and then hub to fender at full suspension drop.... curious to see how it compares.

I believe the spindle contacts the lower coil spring support on the strut, and the CV shaft looks to be in a precarious state of affairs. I'll measure it up and report back on Monday when I get back from the weekend. Could you do the same with your OME? Apples to apples I would think between the two lifts.

You know what would be nice?
An articulation thread, everyone could post their results and then we could have a comparison across the board on lifts.
Maybe including the following information, and I'm sure I'm missing some factors.
What lift?
Shocks?
Struts?
Extra spacers?
Bump Stops, extended or stock?
With or with out disco's?
Tire size?
Wheels and offsets?

Than measure wheel center to fender at ride height, full down, full up at each corner and report what the limiting factor was, i.e. tire contacting wheelwell etc.

[Matt]

Yeah I have those measurements written down at home.... got them for Adam when we were comparing control arms.

Not a bad thread idea.....