Oh they were garbage. I was running them with the BDS spacer lift and both struts blew out leaking oil everywhere in less than 6 months time. I off road a lot more now with my OME then I did with the Bilsteins and the OME shocks havent blown yet and they have been installed for 18 months. Its funny though because I installed rear Bilstien 5150's at the same time and they also were shot after several months. OME 1 - Bilstein 0
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
One of you mods should break out the strut replacement conversation into its own thread so its not burried in here.
Done!!!!!
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
I have the Bilstein HD struts also and wouldn't recommend them for serious off-road with the Hemi. Mine are shot also.
'06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
Wish list: SFA, in-dash Windows 8 PC
That's because input from XK's is seldom available outside of this site. Despite being on the same drivetrain, the Bilsteins perform a little better with WK's, even if the Bilsteins aren't on par with OME and other applications. I would speculate because of the differences between gross vehicle weight, weight distribution and how the suspension handles the shift in weight offroad.
Assume Hemi Trim
Curb Weigh(lb) - Weight Dist(%) - F/R(lbs)
XK 5169 - 44/56 - (2274/2894)
WK 4719 - 54/46 - (2548/2170)
Last edited by AJeepZJ; 07-03-2012 at 06:09 AM.
Or the XK guys are more hardcore wheelers than the WKs on the other forum...... boooooya.
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