Quick question about top spacers

I installed OME 885 and ordered 1/4" top spacers over a year ago, however they sent me 1/2" spacer instead. I installed the studs, but ended up not using the spacers because I did not like the CV angles. Now over a year later the 885's have settled quite a bit and I want to add a small amount of lift to the front.
My question is, are 1/2" spacers going to cause the LCA to not have contact or enough contact with the bump stops? I've read the 1/4" are ok, but nothing about 1/2". It's only 1/4" difference but at the bump stop it's going to be closer to a 1/2" difference. Thanks for you input.

 

Any top spacer in theory will cause the existing bumpstop to not work as intended and potentially bottom out the strut before the bumpstop hits.

I don't have a problem with that small of a top spacer. Another solution would be to add a small spacer in the strut the preload that coil a little more. You can do this safely without a spring compressor.

 

Exactly, I'm unsure of how much over travel the OME shocks are capable of. Are you talking about using a trim packer for the struts? Do they make different sizes? All I know about are the 5mm for driver lean, I guess it wouldn't hurt to stack one or two more on there?

Toytec or maybe someone here with Headstrong or Wheeler's would know. It's a Toytec 1/2 spacer so @Toytec Lifts (I think I did that right) Will a 1/2" spacer not let the LCA hit the bump stops using OME 885s and struts? And if so, are 1/4" spacers ok? (like I have read) Thanks!

 

I'm not familiar with this type of spacer. It's my understanding that if you put a spacer under the top hat, in the strut coil, you'll need to remove the top hat and will need the spring compressor. That is, unless you use the weight of the truck method, which I wouldn't recommend unless you're pretty mechanically savvy.

 

A very simple solution would be to unscrew the bump stop and stack a couple washers to space it out. That’ll put your mind at ease. That said, I don’t think a 1/2 spacer will cause any issues.

 

So the 1/2 spacer May yield as much as 1” of lift on whatever side you put it on. How much lift did you have originally and how much sag has occurred. Imo I’d put what is needed to get back to the original lift height.

 

I use the weight of the truck and a jack to do mine, it felt a lot safer then using the spring compressors(which I had). The compressors are a good way to break an arm or hand. If things went south using the jack, I had my truck on jack stands and the upper control arm would keep the strut and spring from flying out and hitting me.

Good idea. I'd like to replace the front bump stops like I did the back anyway.

Truck was close to level when I first installed everything. Now I have a 1 & 3/4" difference front to back. All of that isn't the shocks fault though, I have added about 200lbs of weight.

 

Wheelers off-road super bumps are a good option, and they sell spacers for them.

 

It's fine. The top hat bump stop damage you see is much more rare than TW lets on. 1/2" is barely anything. But as mentioned, just ad a spacer to the front bump stops.

I wouldnt bother personally. Hopefully it gets the front to where you want it.

 

I did not know this, I'll check it out! Thanks!

Then why do I see Taco's all over the mall parking lots with the front ends setting on ground?!?! I figured 1/2 would be ok, but wanted to get some input to be sure. Because we have some HUGE potholes in our mall parking lot. I'll do like Randy said and put some spacers in there for piece of mind. Thanks for your guys input!

 

Spacers suck.

That being said with the OE bump stop garbage being that it is about as solid as a piece of metal you shouldn't have a problem ever bottoming out and "compressing" them too much given how solid they are.

If you want to address your taco lean then you should address it properly and even out the body, not the frame.

Address the cause, not the symptom.