3 in lift struts won't go in.

They look good to me

 

yeah. I suppose they do. That’s weird. They look crooked though. Idk maybe it’s just an illusion to me.

 

you're really stretching that brake line, unbolt it from the spindle.

 

The way OME designed that spring perch is to cup the spring as it shows in his photos. That is the correct orientation.



Personal opinion, What I would do here is first, unbolt the brake line from the spindle, unbolt the sway bar from LCA's, Loosen the lower cam bolts/ bolts that mount the LCA to the frame (so you have more "Travel" persay, push down LCA and put a pry bar under the lower shock mount to press upward to get it into place.
Should pop right in there.

 

I was having the same problem, I just unbolted the sway bar and had no trouble at all.

 

Thank you everyone, with you're help I got er done

 

Congrats,

Let’s see some pics!

 

Spring perch is installed correctly. That is how the OME ones are designed to fit. OME perches are basically the opposite of 5100s.

If the OP loosens up the LCA bolts alittle I bet the shock will go right in. I have fought suspension in many times in the past and as soon as I learned the LCA trick it was one of those "why haven't I been doing this all along?" moments. Makes life way easier plus they'll get readjusted during the alignment anyway.