Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

If you're really wanting 3" of lift, you might want to start saving up for some UCAs. Some folks manage to get their alignments in spec without them but it's hit or miss. From everything I've read, 2.5" is normally the cutoff for needing them. I just went straight for them to avoid any issues. Good luck with yours!

 

Hot off the presses.. here is the new lift:

If you have OME post a pic or two & tell us what you got.
See below for pics:

What did you put up front & what did you get?
OME 885 Springs OME-90000 shocks

What did you put in back & what did you get?
2"AAL OME-60091 shocks

Are you running trail armor & how much lift did you loose or what did you do to regain/maintain lift?
No armor, but I have the UCWMS (To see pics, look for install in my sig below)

Tire & wheel specs & rub or what you did to eliminate rub.
Factory wheels, Brand new Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs (265/75/16)

Are you still running a sway bar?
Yep.

 

^^^Looks good. Welcome to the club! Did you add spacers or is your top plate just shiny?

 

That's a spacer. I'll go out on a limb and say its the 13mm (1/2") since the reveal looks similar to mine. Trucks sits sexy as hell!

 

That would be crazy....I think my CV angles are a little worse than that with 1/4" spacers.

 

Really all depends on the spring. I'm on Tapa so I can't get to his lift link to see what he went with. 885 and 1/4" spacer?

 

Just says 885, nothing about spacers.

 

I agree because you can barely see the 1/4" spacers on mine.

 

hold on maybe im seeing things but in picture number seven where it shows the front strut, is it me or is the spring perch seat upside down?

 

It's you

 

I dunno OZ....that does look like the "cup" opening part of the perch is pointing down, not up. Unless mine are upside down.

 

Here's what mine look like and you can see the part of the shock that the perch sits on, in his pic you can't. Maybe it's just the angle.

 

Getting ready to purchase my OME kit. Big thing I am looking for is level and I haven't seen too much write up on the spacers. I am planning 885s, nitro sports and dakars in the rear. Once I get relentless front and rear bumper plus sliders I'm trying to see if I am going to be level or if anyone has experience going with the spacers from Wheelers to level out the front end. Thanks!

 

It is indeed installed upside down, the cup should be up like yours

 

Who's.....mine or g34rh34d's? haha

 

Sorry, edited post, yours is correct

 

You're probably going to need spacers. I still have rake w/ 1/4" spacers and I don't have bumpers. I'm guessing the front relentless bumper is heavier than the rear so you'll end up with even more rake. Depending on how heavy the bumper is, you may want to go with 886s.

 

Cool, thanks. I ordered mine pre-assembled from a reputable vendor so I figured they were right.

 

anyone elses dakar leaf packs extremely stiff? mine are crazy stiff with about 15000 miles on it... im using the OME nitros too..

 

I don't mind the ride. Do you have the OME AAL with it as well, or just the stock pack?