Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

my stock rear leaf = squeaks, i placed OME lift kit with dakars rear leaf = still squeaks

 

I'm a noise hunter by nature lol I hate little squeaky sounds I can't locate

 

Think my Dakars started making squeaks since day one.

 

Its not the bushings

 

Same with mine but it doesn't bother me that much I only really hear it when stopping and the radio is off.

 

Yeah it's the leaf them selves, but I've heard of some people getting noise from the bushing game too

 

It sounds like it comes from the front bushing but is generally always coming from the front leaf at the military wrap , there is no isolator there

 

Well if all goes well ill have my OME kit ordered this Friday and maybe have it on in a few weeks

 

good stuff! noted for later

 

Okay, so im looking at getting a Full OME kit here in the next few weeks, I know if you go 2.5 or higher on the lift you need UCA's, what spring can you run a a DCLB and stay under that height? dont really wanna mess with installing UCA's if i dont have too

 

You'll want 885's if you're getting Dakars

 

Awsome, now to wait for the rest of the funds to come in.

 

885's will give you 2 1/2" of lift or so

 

Have you checked out the group buy?

 

Edit because im a derp and didn't read the part numbers, might get in on that

 

For people who have the "ome nitrocharger goes clank" problem....If it is really coming from the shock extending to full length and hitting the welds inside...wouldn't an extended set of bump stops help prevent this?

 

Bumpstops limit the compression not the droopz.

 

Whoops, my bad. Duh...So i guess there's nothing really to be done. The strut is the limiting droop factor and there's nothing to help it take the impact

 

Limit straps!

 

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