I installed this 2.5" OME lift a couple years ago. The shackles are MAF dog bones (IIRC). The angle is "ok".
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And for that matter above, I'm wondering what people are running for shocks with this 2.5" lift. I don't want yellow OME shocks. As earlier pointed out, this isn't an off roading rig, she's built for show. Looking for shocks in black that will work,..or do I run this topic under a new post? Getting off trackQuick point to this post, the OME nylon bushings that came with the kit were yellow. The color yellow doesn't really go with anything on the truck. I returned them and bought black ones from one of the sources on the forum. This project, so far, has spanned a year. Starting to forget what I've bought and from where, but they were listed as bushings for Ome spring kit, and fit perfect. Just to clarify that point.
And for that matter above, I'm wondering what people are running for shocks with this 2.5" lift. I don't want yellow OME shocks. As earlier pointed out, this isn't an off roading rig, she's built for show. Looking for shocks in black that will work,..or do I run this topic under a new post? Getting off track
Still have no definitive answer to these shackles. Reckon I drop the tub on it. Sounds like I'll be pulling a leaf out to be honest which sux.
Yes color. I've spent the last 6 months sanding, painting, re-painting, wet sanding, buffing. Better believe the right color matters to me. Whichever model I choose will be a color that matches everything else, and it's not yellow.But wait.... Are you seriously looking to buy shocks based on their color? For real? Color?
Supposedly a decent shock in the 'black' variety, Dobinson IMS: -> click here <-Yes color. I've spent the last 6 months sanding, painting, re-painting, wet sanding, buffing. Better believe the right color matters to me. Whichever model I choose will be a color that matches everything else, and it's not yellow.
Yes color. I've spent the last 6 months sanding, painting, re-painting, wet sanding, buffing. Better believe the right color matters to me. Whichever model I choose will be a color that matches everything else, and it's not yellow.
Reckon I drop the tub on it. Sounds like I'll be pulling a leaf out to be honest which sux.
Since it's a show car, no one will care that you pulled a leaf to get a better shackle angle.Yes color. I've spent the last 6 months sanding, painting, re-painting, wet sanding, buffing. Better believe the right color matters to me. Whichever model I choose will be a color that matches everything else, and it's not yellow.
Ha! Paint the shocks, I never thought of that, what a fool I am! Mr. Johnson, thank you for your appreciation in the direction I'm taking this. Certainly not gonna be hitting the circuit show vehicle, just want it to be nice is all.You have a lot of experience prepping and painting, just buy some shocks and paint them. Show cars aren't built for ride quality anyway.
Ah, Rosie the load leveler!Throw a dozen/twenty bags of sand, mulch, something, in the back and let it ride for a couple of months. Ten years of travel in a few weeks. Two big girls will work also, just get the wife's blessing first.
Yeah, think that's the plan. Get the tub on then load up on sand, let it sit all winter, revisit in the spring, start from there. In lieu of two big girls, I asked the wife if she wanted the job,..didn't go over to well!Throw a dozen/twenty bags of sand, mulch, something, in the back and let it ride for a couple of months. Ten years of travel in a few weeks. Two big girls will work also, just get the wife's blessing first.
I'm voting for the shellacking, for sureHi all. In the middle of a frame off, getting ready to set the tub hopefully soon. I installed 4 new OME medium springs, 2.5" lift on the rig early spring (I've lost the tags with model numbers) so I can land the frame. I've been staring at these shackles all summer knowing something is wrong, and now it's come to roost because I don't want to set the tub with them like this. I think I did it right? The shackles are obviously pointing the wrong way. Granted there's no weight on the rear, but I had a 800 pound weight on it for a month, still the same. I'm 165 and bouncing on the bumper can barely get the rear to move. Set the engine, front didn't move,..much. I've searched hi and lo for info, the last thing I wanted to do was post pics and get a rap on the knuckles from you all, but I need a solution here. Not currently running a hard top sop hardly no weight gonna be in the ass. If it needs to be fixed, I'd rather before I set the tub. Either they are really,..springy or I'm gonna take a shellacking here. I'm readyView attachment 2817236View attachment 2817237View attachment 2817238View attachment 2817239