I am soon going to be installing the OME lift with the diff. drop from Slee Offroad on my 99 lc. I've heard only positive things and i was just wondering if there were any down falls to this system?
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I have not seen the OME t-bars but I KNOW the Slee T-bars(which I used) are MUCH beefier(and heavier) than the stock t-bars. When I did the Slee T-bars the front sat at least 1.5" higher before any adjustments. John[/QUOTE said:I wish they still made these ( :
Also effected is the up-travel spring rate. Because you've reduced the down-travel you've increased the up-travel. This results in far greater spring rate near the top of your travel because you're asking the T-bar to "over twist" itself. .[/QUOTE said:This is exactly my point. At what point does ANY T bar become so preloaded that its stability is questioned. In theory, X would be the spring rate that would lead to Y lift in inches. The real question is not how big or stout a T bar is but what is their in duty tolerance in terms of sprig rate. In other words if it only takes 200lbs of spring rate to lift AND perform in moderate 4x4 trails, it really does not matter if a T bar is able to give you a range of 0-300 lbs i.e. the more stout the more spring rate. That is why I keep coming back to the question of tolerances for the stock T bar. I am not, at this point, resolved to say that "cranking" a T bar is wrong because cranking is just giving it more spring rate and if the T bar can tolerate it, why switch? The only way a T bar can be better is to be bigger-much bigger so that it can dissipate the energy over more mass. BUT, the spring rate still remains the same X to gain the lift. You just do not need to index them more agressively.
Of course, all of these insights come after the install ( :
And again, I am not knocking OME.
spressomon said:Shotts: What is your choice for T-bars? And why?
hoser said:Jukelemon, Landpimp or anybody--
Any chance of measuring the diameter (or circumference) of the OME, Slee and Stock Torsion bars? If we measure the length, we should be able to get an idea of the spring rate differences.
Jukelemon said:the OME t bars do not go to the ends of the anchor arm and/or torque arm. There is probably 4-5 inches total space (both ends) that is not used.