anyone ever try the 2.5 lift kit from skyjacker?

[k5ryannc]

i have a dealer discount and can get a price break alot more off than ome ever would think about?

also what about 1.5 inches of just spacers?

do you guys with the ome lift ever get to your bumpstops?

i just got some 285's yokohama mt+'s today and want to lift just a hair

my wife still needs to get in and out easy for now till we are done having kiddo's!!!!

thanks for your time

ryan

 

[trojan_knight]

did this get ignored or has no one used them

 

[agomez]

been hanging around here for about a year never have seen skyjacker lift come up 90 % are old man emu and some custom springs from slee also can find some things a manafre....


Andy

 

[firetruck41]

I wouldn't buy them, for one thing the springs are listed (and pictured) as leaf springs, on their website (WTF ), and I wouldn't want to be the guinea pig, when there have been plenty of good experiences with OME.

 

[Wrench]

Don't get them. Who cares about the discount. OME is way better! That's why 90% of 80 owners have them. The cheaper price happiness will wear off rather quickly when you discover how bad Skyjacker is.You'll wish you got OME.

 

[Tools R Us]

They are easy to install, if you can get a good deal, try them. If you don't like them swap to something else? Report back on your findings, I would like a review on them, maybe they don't have the stink bug?

 

[concretejungle]

They are easy to install, if you can get a good deal, try them. If you don't like them swap to something else? Report back on your findings, I would like a review on them, maybe they don't have the stink bug?

I agree. Give em' a shot. I have never heard of a lift for the 80 series offered by skyjacker or any other manufacturer. I think downey had a lift, not sure if it's still available.

 

[Land Speeder]

Don't get them. Who cares about the discount. OME is way better! That's why 90% of 80 owners have them. The cheaper price happiness will wear off rather quickly when you discover how bad Skyjacker is.You'll wish you got OME.

So you've used them Wrench? Give us your feedback

 

[Tapage]

never ear about Skyjacker TLC lift .. pics . ? I do a search in skyjacker website and found LC28K kit with 4 2.5" coils .. no shocks . ? no caster correctors . ?

 

[trojan_knight]

that is what i found to but caster and shocks are no big deal to me.
i am going to run King 2.5 double or triple bypass shocks

 

[concretejungle]

caster a are no big deal to me.

It should

 

[Hayes]

Don't get them. Who cares about the discount. OME is way better! That's why 90% of 80 owners have them.

Or is it because OME is practically the only lift you hear about for 80s?
Seems like they've got the market cornered, except for bigger lifts.
Not that I'm unhappy with my OME in any way whatsoever...

Viva la Stinkbug.

Hayes

 

[trojan_knight]

concrete what i meant by it isn't a concern is that the OME or slee plates are easy to get
the castor angle itself does concern me

 

[XXXR]

I thought about the Hijacker lift myself, (Toyota Performance) but after seeing the extensive experience you all have using OME, it was a no brainer for me.

 

[Nay]

never ear about Skyjacker TLC lift .. pics . ? I do a search in skyjacker website and found LC28K kit with 4 2.5" coils .. no shocks . ? no caster correctors . ?

Anybody talk to them? Would be nice to compare the 2.5" spring rates to OME. If they are stiffer...you could add the Bilstien 5100's with shock adapters and maybe have a heavier duty 2.5" kit. Just use OME caster bushings...and run 35's on it.

Nay

 

[doejoeuno]

I have 2.5" Skyjacker coils installed

Just a note that just yesterday (8/30/06) I installed a set of Skyjacker 2.5" lift coils on my 96 LX450. I used the stock shocks and no caster correction. A vast improvement over the slushy sagging stock coils. The job was fairly easy with 2 2ton jack stands and a floor jack. $328 vs. $700 for OME. I'm VERY happy with the results. Here are some photos of the completed job. Any questions feel free to e-mail me @ cassadd@erau.eduView attachment 90815

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[LICruiser]

Looks good. What was used to correct castor?

 

[Rookie2]

$328 vs. $700 for OME.

Come again?? The medium OME lift kit (springs, shocks, caster correction, tool, and steering stabilizer) is about $700. OME coil springs are $148/pair or $296 for four. Maybe I misunderstand your post, did you replace the stock shocks with new or use the stock shocks you had. If that's the case, your deal looks a little better.

So how's the ride stability and handling feel with those springs?


Rookie2

 

[sleeoffroad]

Said this in the past. When you compare apples with apples make sure one is not an orange.

 

[LandCrusher'70]

I'm sure $328 does not include shocks, stabalizer, caster correction (+tool). That make a world of difference.