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[seapotato]

My trucks 6150 pounds and more with three passengers going threw a washout on an angle I will have one bump stops hard on each axle.

That weight alone all on only two tires the bumps would be more than 1500 pounds resting on the two stops.

That's probably over 2k more than my truck weighs, so not the same thing, but even so the dampening effect is the main point here.

The weight rating is just the number at which they'll keep doing it all day, at some point they won't rebound as much if you squish them further, but it's not like they'll get pancake thin if 1500 pounds is put on them.

Anyways I'm not worried. They make 3 variations, this is the lightest density, if I really wanted I could get heavier ones, but Jonathan's truck is closer to the weight of yours and he hasn't had any issues.

 

[cruiserpilot]

I'm on my second set of OME med on front that they claim 2" of lift. I've kept a pretty close eye on the distance from the
top of the Sumo to the frame. It's down about 1/2". Might seem weird but I suspend my springs when I go away, frame is
on jack stands so the tires are clear of the ground. Weird philosophy that they aren't sitting holding weight for 5-6 weeks.
I run OME shocks. Of all of us I run the largest tire, basically measure out at 34.5". Fully loaded if I run into a cross ditch I will
bottom out fronts and in a turn the top of the tire rubs the inner fender fairly well but despite polishing never done any damage.
Since it's been 40K since I installed them, I did not replace the knuckle bearings at that time, it's about 15K more on them. This
last diff swap and tire rotation I noticed the front tires wearing bad. So I'll be getting to the knuckle bearings soon. I'm curious cause
the sumo's have really stabilized the front, and my belief is they somewhat protect the knuckle from worst of the pounding. But
they are consumable, like the springs. So when they come out we'll see if they come out worn out, or come out in little bits of
hardened bearing pieces.

 

[stevebradford]

That's probably over 2k more than my truck weighs, so not the same thing, but even so the dampening effect is the main point here.

The weight rating is just the number at which they'll keep doing it all day, at some point they won't rebound as much if you squish them further, but it's not like they'll get pancake thin if 1500 pounds is put on them.

That’s exactly why I was wondering how do you set the height of these with all those variables to bottom out before the shocks or hangers do.

I guess it’s just an estimate and see thing.

I’m also on Ome mediums so I use my bump stops a lot. I have the longest shocks I could fit so in those cross ditch situations I can drop an axle a fair bit keeping tires down. But that limits my up travel to 2 1/2 inches ~ having a progressive bump stop appeals but only if these progressive bump stops range would work still allowing some up travel at the same time stopping it at the right point.

 

[cruiserpilot]

OME shocks are length limiting shocks and are designed as stops to prevent over extension of the springs.
They have internal stops. Confirmed by conversation with tech from OME.
Up travel is always limited and with my truck tires do the limiting, there are definitely
polished areas when I'm pushing it and being heavy it's an easy limit to reach.