The tires are 11 years old and suspension 18 years old. I'm FINALLY ready to pull the trigger and change out the suspension.
I installed it myself but will be using a shop this time.
Current OME kit said 2-1/2" lift and had the castor corrective bushings. A few years later I upgraded to 10.5 x 33" BFG TA tires.
Question #1 - Should I figure the castor corrective bushings are still good? I believe there is a "steel plate" castor correction available which seems beefier and should do a better job.
Question #2 - is there a MUD vendor who can walk me through so I'm sure I get the right stuff? I went through the list and can't find a Dobinson vendor.
While I'm getting in there, I'm going to check/replace the tie-rod ends and get the rest of the steering checked out. The knuckles look okay and my mechanic said they're still good - no play.
Question #3 - There are a TON of threads and videos on knuckle rebuild, I've done it a few times. I'm a believer if don't fix what's not broke, but how often (time or miles) is it recommended to redo the knuckles?
The OME was a fantastic suspension! I was originally going to replace it with the same, but after reading the Dobinson was a much more comforable, I'm going Dobinson. I just hope it holds up like the OME.
Thanks in advanced.
Joe
I installed it myself but will be using a shop this time.
Current OME kit said 2-1/2" lift and had the castor corrective bushings. A few years later I upgraded to 10.5 x 33" BFG TA tires.
Question #1 - Should I figure the castor corrective bushings are still good? I believe there is a "steel plate" castor correction available which seems beefier and should do a better job.
Question #2 - is there a MUD vendor who can walk me through so I'm sure I get the right stuff? I went through the list and can't find a Dobinson vendor.
While I'm getting in there, I'm going to check/replace the tie-rod ends and get the rest of the steering checked out. The knuckles look okay and my mechanic said they're still good - no play.
Question #3 - There are a TON of threads and videos on knuckle rebuild, I've done it a few times. I'm a believer if don't fix what's not broke, but how often (time or miles) is it recommended to redo the knuckles?
The OME was a fantastic suspension! I was originally going to replace it with the same, but after reading the Dobinson was a much more comforable, I'm going Dobinson. I just hope it holds up like the OME.
Thanks in advanced.
Joe
