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[Elijah]

Picked up the OME J spring kit from Cruiser Outfitters last night and went to work! Pics of the end result, well, almost. Thanks Kurt!

 

[Elijah]

Aussie locker going in tomorrow and we'll be ready for Cruise Moab. BTW, installing the lift really isn't hard. Just take your time and plan for about half a day if it's your first time. Oh yeah, no grrrrr noises either!

 

[Brentbba]

Time for sliders so just to step up to that now. Looks nice!

 

[Elijah]

Another thing, if you're wanting to compare stock height to J spring height on a 315 size tire, look at the tire FAQ and I have a couple shots of the 315's at stock height.

 

[LX_TREME]

Nice, but after the lift spring can you park and fit inside the garage?

 

[FJ809496TLC]

What was included in the J spring kit?

 

[Elijah]

Yeah, I did the work in the garage. And it clears by about 1 cm, no exaggeration. Gotta get rid of the lame roof rack anyways. The lift should settle an 1/8" or so.

 

[Elijah]

Four OME J springs, four extended OME shocks, steering dampener, and caster correction bushings.

 

[FJ809496TLC]

OK. Thanks. I got a set of J spirngs that I got from a friend of mine and ordered the rest of the parts from Christo including drop blocks and brackets for the stabilizers. Nice looking rig.

 

[tarbe]

Cool Elijah!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Looking good

 

[MyCrush]

Absolutely tuff, Elijah !

 

[clarkrw3]

looks sweet...look forward to seeing you at CM06

 

[Josh83]

Extend your brake lines. It looks great, and you will love the aussie locker.

 

[fuelgeddes]

nice look rig ! Let me know how the aussie locker works. why did you pick that one ?

 

[Elijah]

nice look rig ! Let me know how the aussie locker works. why did you pick that one ?

If you're asking why I picked the J lift, it's because eventually this rig will end up being armored and weighted down. If you're asking why I picked the Aussie Locker, it's because I've heard better things over the Lock-Right reliabilty wise. It's all about the reliability, that's why we drive Land Cruisers

 

[jaysdead40]

Any observations, suggestions, pics, from the Aussie install. Mine has been on the shelf for a year, I just havn't nutted-up to open things up.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Any observations, suggestions, pics, from the Aussie install. Mine has been on the shelf for a year, I just havn't nutted-up to open things up.

I just followed the destructions, took my sweet time, and did it in less than 4hrs.
I got new gaskets fron cdan and used some rtv with the gaskets. I put cheap, heavy weight gear oil in for about 1 month, then drained it and put in some Valvoline Durablend heavy gear oil, 140w75 I think. Easy install. I didn't take any pics, my hands were dirty.

 

[Elijah]

X2 with Baggins. Yeah I also took my sweet time, and I think it was about 3-4 hours. On another note just got finished with the caster correction bushings being installed, and even though the caster isn't fully corrected with this size of lift, the bushings made a HUGE difference. Not darty going into a turn anymore and tracks straighter on the road.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

...On another note just got finished with the caster correction bushings being installed, and even though the caster isn't fully corrected with this size of lift, the bushings made a HUGE difference. Not darty going into a turn anymore and tracks straighter on the road.

So who did you end up finding to press the bushings? I'de like to know so I can refer others down your way. Thanks again!