Wow! Glad you caught it! That was a disaster waiting to happen!
FJ62 - OME Lift Installed! (1 Viewer)
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Anything to share? I am contemplating 33's but don't want to kill daily driveability.
Thanks.
About driveability with stock gears and 33's, use the search function to find threads such as this one: https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/135441-fj62-33s-what-gears.html
For offroading and driving hills, I think you would want lower gears. From my experience with 31's and stock gearing, there's no way I'd go with 33's without lower gears- and my driving is almost exclusively on pavement.
For offroading and driving hills, I think you would want lower gears. From my experience with 31's and stock gearing, there's no way I'd go with 33's without lower gears- and my driving is almost exclusively on pavement.
Thanks for the link Bret!
That is one SWEET rig Jamie!
Rig looks neat!
You can do the alignment yourself, w/o fancy equipment.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/76961-do-your-own-alignment.html
You can do the alignment yourself, w/o fancy equipment.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/76961-do-your-own-alignment.html
Rear Lift Too High
I had a OME lift kit installed for my FJ60 a couple of years ago up in Montana. It rides very smooth. My only complaint is that the rear of the vehicle is up higher than the front. I want the vehicle & roof level with the road. (I've marked the levels best I can despite my photo not being dead-on even.)
Since I'm not a suspension expert, what exactly do I change to lower the back end an inch or so? Is this a matter of just buying and replacing a shorter shackle? Or does it involve more. I'll get a shop to do it but I wanted to know what to ask before I open myself up to misdirection. Thanks.
I had a OME lift kit installed for my FJ60 a couple of years ago up in Montana. It rides very smooth. My only complaint is that the rear of the vehicle is up higher than the front. I want the vehicle & roof level with the road. (I've marked the levels best I can despite my photo not being dead-on even.)
Since I'm not a suspension expert, what exactly do I change to lower the back end an inch or so? Is this a matter of just buying and replacing a shorter shackle? Or does it involve more. I'll get a shop to do it but I wanted to know what to ask before I open myself up to misdirection. Thanks.
you could take a leaf out of the rear packs. This would make your payload capacity less though. You could also do a shackle inversion up front to lift the front up and inch or so. OME are made that way so when you are loaded down the sit level. I just removed a leaf from the back and it helped. I can hook a trailer loaded with a couple commercial mowers to it and it still doesn't go past level. Even with the leaf removed that are more stout then i would ever need.
Wile E Coyote
Out in the streets, they call it murder!
Do a search for "stinkbug" as that's a commonly used term on here for that ass-high stance.
Why not install a longer shackle? orignal is about 8cm, but can swap them over to 12 cm. That will lift your front app. 2 cm.
great suggestion. your only about a year and a half late
