OME 860 opinions wanted - stock 100

[re_guderian]

Looking for anyone who has run OME 860's on a relatively stock weight rig, no bumpers, sliders.

I'm wondering how much lift to expect over OEM springs and spacers? Ride quality? Same as 865's? I'm thinking it should be, based on specs.

I have some 863's I'm not going to install, afraid by all accounts they'll be too stiff on a lightweight (!) rig.

 

[jLB]

From memory (rear) hub to fender (unloaded) on my son's vehicle (front bumper, winch and sliders)

Stock ~20.5"
OME 865 ~22"
OME 860 ~23"​

In our experience the ride between the 860 & 865 is about the same (about as stiff as I'd want to go, but we are running the OME shocks). From what I understand the 865 & 860 have the same spring rate, the 860 is just slightly taller.

We swapped the 860s for 865s, because the rear dropped too much with any sort of (road trip) load in the back, but we didn't want "heavy" springs on an empty (near stock in the rear) DD. The ride does get a little too harsh, when empty, if you remove the 3rd row.