OME Dakars no longer have military wrap?

[Gusb]

So - sorry to pull this up again but what is the final conclusion? Current OME springs for 40s don't have the M wrap?

And who's the best vendor to buy a complete (all OME/ARB parts - shackles, bushing, etc.) suspension from (need to ship to Northern California)?

cruiseroutfit?

Poser (do you do this)?

Man-A-Fre?

Thanks!

The reason 40 springs don't have the mil wrap is because ARB and most others incorporated the larger diameter bushing, that came in the FJ60 and 1980 and later 40, into their springs. When they did this the eylet diameter grew and consequently no longer fit in the early FJ40 spring hanger with the extra wrap of steel. If you compare the spring hanger on a pre 80 FJ40 to a later one you'll see that the later ones have the clearance for the larger bushing plus a full mil wrap. If you look around, the only 40 springs that still have a mil wrap are using the old style tiny bushing..
Personally I'd have the larger bushing over the mil wrap, however in the 60 series the only reason to omit it is cost

 

[amaurer]

So - sorry to pull this up again but what is the final conclusion? Current OME springs for 40s don't have the M wrap?

And who's the best vendor to buy a complete (all OME/ARB parts - shackles, bushing, etc.) suspension from (need to ship to Northern California)?

cruiseroutfit?

Poser (do you do this)?

Man-A-Fre?

Thanks!

I think we determined the truth to be that CS001F/R "light/medium" or CS002F/R "heavy" springs never had military wraps.

The 60-series springs (CS003,4F/R) seem to have the wraps, but that doesn't help us.

TPI4x4 had a good price on the springs plus their house brand bushings/shackles/shocks.

EDIT: to correct my mistake - too much bad info in this thread already

 

[lcwizard]

I don't believe either have a mil-wrap. There isn't enough room in the pre-80
FJ40 spring hanger to accommodate a mil wrap with the larger bushing.
I don't think ARB makes any spring with the smaller bushing

I think we determined the truth to be that CS001F/R "light/medium" springs never had military wraps.

OME "heavies", CS002F/R do seem to have the wraps, however.

TPI4x4 had a good price on the springs plus their house brand bushings/shackles/shocks.

 

[amaurer]

ah, right. editted.

 

[Tapage]

what about usining 70 series spring packs .. are those with M-wrap . ? could be an option for late 40 and gaining a few whellbase inches ..