OME Dealers

[LICruiser]

Anyone know of a OME authorized dealer/installer on the east coast preferably New England? I wanna get my CC bushings checkout out (b/c I think they were installed wrong) and no one I've contacted on Long Island wants or knows what they are. Any help would be great

 

[Romer]

Why don't you take good pictures and post them up and we will do it for free. We might ask you to check a few things after we see the pictures.

Why do you think they are installed wrong?

 

[landtank]

I'm a field service guy and was on the island last week. Next time I'm around I could check them out for you.

 

[LICruiser]

I wrote a thread earlier in the week about a shake in my wheel when braking from a highway speed. I'm not with the truck right now but I will be on Saturday (on business now). My brakes are 2K old (new yota pads and rotors) and this shaking wasn't there until after the CC's were installed. I figured finding an OME dealer would help if this was a castor correction issue. I don't wanna beat a dead horse b/c everyone so very, very helpful with ideas the first time I posted. This is what the shop that installed the CC's gave me.

Before
Caster
PS: -1/8
DS: -1/2

Camber
PS: +3/16
DS: -1/8

After CC's
Caster
PS: +1
DS: +1 1/8

Camber
PS: +5/16
DS: 0

Toe: +1/16

 

[Grench]

Did you have an alignment done?

 

[LICruiser]

Land Tank, that huge! Give me a shout next time you're in the metro area I'm always down to talk LC and drink some

 

[Romer]

Shakes can also be cause by Tire balancing and alignments. Did your tires come with free rotation and balance? Still post pics on your bushings. Make sure the bolts are torqued still.

 

[Louie]

Shakes can also be cause by Tire balancing and alignments.

Something similar just happened to me. I had a shake develop at 70 mph+ which turned into bad shakes when braking. Went to the dealership 1st to check the brakes and they said I need to turn the rotors...which I was eventually going to do later.

Then I went back to the tire store that balanced my tires and asked them to double check the balance. 3 out of 4 were off and they put them to zero.

Result: all driving and braking shakes gone...thank God.

 

[LICruiser]

My tires weren't out of balance before the CC's were installed but I can have them balanced again I guess. I need to make sure the pads are seated properly though. Romer, I'll take pics on sat morning b/c I haven't even posted pics of the cruiser on here yet.

 

[cruiserdan]

The front bushing shoud have it's "eye" offset toward the top of the arm. The rear bushing eye should be offset toward the bottom of the arm.

 

[LICruiser]

That looks to be the way they are Dan. Btw thanks for the O2 sensor help the other w/e, gotta love the dremel. Do those Caster #'s mean anything to anyone?

 

[landtank]

Do those Caster #'s mean anything to anyone?

yes, and I posted in the other thread. You should have gotten more correction from the bushings than what the before and after alignment showed.

Where abouts are you exactly?

 

[LICruiser]

I'm in Cold Spring Harbor (border of Nassua & Suffolk county), Landtank. I'm going to give it a serious look with the best of my mechanical abilities on Sat morning, I hate being on the road and worried about my baby. This board is the best though and the Cruiser community is so friendly.

 

[Rich]

So did you inquire of the new york boys on the gothamcity crusiers group as I suggested last week?

 

[LICruiser]

No Rich I didn't and probably should but I'm on the road a ton and this forum brings together people that up date quick and provide a wealth knowledge and experience. I default to mud