OME Medium - Front lift height/rake advice?

[RL4x4]

My '01 has the Slee/OME Mdium lift with 860 rear springs.

It is currently set-up with a nose-nose rake of approx 1".

The vehicle has no added weight and no 3rd row seating.

The pic below was taken on level ground with a full tank of fuel.

Does this look right or should I crank the front up higher?

Obviously the higher I go in the front the more it adds to bump steer, CV wear, etc.

Thoughts?

 

[wareagle]

Looks fine to me. I have similar rake with 866 and 30mm spacers.

 

[OregonLC]

that looks about right, you could probably go up another 1/4" to 1/2" with no ill effects. the LC likes to point downhill; if you crank too much you'll get some weird behaviors (like pulling to the right under acceleration in my case).

 

[mpho]

Looks good to me...not sure how you use it, but as soon as you load it up; it will level some more.

 

[FullyLitLED]

Its better than the stance that I have haha

 

[wngrog]

I like a level stance but the side effect is that if you hook any trailer to it the ass will squat horribly.

 

[Anthony.L]

I would leave it alone. As others stated the 100 likes to rock the slight rake. Cranking the front tbars any more will probably cause more ill effects than good.

Or you could drop $800 on some UCA's and crank away!

Do you have a diff drop? I know Slee likes to include them in their "kits".

 

[Nottajeep]

Here are a few pics of my stock ride lifted with the OME tbars and 865 springs.

 

[RL4x4]

I would leave it alone. As others stated the 100 likes to rock the slight rake. Cranking the front tbars any more will probably cause more ill effects than good.

That is pretty much what I was thinking. Raising the front more will also reduce the dropp travel which might actaulyl make off-road performance worse!

Or you could drop $800 on some UCA's and crank away!

No thanks!

Do you have a diff drop? I know Slee likes to include them in their "kits".

Yes the Slee diff drop kit is in place.

 

[RL4x4]

Here are a few pics of my stock ride lifted with the OME tbars and 865 springs.

Yours has less nose-down rake than mine so either your front is higher or your rear is lower.

 

[Anthony.L]

That is pretty much what I was thinking. Raising the front more will also reduce the dropp travel which might actaulyl make off-road performance worse!

Not just offroad performance, but onroad as well. Decreasing the droop will make pot holes, speed bumps, etc in the road feel very harsh. When the front suspension tries to down travel it instead bottoms out with a hard clank.

 

[2000UZJ]

Lifting a IFS vehicle also reduces the track width upfront ( and in back if IRS). By how much at 2.0" I'm not sure. The harsher ride is partly due to the control arm position ( though it's probably minimal compared to tire choice and suspension setup) . When lifting the 100 the front wheels move inward, making te control arms more vertical. When you hit a sharp bump or pot hole the front end has to "push" out before it can start to go up. Put the 100 on a lift. As they raise it watch the front wheels, when they lower it was as it pushes the tires/rim outwards before it can start the up stroke. I have ha my front end up 2'25" and it was harsh. It's now at 1.5" and much nicer.