OME springs do not fit

[Crescent Wrench]

I just installed my front OME springs on my '83 BJ42 and they fit perfectly, very easy to install, I am still waiting for the rears to arrive any day now and I expect them to fit as good as the front, mine had an arrow to show which way was forward and a + and - sign to indicate LH or RH location, I am wondering if you have one tire ahead if the other if you haven't gotten the one spring in backwards. Might be worth a try to 180 the one affected spring and see if what corrects things, hope you figure it out.


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[GA Architect]

Chevypower, did you ever get your OME spring issue resolved? If so, what was the issue? Just curious, my OME 2.5" deluxe set is due to arrive any day now....one set of the anti-reversible shackles showed up today. WhooooHooooo!!!!! Like Christmas in May.

 

[GregRay]

I just installed my front OME springs on my '83 BJ42 and they fit perfectly, very easy to install, I am still waiting for the rears to arrive any day now and I expect them to fit as good as the front, mine had an arrow to show which way was forward and a + and - sign to indicate LH or RH location, I am wondering if you have one tire ahead if the other if you haven't gotten the one spring in backwards. Might be worth a try to 180 the one affected spring and see if what corrects things, hope you figure it out.


...via IH8MUD app

FYI, the + and - signs on OME springs do not indicate "LH" or "RH" location -- they indicate whether the springs are slightly "above" or "below" the targeted load specifications. See the following link: http://arbusa.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/old-man-emu-general-fitting-guide/

 

[Crescent Wrench]

GregRay, yea plus or minus 1mm from true. I put my plus leaf on the drivers side because I'm a big guy, should be all good.


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[GA Architect]

My OME 2.5" lift arrived yesterday, Saturday 5/17/14. So today, what better to do on a rainy day in GA, than install a new lift. BUT............Remember what I asked back on April 28th? (Question: Should one be worried about the current OME suspension? If their Customer Service is inadequate, should one look to another set-up, possibly Iron Man or He77 Creek? ).....Well, I guess I'm going to get to answer my own question. Much to my dismay, not all the pieces were sent and some items missing from the "Deluxe Set" I ordered. I didn't get the 4 greaseable spring pins, nor the two greaseable rear anti-inversion shackles, and two inter-leaf pads are missing on one of the front CS001F springs. The "inter-leaf pads" would be a quality management problem with in the Spring Manufacture. How did they let them through?

Well, let's see if ARB (Or the Vendor that I bought it from) is going to rectify the situation quickly. I'll update on this progress....

 

[Stumpalama]

if you bought from a mud vendor I'm going to say that you will have the problem resolved quickly