hey guys, i replaced my flat old leafs for some brand new old man emu's, but did'nt replace the old 6 inch rear shackles my dad had threw on years ago. now everytime i look at it from the back, the passenger side seems to be dropping, any ideas? Thanks
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That is the infamous cruiser lean. Do a search for OME spring lean or something of that nature.
Mine leans a little bit, not enough to bug me
Mine leans a little bit, not enough to bug me
Downey
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Slight possibility that when you replaced the springs, you over-tightened the spring shackle nuts on one side more-so than the other side, consequently one shackle is biting into the spring bushings tighter than the other side and not letting the spring shackle relax. Try loosening spring shackle nuts on both sides, jump up and down on rear-end, then retighten shackle nuts. If this had been the problem, you may have just resolved it. This is only the problem a small percentage of the time, usually when using new poly bushings with thicker shoulders.
Minor hijack... I have read about the infamous lean on dozens of occassions and expected the same when installing an HFS lift but it is level (near as I can tell). Is the lean specific to OME, if so does anyone know why? I can only think different spring dimensions would cause it but it doesnt make sense for the manufacturer to do this...
OME's left rear spring (Left had drive vehicle) has a greater arch than the right rear spring. They have different part numbers. This is supposed to counteract the "cruiser lean" that eventually results in a drooping of the left rear end when an FJ60 has stock springs wear (again, left hand drive model). It has been said that after some time, things will level out favorably. My experience with it revealed that "some" time can translate to "long" time. I had almost 2 inches more height in the left rear than the right, so I finally swapped the springs in the rear. It made it more level but now the right rear is slightly taller than the left. but far less noticeable than before.
The comment about torque on the shackle bolts is valid. I had a former ARB employee tell me that he thought the ARB torque spec was too high (off the record).
I have decided not to let if bother me as it is now hardly noticeable. I don't have a clue what causes cruiser lean...(a) torque forces on the drive train? (b) the weight of the driver always being on the left side? (c) the off center location of the engine?
I am extremely pleased with the improvement in the ride of the OME springs over worn out stockers but have been dissappointed in the clunking OME springs and the inability to get the rig level. If I had it to do over, I would query more people who have HFS and other suspension products before I bought.
The comment about torque on the shackle bolts is valid. I had a former ARB employee tell me that he thought the ARB torque spec was too high (off the record).
I have decided not to let if bother me as it is now hardly noticeable. I don't have a clue what causes cruiser lean...(a) torque forces on the drive train? (b) the weight of the driver always being on the left side? (c) the off center location of the engine?
I am extremely pleased with the improvement in the ride of the OME springs over worn out stockers but have been dissappointed in the clunking OME springs and the inability to get the rig level. If I had it to do over, I would query more people who have HFS and other suspension products before I bought.
Minor hijack... I have read about the infamous lean on dozens of occassions and expected the same when installing an HFS lift but it is level (near as I can tell). Is the lean specific to OME, if so does anyone know why? I can only think different spring dimensions would cause it but it doesnt make sense for the manufacturer to do this...
Lean is specific to OME. From what I have read
Lean is specific to OME. From what I have read
That won't make me happy tomorrow when I start the install of my OME lift. I have no lean as of right now on my stock suspension.
