Broken OME 927
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If you truly clean your vehicle the way you claim, none of the areas in which you have easy access to would have rust that bad
Maybe you did get a defective set of front springs (regarding them breaking, not being so corroded), but you can clearly see certain parts of your UCA is rusted just as bad
Zoom in close and it appears your UBJ is busted with grease coming out that's been there for a while and there's tons of built up gunk on top of the UBJ on the mount
Not saying you don't take care of your KJ, but when you have access to all of those open areas they should never have as much rust as pictured if you clean it all as much as you say you do..
I'd highly suggest you take a solid day to sand all of the rust and scrub the junk off of everything and put a nice thick coat of Undercoating on everything you see sticking out of the frame (also do the frame while you're at it) so you won't have those issues again
Maybe you did get a defective set of front springs (regarding them breaking, not being so corroded), but you can clearly see certain parts of your UCA is rusted just as bad
Zoom in close and it appears your UBJ is busted with grease coming out that's been there for a while and there's tons of built up gunk on top of the UBJ on the mount
Not saying you don't take care of your KJ, but when you have access to all of those open areas they should never have as much rust as pictured if you clean it all as much as you say you do..
I'd highly suggest you take a solid day to sand all of the rust and scrub the junk off of everything and put a nice thick coat of Undercoating on everything you see sticking out of the frame (also do the frame while you're at it) so you won't have those issues again
LetFreedomRing
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I understand the picture makes it look bad. When putting the new springs in I wiped off the upper control arms with a damp rag. Perfectly clean now and no rust other than 1 little spot on a weld that I have to touch up. The upper ball joints boots never sealed as good as the oem ones did. However, I do pump them extra full right before winter so salt doesn't get in them as easily. It's cleaned off now also. The weather is just now starting to get nice so it'll get the full detail soon.
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I see the same issue at least once a month and not just limited to coil springs but also leaf springs.All makes and models also and all OE stuff.
Ohio-white-kj
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I'd contact OME as well. I have the same springs and never paid any attention
Will take a look bit have not been in too much salt the last few years.
I never wash, but do a lot of under neath rinsing - even built a spray rig for it.
I had OME leafs on my 93 YJ and they surface rusted after a good fog:emotions34:.
You're not near Erie by chance, the salt capital of the world...
Will take a look bit have not been in too much salt the last few years.I never wash, but do a lot of under neath rinsing - even built a spray rig for it.
I had OME leafs on my 93 YJ and they surface rusted after a good fog:emotions34:.
You're not near Erie by chance, the salt capital of the world...
I'd contact OME as well. I have the same springs and never paid any attention
I never wash, but do a lot of under neath rinsing - even built a spray rig for it.
I had OME leafs on my 93 YJ and they surface rusted after a good fog:emotions34:.
You're not near Erie by chance, the salt capital of the world...
thats where im at:Violin:
LetFreedomRing
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I'd contact OME as well. I have the same springs and never paid any attention
I never wash, but do a lot of under neath rinsing - even built a spray rig for it.
I had OME leafs on my 93 YJ and they surface rusted after a good fog:emotions34:.
You're not near Erie by chance, the salt capital of the world...
No, I'm in Johnstown. Probably the number 2 salt capital of the world. Where they put down that pre treatment crap so heavy it looks like it rained and soaked the road. If you drive through it while wet your whole vehicle turns white.
Ohio-white-kj
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Yeah - they do that in Ohio as well.
Mine ( first OME lift I had ) installed at 20,000 miles removed at 121,000 didn't have any rust at all, except for a couple little scratches . All of those were out on mainly in Northwest Ohio . But sometimes it was washed 2 times a day
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