OME lift finally installed.

[blown327chevy]

A nagging shoulder injury has been preventing me from wrenching on the trail rig but I finally got to install some of the parts I've had for 2 months now.

I went with OME 790/948 springs and bilstein 4600 shocks and am very happy thus far. I didn't add any extra height to the front/rear above what the springs gave me and picked up 1.5" over what I had on the stock suspension and bs spacer lift. Not sure how I missed it initially but that spacer lift was garbage, specifically at full droop where the springs made contact with the uca/frame rail and bound the cv shafts horribly. Now I have no spring contact and no cv binding issues which is great. Took it for a short ride and it performs like a different rig now. No popping/banging everytime I hit a bump or flex it...lol.

This week I will be installing new upper control arms/ball joints as a preventative measure along with a trans, transfer case and gas tank skid plate I sourced from another truck I parted. I also need to mount my winch, extend some breathers and install some limiting straps. Pretty pumped to see what this thing is capable of with some proper equipment.

 

[Libertylubtx]

Hey buddy, so glad to see the pictures, especially the custom made spring compressor. I also made one to use with my forklift but your design is much better. What UCA are you putting on? Are they longer than stock? And how do you determine the proper UCA after lifting it? I’m going to redo mine with OME but want everything ready so I don’t have to take it back apart for the 3rd time.

 

[Libertylubtx]

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[blown327chevy]

Hey buddy, so glad to see the pictures, especially the custom made spring compressor. I also made one to use with my forklift but your design is much better. What UCA are you putting on? Are they longer than stock? And how do you determine the proper UCA after lifting it? I’m going to redo mine with OME but want everything ready so I don’t have to take it back apart for the 3rd time.

Good looking Jeep sir! That bumper looks great.

I just went with a stock type aftermarket UCA. From my research they are good for up to 3" of lift. I had a buddy align it and he had no problem getting it to spec and I have no spring contact even at full flex. Mines a dedicated trail rig but I did take it for a rip on the road just to see how it felt. It tracked/handled very nicely at 50mph even without sway bars

If you decide to go with an aftermarket arm JBA seems to be the tried and trusted manufacturer. I'm not 100% sure if they are any longer but I do know they change the angle of the upper ball joint so it's a little easier on parts. Plus the JBA arms allow you to change ball joints without replacing the entire arm like the stockers. I may eventually go that route as well but so far the stock arms/ball joints are holding up. I've ran it pretty hard off road several times without issue.

 

[Deb'nKJ]

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Can't believe how much like a real Jeep it looks without the bumper.