So last week i installed the ome 927s and bilsteins. I used the daystar top plates i already had, but now i'm second guessing myself, or maybe i'm overthinking this. My two concerns are:
1. Is there enough preload on the springs using the drop plate/stock length shocks? I definetely had to compress the springs to assemble them, so they weren't slack or anything when installed, but i'm unclear on what a good amount of preload is. I did try to use the stock plates first, but when i backed off my compressors, the spaces between the coils were so tight that i couldn't get my compressor's jaws out! Being somewhat in a bind, i decided to compress them again and try using the daystar plates so the springs wouldn't be so squished inside the shock and i would be able to remove my compressors, so thats what i did.
My second concern is the amount of upward travel i have. Looking at the shock with the wheels planted on a level suface, there is about 2 1/4" of the shock's rod exposed (between the mounting washer and the top of the shock can). It looks like the washer would contact the shock body before my extended bumpstop would hit the uca. I'm having a hard time telling if that would change if i use stock top plates or not. Here's a pic to show what i am talking about:
Tell me what you guys think. Is it a bad idea to keep running the daystar plates or am i fine running it the way it sits. I don't want to disassemble everything again if i don't have to.
