OME Lift update

Boss · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2014 1:00 pm

Edit: I lost all the images from back then.
Here she is all clean and shiny

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Got Mud? Drought in northern New Mexico seems to be over

Only place the tires touch is in the front

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Some are suggesting cutting the plastic back, but I'm hopeful for a more graceful solution. What did y'all do?

LS12FAST4U · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2014 9:49 pm

What size tires?

Boss · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:36 am

tires are on original rims 245/R75/16 Kumho Road Venture MT

Boss · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:08 am

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Bumper trimming up front

oh I see now

AZ CRD · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:33 am

Mine is pretty much the same. I'm running Discoverer ATP's. Only time they've rubbed is at full turn in reverse. I haven't been too worried about it but will be interested in what you come up with.

LS12FAST4U · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:36 pm

I find it odd that your rubbing with the 245 75 16 and stick wheels while running the ome springs. I ran Goodyear KM2 while only having the daystar lift with absolutely no rubbing at all none zero zilch. Didn't matter if I was in reverse or completely locked. I measured from center of the hub to bottom of flare with 20.5 inches. Now my set up is different and I'm running 265 75 16 on the same rims which are aftermarket but they have the same back space as stock.

LS12FAST4U · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:38 pm

And also I did not do any trimming while I had the 245 75 16 on. Not even the pinch weld.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:07 pm

the 245 is section width - the fat part of the tire

the part that rubs is tread width - not commonly mentioned

and easily varies 1/2" or more depending on the tread design.

I've had 3 different 245/75/16's

- one never rubbed, one rubbed only on sharp turns, one rubbed on every turn

last one made me hammer down the pinch weld....

Boss · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:37 pm

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the part that rubs is tread width - not commonly mentioned

and easily varies 1/2" or more depending on the tread design.

I think you are right it is the giant lugs rubbing in reverse. Feels like I'm on train track rails going slow

Boss · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:39 pm

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I measured from center of the hub to bottom of flare with 20.5 inches. Now my set up is different and I'm running 265 75 16 on the same rims which are aftermarket but they have the same back space as stock.

I'll measure that on mine and see what it is. Thanks

Boss · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:41 pm

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Mine is pretty much the same. I'm running Discoverer ATP's. Only time they've rubbed is at full turn in reverse. I haven't been too worried about it but will be interested in what you come up with.

I didn't get around to it this weekend but I plan on dreaming up something to keep the plastic pulled forward an inch or so

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:48 pm

LS12FAST4U wrote:

I find it odd that your rubbing with the 245 75 16 and stick wheels while running the ome springs. I ran Goodyear KM2 while only having the daystar lift with absolutely no rubbing at all none zero zilch. Didn't matter if I was in reverse or completely locked. I measured from center of the hub to bottom of flare with 20.5 inches. Now my set up is different and I'm running 265 75 16 on the same rims which are aftermarket but they have the same back space as stock.

So what tires did you run? Goodyears or BFG's? KM2's are BFG tires,not Goodyear tires.

If it was BFG's KM2's they run very small for advertised size.

jthomas999 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:51 pm **Posts:** 98

If you take a hair dryer or hot air gun to the plastic, it will change shape for you. The stock plastic rivets are a little sloppy.

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Boss · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:51 am

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If you take a hair dryer or hot air gun to the plastic, it will change shape for you. The stock plastic rivets are a little sloppy.

I've got a heat gun, this sounds plausible thanks

jthomas999 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:51 pm **Posts:** 98

I have 235/75/16's, and because the plastic was a bit loose, I just turned the wheel inward, hit the plastic with a heat gun for a minute and bent it to clear the tire.

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Tinman · **Joined:** Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 308

I did the same up grade recently to our libby. Stock spring and shocks were gone and it was time for tires. I find the stance with a standard OME lift with the medium weight front coils to be decidedly nose down. Yours looks pretty level. Running cooper a/t IIIs with just a tad bit of rub at full lock. I thought about a strut spacer from Rocky Road that sits on top of the sturt but wasn't sure if it would be worth it or if I'd need longer bumps. Any thoughts??

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:31 pm

Tinman wrote:

I did the same up grade recently to our libby. Stock spring and shocks were gone and it was time for tires. I find the stance with a standard OME lift with the medium weight front coils to be decidedly nose down. Yours looks pretty level. Running cooper a/t IIIs with just a tad bit of rub at full lock. I thought about a strut spacer from Rocky Road that sits on top of the sturt but wasn't sure if it would be worth it or if I'd need longer bumps. Any thoughts??

You need the OME 790 front coils.The medium duty OME coils you got are only rated for 375lbs and your stock front coils were rated at 410lbs so that is why you are "noise down" as you bought the wrong front coils for your CRD.

Tinman · **Joined:** Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 308

Unless Rocky-Road sold me the wrong coils, I do have the 790s

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:02 am

Tinman wrote:

Unless Rocky-Road sold me the wrong coils, I do have the 790s

You stated you have the medium duty coils which are 926's.

weeks101 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:29 pm **Posts:** 747

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