OME lift/ Rocky Road Outfitters

Patrick Lang · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:58 pm **Posts:** 12

I’m looking at replacing my RC with OME
Anyone use Rocky road Outfitters “under-the-top strut mount/spacer?
Any pictures or links on the forum that has pictures?
I have Rancho shocks that are roughly a year old and Marlin w/JBA said they will work just fine. I plan to keep them until later on down the road.
I was recommended OME HD front springs to help with nose dive issue i’m having when braking hard. I plan to change the rear lift...eventually. I do not have aftermarket bumpers or anything. Just lift kit, wheels, and tires
Thanks in advance

WWDiesel · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2019 3:39 pm

Patrick Lang wrote:

I’m looking at replacing my RC with OME
Anyone use Rocky road Outfitters “under-the-top strut mount/spacer?
Any pictures or links on the forum that has pictures?
I have Rancho shocks that are roughly a year old and Marlin w/JBA said they will work just fine. I plan to keep them until later on down the road.
I was recommended OME HD front springs to help with nose dive issue i’m having when braking hard. I plan to change the rear lift...eventually. I do not have aftermarket bumpers or anything. Just lift kit, wheels, and tires
Thanks in advance

Have you considered the clevis spacer that goes on the shock tube and sets on top of the mounting clevis?
They are available in three different thicknesses from JBA to give you some additional lift.
Some people just simply stack several 2" conduit nuts at this location that you can buy from a hardware store or one of the big box builders stores.

Patrick Lang · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:58 pm **Posts:** 12

WWDiesel wrote:

Patrick Lang wrote:

I’m looking at replacing my RC with OME
Anyone use Rocky road Outfitters “under-the-top strut mount/spacer?
Any pictures or links on the forum that has pictures?
I have Rancho shocks that are roughly a year old and Marlin w/JBA said they will work just fine. I plan to keep them until later on down the road.
I was recommended OME HD front springs to help with nose dive issue i’m having when braking hard. I plan to change the rear lift...eventually. I do not have aftermarket bumpers or anything. Just lift kit, wheels, and tires
Thanks in advance

Have you considered the clevis spacer that goes on the shock tube and sets on top of the mounting clevis?
They are available in three different thicknesses from JBA to give you some additional lift.
Some people just simply stack several 2" conduit nuts at this location that you can buy from a hardware store or one of the big box builders stores.

I currently have the RC lift with the clevis spacer. That’s not my issue though. I have a nose dive issue i want to fix. I spoke with Marlin w/JBA and said the OME springs will help but also lift it and to NOT use the RC strut mount because it will be lifted too high

WWDiesel · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:13 pm

Patrick Lang wrote:

I currently have the RC lift with the clevis spacer. That’s not my issue though. I have a nose dive issue i want to fix. I spoke with Marlin w/JBA and said the OME springs will help but also lift it and to NOT use the RC strut mount because it will be lifted too high

Sounds to me like you have a shock (strut) issue. Springs only hold the vehicle up, the shocks or struts actually prevent it from doing a nosedive when stopping suddenly.
Bilstein struts and shocks may be your best solution?

Patrick Lang · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:58 pm **Posts:** 12

WWDiesel wrote:

Patrick Lang wrote:

I currently have the RC lift with the clevis spacer. That’s not my issue though. I have a nose dive issue i want to fix. I spoke with Marlin w/JBA and said the OME springs will help but also lift it and to NOT use the RC strut mount because it will be lifted too high

Sounds to me like you have a shock (strut) issue. Springs only hold the vehicle up, the shocks or struts actually prevent it from doing a nosedive when stopping suddenly.
Bilstein struts and shocks may be your best solution?

Factory springs are too soft

Patrick Lang · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:58 pm **Posts:** 12

OME springs are constant variable rate springs and JBA coil-overs use constant variable rate springs also which help with nose dive issues when braking hard in a lifted vehicle.
I plan to buy OME HD 2927 for the front and OME medium 2730 for the rear. Shocks are basically new and ride great!
Only issue is the OEM front springs are too soft for the ride height i’m at.
Back to my original question, i was asking about the “Over-the-top” strut mount/spacer by Rocky road. Any issues or pictures?

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:59 pm

The OTT lift has killed front shocks in as little as one weekend.

changes the relationship of the stop and A-arm so it hits the internals of the shock.

(although one of the guys running on beaches - no trails - used it for few years)

and longer bumpstops should help

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=55177

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=39555

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