When I had no lift I was able to drive home with brand new 245-75-16 tires and minimal rubbing.
I then added a 1 inch clevis lift, pounded down the pinch weld, and still had some rubbing on the inner fender liner.

The OME springs should give you 1.5 inches of lift. You should be just fine. Trim plastic if needed.

Adding some 2 inch conduit spacers to the clevis is a cheap way to get more lift.

No OME HD will give 2.5" lift

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You sure about that?
The JBA site says that the springs alone are only good for 1.5 inch lift.
Many others here have done OME springs + 0.25 inch top plate + 3/8 inch clevis spacer, for a grand total of 2.75 inches of lift. Which is pretty much the max you can do for a CRD before cutting the CV axles.

Theres even a CRD running around with OME 4.25" lift. Guess who got it that high.......

And thats without shaved CVs

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OME seem to run taller than advertised. I gained 2.5" on my CRD. On my Land Cruiser I gained a bit over 3" with the advertised 2.5" lift.

Thats awesome.
How did you do that?

The thing is, once mounted over the shock, the springs aren't any longer than the stock ones. Just a heck of a lot stiffer. So if you got more than 1.5 inches of lift with just springs, its because your old springs lost tension and started sagging.

The thing is, once mounted over the shock, the springs aren't any longer than the stock ones. Just a heck of a lot stiffer. So if you got more than 1.5 inches of lift with just springs, its because your old springs lost tension and started sagging.

Yes. I get it.
Before the springs are installed they are longer than the stock springs.
But once installed with the insulators and top mount onto the shock, they are only as long as the shock will allow them to be.
The extended lengths of stock, Monroe, rancho, bilstien, and OME shocks are all pretty much the same. The springs don't majically make the shocks any longer.
It's the spring rate that makes the OME springs ride higher, providing lift.
Not their uninstalled length.

The point is, you assume that every KJ ever made has front springs that have sagged one or more inches.
That is not true.

Looks like the only thing that makes sense with Duratracs and OME lift are the 245/75's.

So I guess this thread actually makes sense. Unless someone knows another AT tire that is good on ICE?

Anyone else have any opinions about the title of this thread? I didn't like the way my jeep rode with the top plate and clevis, but then again, I removed them, and replaced all of the bushings on the jeep at the same time...