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| Author: | crippled [ Mon May 27, 2013 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
under full flex, do your springs fall out? while on the lift i noticed i could work the spring out real easy. were the L shocks not needed? |
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| Author: | At The Helm [ Tue May 28, 2013 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
Yes, they are. Sounds like you don't have any lower bumpstops on the spring perches. You don't want to go maxing out the shocks which is why the longer shocks are necessary. |
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| Author: | crippled [ Tue May 28, 2013 5:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
i did not install rear bump stops, do you know were i can buy them? i would preffer not to do the hockey puck kind and actually buy one. the 4 inch from jba is hallow and does not look stout |
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| Author: | Ted15 [ Tue May 28, 2013 5:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
crippled wrote: i did not install rear bump stops, do you know were i can buy them? i would preffer not to do the hockey puck kind and actually buy one. the 4 inch from jba is hallow and does not look stout They are VERY stout. They also have premeasured steps molded into them so you can cut to the length you need. That's a bolt hole running down the center. You won't believe how tough these things are, they're made of urethane. |
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| Author: | At The Helm [ Tue May 28, 2013 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
Yep those are plenty strong. They only take a compression load. |
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| Author: | DirtyKK [ Tue May 28, 2013 2:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
use these. http://zoneoffroad.com/product-acc?ki=188&gr= you will need to drill a hole in the bottom spring perch for the bolt to go through. i used carraige bolts so that there was no rough edges of a hex head bolt to tear away at stock upper bump stop. if the bumpstops arent needed to prevent tires rubbing or overcompressing the shocks you can look into using limiting straps instead. |
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| Author: | crippled [ Tue May 28, 2013 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
i read longer shocks need bump stops but stock lengths do not.....true? |
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| Author: | TheBlueKJ [ Tue May 28, 2013 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
No for every inch of lift you need an inch of bumpstop EDIT: and you need longer shocks if you lift period |
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| Author: | Bikewrench [ Wed May 29, 2013 8:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
Which height Zone bumps did you use? I have OME HD rear coils & the L shocks. Do I go 2" or 3"? |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Wed May 29, 2013 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the |
Bikewrench wrote: Which height Zone bumps did you use? I have OME HD rear coils & the L shocks. Do I go 2" or 3"? 2 inch will work good |
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| Author: | huntb [ Wed May 29, 2013 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
Not trying to hijack this thread, but I got the JBA 4" bump stops, cut them to 2", and installed them. Now I am wondering why I even needed that much extra bump stop when the springs aren't even close to over-compressing and the tires also don't come close to hitting the wheel well under full compression. Here are some pics  Full Compression: 
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| Author: | DirtyKK [ Wed May 29, 2013 11:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
You don't need that much bump stop. I tried without any for a while but had to add to keep my tire from hitting the wheel well. When my tire was that far tucked the spring was still not over compressed. When I had a 2.5" lift and 31" tires I used no bump stops. |
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| Author: | DirtyKK [ Wed May 29, 2013 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
Max out your suspension. If the tires are not rubbing or your coils are not stacked on top of each other or close to it then you do not need bump stops. If you need bump stops measure accordingly and buy the size YOU need, someone else's recommendation might be too short or unnecessarily long. If your coil is going to fall out on full droop you can put a coil retainer on the bottom perch, the upper should keep it from falling out. If you want to limit down travel instead to save wear and tear on your shocks and keep your spring from falling out use limiting straps. |
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| Author: | _benjammin [ Wed May 29, 2013 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
And to add to the confusion, JBA 2.5" lift does not require rear bump-stops (other than the factory ones). |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Wed May 29, 2013 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
You also have to watch out that you do not over compress your shocks, depending on brand, length etc another reason you have to have bumpstops |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Wed May 29, 2013 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
_benjammin wrote: And to add to the confusion, JBA 2.5" lift does not require rear bump-stops (other than the factory ones). 2.5 inches isn't much lift so "could" get away with none depending on tire size and wheel width/backspacing |
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| Author: | huntb [ Wed May 29, 2013 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
tommudd wrote: You also have to watch out that you do not over compress your shocks, depending on brand, length etc another reason you have to have bumpstops Good point, I didn't even think to check how much more travel the shocks had. I'll try jacking up the wheel again to full compression with the bottom shock bolt out and see how much further past the mount the shock will go. Since it is such a PITA to get the nut into the lower spring perch, does anyone see a problem with cutting down the stock bump stops instead of the JBA bump stops? It would save the world from a few cuss words |
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| Author: | Bikewrench [ Wed May 29, 2013 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
So if I am running the OME HD springs I really don't need the extended bumps? My wheeling will be limited to getting to the mtb trails and fire roads. |
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| Author: | DirtyKK [ Wed May 29, 2013 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the "L" shocks.... |
huntb wrote: tommudd wrote: You also have to watch out that you do not over compress your shocks, depending on brand, length etc another reason you have to have bumpstops Good point, I didn't even think to check how much more travel the shocks had. I'll try jacking up the wheel again to full compression with the bottom shock bolt out and see how much further past the mount the shock will go. Since it is such a PITA to get the nut into the lower spring perch, does anyone see a problem with cutting down the stock bump stops instead of the JBA bump stops? It would save the world from a few cuss words I wouldn't cut the factory ones. The factory ones are soft and the JBA ones are solid. You'll want any extra little bit of squish you can get when you come across a hard hit. |
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| Author: | DirtyKK [ Wed May 29, 2013 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OME MD rear springs with the |
Bikewrench wrote: So if I am running the OME HD springs I really don't need the extended bumps? My wheeling will be limited to getting to the mtb trails and fire roads. They weren't necessary on mine... |
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