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j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

I am about to pull the trigger on springs for the wifes KJ.
Google is not helping me with my request so I need LOST Help.

I want to see pics of OME front coils and Rusty's rear. Got an offer from a member here that I am about to bite on. :BANANA:

Want to see the stance combining the two brand coils.

Thanks LOST!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:20 pm

That all depends on what else was added when they installed
You can make up to 1.5 to 2 inches of difference almost with "extras"
So someone may show you a picture but what else was added front - top plate/clevis.......rear - upper iso's etc

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

hopefully they will list that in the specs.

I am looking to see what I will need to add for level stance. I want to do this thing once.

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

I think JeepJeepster had that set up...

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5197

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

HoosierJeeper wrote:

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5197

doesnt look to be enough lift for me. the daystar kit is 2.5 and looks better imo.

this KJ is the biggest pita to lift of any Jeep I have ever done. :SOMBRERO:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:41 pm

j-rod wrote:

doesnt look to be enough lift for me. the daystar kit is 2.5 and looks better imo.

I run the Daystart 2.5" Spacer Kit and it has worked out okay for me. It gets the job done. However, OME is a lot better lift kit. One it replaces the factory coils for a much better ride. Two, it actually will give you more lift than the Daystar. How you say? Well with that Daystar kit on stock OEM springs, it will sag pretty quickly. My Daystar kit was installed little over a year ago. I started out at 4" front and 3" rear. Guess where I'm at now?

2.5" front and 2" rear (roughly for both sides). My Daystar kit was installed on OEM springs that had 54,xxx miles at the time. I am now pushing 75,000 miles.
So instead of throwing down money for a Daystar kit; put money on a OME spring lift kit and you'll be much happier. This is coming from a Liberty owner who has the Daystar kit on their Jeep and has rode in a Liberty with OME+extras.

I plan on:
A) Doing a SFA swap OR B) Re-do my lift with OME+extras and buy a cheap XJ to wheel
Wish my grandmother would sell her XJ to me.

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

j-rod wrote:

HoosierJeeper wrote:

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5197

doesnt look to be enough lift for me. the daystar kit is 2.5 and looks better imo.

this KJ is the biggest pita to lift of any Jeep I have ever done. :SOMBRERO:

In truth the KJ is the easiest but has limits to height you can go if your staying ifs. IMO and worthless :2cents:

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

well its the hardest to get straight answers and find parts reasonably priced lol. few vendors = higher costs.

but I would love to replace all the coils for her. so Im hoping the OME and Rusty combo can net me 2.5" lift on all fours.

what I want to see in the end is 2.5" lift so I can run the new soft 8's I have in storage and get KJ looking good.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:17 pm

j-rod wrote:

but I would love to replace all the coils for her. so Im hoping the OME and Rusty combo can net me 2.5" lift on all fours.

Rusty combo?
:?:

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

j-rod wrote:

but I would love to replace all the coils for her. so Im hoping the OME and Rusty combo can net me 2.5" lift on all fours.

Rusty combo?
:?:

best deal I have found consists of OME 926 front and Rusty's Coils in the rear. Its a good deal and if it will do what I want Im buying it all. LOL

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:29 pm

j-rod wrote:

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

j-rod wrote:

but I would love to replace all the coils for her. so Im hoping the OME and Rusty combo can net me 2.5" lift on all fours.

Rusty combo?
:?:

best deal I have found consists of OME 926 front and Rusty's Coils in the rear. Its a good deal and if it will do what I want Im buying it all. LOL

C'mon...
If you're getting front OME's, go all the way with rear OME's.
You can build your own Frakenlift for around $800

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

j-rod wrote:

best deal I have found consists of OME 926 front and Rusty's Coils in the rear. Its a good deal and if it will do what I want Im buying it all. LOL

C'mon...
If you're getting front OME's, go all the way with rear OME's.
You can build your own Frakenlift for around $800

exactly what i refuse to do! spend that kind of money on a KJ that will not see any hardcore wheelin. 99.5% of its life on pavement.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:40 pm

j-rod wrote:

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

j-rod wrote:

best deal I have found consists of OME 926 front and Rusty's Coils in the rear. Its a good deal and if it will do what I want Im buying it all. LOL

C'mon...
If you're getting front OME's, go all the way with rear OME's.
You can build your own Frakenlift for around $800

exactly what i refuse to do! spend that kind of money on a KJ that will not see any hardcore wheelin. 99.5% of its life on pavement.

My Liberty has seen some hardcore wheeling and it's my daily driver too.
I'm doing an OME lift+extras for it and still will wheel it hard and daily drive it.

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

Its my wife's. Its not being built to wheel. I just can't stand the looks of it stock

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:48 pm

j-rod wrote:

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

j-rod wrote:

best deal I have found consists of OME 926 front and Rusty's Coils in the rear. Its a good deal and if it will do what I want Im buying it all. LOL

C'mon...
If you're getting front OME's, go all the way with rear OME's.
You can build your own Frakenlift for around $800

exactly what i refuse to do! spend that kind of money on a KJ that will not see any hardcore wheelin. 99.5% of its life on pavement.

Big mistake in thinking that if you will never wheel it then you can do with less :roll:

YOU WANT GOOD HANDLING AND A GOOD RIDE ALL OF THE TIME DON'T YOU? :wink:

If so then do it right! Been lifting 4 wheel drives since 1972 and the KJ is by far the easiest to do with great results.
IT'S also not hard to get the right answers, its all been spelled out a 1000 times what you need, what you have to do etc.

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

sorry but an $800 lift for a kj is stupid for my situation.

I'm sold on the ome front. Would still like to find answers to my question of the rear rusty coils with 926 front.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:57 pm

j-rod wrote:

sorry but an $800 lift for a kj is stupid for my situation.

I'm sold on the ome front. Would still like to find answers to my question of the rear rusty coils with 926 front.

Rusty's rear coils have a low spring rate and will sag faster than OME coils. Plus I've heard people have had a time with them and their custom service. An OME lift kit is $700ish on Jeepinbyal, and that's for new coils and shocks/struts.

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

I still refuse to pay that for a KJ lift. sorry but $700 is half a long arm kit for my other Jeeps.

this lift is for looks and ride.

you all (tom) have beat me into submission on the OME coils. ill get them for the front. but I still dont feel comfortable with the 1.5" lift they list at.

so 1.5" lift there means I need a 3/8 top plate shim just to get to 2.25 lift. then need 3/8" clevis lift to get to 2.75 total lift.

then on the rear 2" coils need one or two additional spacers. the rear is easier to make match the front so i can trial and error on that end. the OME coils only state 1.5" lift....so that would entail a butt load of spring isos to match the front

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:32 pm

j-rod wrote:

:ROTFL:

I still refuse to pay that for a KJ lift. sorry but $700 is half a long arm kit for my other Jeeps.

this lift is for looks and ride.

you all (tom) have beat me into submission on the OME coils. ill get them for the front. but I still dont feel comfortable with the 1.5" lift they list at.

so 1.5" lift there means I need a 3/8 top plate shim just to get to 2.25 lift. then need 3/8" clevis lift to get to 2.75 total lift.

then on the rear 2" coils need one or two additional spacers. the rear is easier to make match the front so i can trial and error on that end. the OME coils only state 1.5" lift....so that would entail a butt load of spring isos to match the front

Don't pay attention to the 1.5" of lift from the OME. In fact, pretend it's not there at all. Tom stated to you somewhere on one of your two threads about this that the OME coils give you more than 1.5". It's more of like 2.5", depending on where you were at stock height. You can do a clevis lift up front to gain and extra 0.75" of lift. Couple of upper rear isos (per side) in the back will give you the leveling lift you wanted.
You still have not stated how many miles are on your KJ, which would help out here.
Trust me, spending $700 for the OME COILS AND SPRINGS is worth the money. I rode in Tom's Jeep Liberty back in September and it rode really well. Of course he's been doing this thing for longer than most of us have been alive.

You don't want your wife to be unhappy with how her KJ rides.
This is coming from a woman Jeeper (KJ owner); OME lift is worth it and there are dozens of KJ owners with the lift on their Jeep that will back that up 100%. You asked for our help and we are trying to get across to you what would be best for you and your Jeep.

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