OME 790 OR 927

lacabrera · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:03 pm

Hi all please advice for my CRD OME 790 or 927 springs. Finally getting round to doing some mods? I don't plan fitting a heavy ARB bumper or winch. I have both 790 and 927 I will be selling the ones I don't fit. Will 790 make the ride too hard? Andrew

thermorex · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:09 pm

lacabrera wrote:

Hi all please advice for my CRD OME 790 or 927 springs. Finally getting round to doing some mods? I don't plan fitting a heavy ARB bumper or winch. I have both 790 and 927 I will be selling the ones I don't fit. Will 790 make the ride too hard? Andrew

My advice is to always thing "what if", meaning you don't plan for an ARB bumper now but may plan later. It happened to me too many times... I'd go with heavy duty. As I don't know the difference in comfort between them, I can say that the tires matter a lot, so if you like the comfort, I wouldn't get offroad tires.

ebbnflow · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:38 pm

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:00 pm

the 927's are rated less then your stock front coils,the 790's are made for the CRD so go with those.

65Corvair · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:26 pm

Go with the 790 springs on the front. I made that mistake, the 927 springs start to sag in less than a year.
790 spring in the front and a 248 (i think) the heavy duty rear are pretty level front and rear, for a crd.
I could not tell any ride difference between 927 and 790, but I am no expert in that either.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:51 pm

Front coils...........

OME 925(light duty) rated at 350lbs
OME 926(medium duty) rated at 375lbs
OME 927(HD gas) rated at 400lbs
OME 790(CRD) rated at 500lbs

OEM 3.7 rated between 300lbs-310lbs depending on options
OEM CRD rated at 410lbs

Rear coils............

OME 947(light duty) IIRC rated at about 175lbs
OME 948(medium duty) IIRC rated at 200lbs

OEM?

JdubKJ03 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:28 pm

I believe front gasser OEM is 310? sound right TJKJ?

lacabrera · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:09 pm

Thanks guys today I got out the spring compressors and managed to compress the 790's on to the new struts with new top mounts and isolators top and bottom. Man they took some compressing is that little nut on the top of the damper strong enough :?:

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

Plenty strong

PALiftedKK · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:20 pm

lacabrera wrote:

Hi all please advice for my CRD OME 790 or 927 springs. Finally getting round to doing some mods? I don't plan fitting a heavy ARB bumper or winch. I have both 790 and 927 I will be selling the ones I don't fit. Will 790 make the ride too hard? Andrew

trust me, once you lift a jeep..... you've got the bug for the life of that jeep! plan on installing that bumper, winch, led light bar, and air lockers some time in the near future...

mass-hole · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:37 pm

lacabrera wrote:

Thanks guys today I got out the spring compressors and managed to compress the 790's on to the new struts with new top mounts and isolators top and bottom. Man they took some compressing is that little nut on the top of the damper strong enough :?:

Just treat it like a gun, dont point it at yourself or anyone/thing you dont plan on shooting.

sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

I went to 4 shops before I finally found one (truck shop) that had a spring compressor with big enough balls to compress the 790s.

lacabrera · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:33 pm

Had to use 4 spring compressors plus 2 carpenters sash clamps to pull top mount down enough to get the nut on

Completed the install sits now 21.1/2" all round, that's plus 2.1/2" just what I was told. Surprised how soft the ride is, so glad I didn't fit the 927's. Next job wheels and tyres when funds allow :JEEPIN:

ebbnflow · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:44 pm

I took mine 790's to les Schwab. $60 and 2 hours later I had assembled struts.

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

ebbnflow wrote:

I took mine 790's to les Schwab. $60 and 2 hours later I had assembled struts.

We have struts? Mine dosent have them. What year is yours?

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

tjkj2002 wrote:

the 927's are rated less then your stock front coils,the 790's are made for the CRD so go with those.

This.

Their catalog is a bit misleading IMO, but you definitely want the 790s, even with a stock bumper.

lacabrera · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2015 10:57 am

Even with the OME 790 I find it a bit on the soft side, but they do seem to soak up the rough stuff. :JEEPIN:

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