OME shocks after three months killed?

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2016 5:02 pm

Hi guys,

actually i´m in slovenia for a roadtrip and today i destroyed my two front shocks (yes Old Man Emu). I´ve built the OME suspension three moths ago in, before i went on my roadtrip to croatia.

Now i´m searching for the reason of the destroyed shocks....

Any ideas? My theory is, that the HD springs (Old Man Emu) in the front are too strong for the shocks, if there is not permanently a extra load in the front of the car (steel bumper, winch and so on).

bye,
samse

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:04 pm

Have never seen that before and we install the OME 927s with their OME shocks all of the time, with and with out bumpers
Did you have bumpstops in?

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 1:09 am

Hi tom,

thx for your fast answer, no, i don´t have bumpstops in yet. not in the front an not in the rear.

i´ll check at the morning if i can find some scratches or contact signs at the bumpstop cup:

i thought, that the hd springs will never get so much compressed w/o extra load.... :shock:

bye,
samse :wink:

mass-hole · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 1:15 am

samse2101 wrote:

Hi tom,

thx for your fast answer, no, i don´t have bumpstops in yet. not in the front an not in the rear.

i´ll check at the morning if i can find some scratches or contact signs at the bumpstop cup:

i thought, that the hd springs will never get so much compressed w/o extra load.... :shock:

bye,
samse :wink:

Was your swaybar installed? I never could get my HD springs to compress enough to touch the upper arm to the bumpstops without disconnecting the front swap bar. Once I disconnected the bar they would touch pretty easily.

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 1:32 am

hi mass-hole,

swaybar is correct installed, but i will check it to, if there is a link broken or so,

thx for the tip... :wink:

bye,
samse

PS: thinking to use Ironman shocks like on my CRD....

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 1:34 pm

Update after i finished my tour through slovenia:

if someone whips the front up an down an i take a look between the springcoils at the shock it seems that the upper shock mount (picture) is broken -> :shock:

What the hell! Why?? i checked the mount at the suspension installation three months ago an there was not really rust on it.... the KJ was imported by myself from greece, so the complete car is nearly rustfree....

So, maybe the shocks are still ok... :?:

bye,
samse

samse2101 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:21 am

Where can i get the upper front shock mount as HD part? :?:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:07 am

i dont think there are any "HD" part for upper shock mount, ive seen the rubber separate on them , from age, replacements shouldn't be very hard to find though

samse2101 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:12 am

An OEM replacement is not hard to find, but will it hold or break after the next offroad trip? Usually i try every broken part to replace with an HD one, even if it cost me more or is a custom-made item...

bye,
samse

Function > Form · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:21 pm

I had to replace both of my stock upper mounts shortly after I lifted mine. They both broke...one a few hours right afterwards. The other one, I thought was ok after inspection, but it broke when I was way way wayyyyyyyyyy offroad but I limped it home.

I have since put ~25,000 kms on them without any problem. Mods below.

samse2101 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:34 pm

Thx for your post -> :BANANA:

i´m not alone!

bye,
samse

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:20 am

@function>forum: do you have a blueprint, which i can use? :?:

so i can build the mount an swap it without any timeloss....

bye,
samse

Function > Form · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:35 am

You need a wall mounted (professional, at a mechanic's garage) spring compressor, or an excellent quality home use one (I suggest at least a 5 ton) to release the tension, then remove the bolt on the top, (might need to hold the rod from spinning, use locking pliers with something to protect the surface) then replace the whole top mount. Pretty simple.

I assume you know how to remove the spring assembly it do you need help with the process?

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:45 am

Hmmm, yes.... i think so, maybe.... :wink:

my two OME suspensions (at the 2.8CRD and the actually 3.7) were installed by myself -> viewtopic.php?f=3&t=83170

it would just be fine if you have a blueprint of your custom-made top mount, this would save me time at the repair....

bye,
samse

Function > Form · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:56 am

samse2101 wrote:

:shock:

Hmmm, yes.... i think so, maybe.... :wink:

my two OME suspensions (at the 2.8CRD and the actually 3.7) were installed by myself -> viewtopic.php?f=3&t=83170

it would just be fine if you have a blueprint of your custom-made top mount, this would save me time at the repair....

bye,
samse

Lol OK you're fine!

It's not custom, it's OEM! Nothing fancy.

samse2101 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:09 am

Ok, what does this mean in your signature?

bye,
samse

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:36 am

its a 1/4" thick plate that slides over the bolts in the top strut mount before the strut assembly is bolted in

they look like this

Function > Form · **Posted:** Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:36 am

http://jeepinbyal.com/jba-strut-spacer-plate-set.html

Mountainman · **Posted:** Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:54 pm

Yeah, I bet your shocks are just fine. I have beat mine severely with higher speed off road and lots of heavy towing. They feel same as they did 2 years ago. That's lame your mounts broke :furious:

samse2101 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:30 am

Ok, thx for the info... :wink:

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