What did you do to your jeep today?

[Umorgsm]

Hopefully ordered OME springs and either Bilstein or OME shocks
what other suspension parts , some are much better than other brands

Ome springs and shocks replacing upper and lower control arms inner and outer tie rods sway bar links rear control arms clevis forks from a kk 2.5 inch spacer lift

 

[lfhoward]

Ome springs and shocks replacing upper and lower control arms inner and outer tie rods sway bar links rear control arms clevis forks from a kk 2.5 inch spacer lift

It’ll be a different universe in terms of comfort & handling.

 

[GBsKJ]

Got rear end back together. Had wrong angles. Like Mudd suggested, angles all wrong. Once all lined up, everything went together super easy. Went to HF to pickup a bottle jack. Used that to lift front of diff, super easy after that. Have to go put shocks on.

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[tommudd]

Ome springs and shocks replacing upper and lower control arms inner and outer tie rods sway bar links rear control arms clevis forks from a kk 2.5 inch spacer lift

OME springs are good , but if 2.5 inches of lift ( if you went 927 / 948 springs OME shocks will be too short in rear .
Also spacer lift ??
so which is it ?
OME or spacer lift ?

 

[duderz7]

Ome springs and shocks replacing upper and lower control arms inner and outer tie rods sway bar links rear control arms clevis forks from a kk 2.5 inch spacer lift

Are you planning to put a spacer lift and ome springs?

 

[GBsKJ]

I'm beat! OME all installed. Quick test drive, all ok. Waiting for FedEx to deliver my missing tire, then will get tires installed and aligned.

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[Johnny O]

Waiting for parts, so aligned the new steering myself. I was able to get it within a thread or two. Got brand new moog lower ball joints to put in…just waiting on new JBAs as I destroyed the used ones I slapped in before my trip.

Pickle Fork Party at my place!

 

[tommudd]

Waiting for parts, so aligned the new steering myself. I was able to get it within a thread or two. Got brand new moog lower ball joints to put in…just waiting on new JBAs as I destroyed the used ones I slapped in before my trip.

Pickle Fork Party at my place!

Never use a pickle fork,
Been doing suspension work for over 50 years and never needed one
3 lb sledge and one good hit, done ! ; )

 

[Johnny O]

Yeah those sway bar links really make odd noises. The cheapo ones I just replaced were as swollen and cracked as the OEM ones I changed out back in June. The mystery of the creaking steering back on my July road trip solved…which means the bargain bin ones last about a thousand miles, and then I drove on them for anothe 2k. ****

 

[Johnny O]

Never use a pickle fork,
Been doing suspension work for over 50 years and never needed one
3 lb sledge and one good hit, done ! ; )

Yeah, I’ve never actually used em for what they are meant for, but I get em out to look like I read a book to do this stuff…lol

 

[Umorgsm]

OME springs are good , but if 2.5 inches of lift ( if you went 927 / 948 springs OME shocks will be too short in rear .
Also spacer lift ??
so which is it ?
OME or spacer lift ?

Ok i was missing something lol i thought that ome was yalls way of saying oem lol so oem springs and a spacer liftfront and rear witha taller 2011 kk clevis fork

 

[Umorgsm]

Should add up to about 3 inches when done

 

[tommudd]

Ok i was missing something lol i thought that ome was yalls way of saying oem lol so oem springs and a spacer liftfront and rear witha taller 2011 kk clevis fork

Bad idea , spacer lifts will wear parts out on the front suspension fast. Would never, ever install a spacer lift on a Liberty
Springs were made too weak to begin with.
Fronts are rated at 310 lb where they should of been 340-350 lb to hold up.
Combine that with a spacer lift and you get more bouncing and wearing out springs/ shocks/ UCAs / ball joints much faster than you would with a good OME lift with higher rated springs and shocks
But it's your ride, just warning you what will happen if you drive it much

 

[tommudd]

Should add up to about 3 inches when done

If you buy new springs and shocks it will for a short time
but then you will have as much in it as you would of done it with OME springs and either Bilstein or OME shocks in the first place

 

[CHIPPER146]

Having these General Grabber A/TX installed Saturday. I had all wheels balanced which took a lot of the vibration out, but I still have some remaining. My tire guy showed me some out of round in two of the old tires and related it to what I'm feeling. He told me to wait until spring and put new tires on, but me being me I couldn't wait so I ordered 4 tires from Tire Rack. We'll see how that turns out.

Had the tires put on this morning. Still has the vibration starting at around 40mph and goes up to 50 mph. When they had the tires off the ground I rotated the rear wheels and it felt a little gritty, but it could have been the parking brake shoes. My mind can play tricks on me sometimes. I still wonder if it's a bearing somewhere in the rear end. That's all that's left to change. It has an entirely new front end, both drive shafts have been serviced. New tires, brakes, front bearings. The rear bearings are all that remains. Oh and the pilot bearings are still factory.

 

[tommudd]

Had the tires put on this morning. Still has the vibration starting at around 40mph and goes up to 50 mph. When they had the tires off the ground I rotated the rear wheels and it felt a little gritty, but it could have been the parking brake shoes. My mind can play tricks on me sometimes. I still wonder if it's a bearing somewhere in the rear end. That's all that's left to change. It has an entirely new front end, both drive shafts have been serviced. New tires, brakes, front bearings. The rear bearings are all that remains. Oh and the pilot bearings are still factory.

Both CVs and intermediate shaft as well in front ?
Pilot bearing ? You have a manual transmission ?

 

[CHIPPER146]

Both CVs and intermediate shaft as well in front ?
Pilot bearing ? You have a manual transmission ?

Yes everything in the front end is new. I actually replaced the entire front drive shaft/CV joint setup. Oh, and it's an auto trans. Only bearings left to change are the rear axle bearings, carrier bearing and output shaft bearing, I think.

Oh and I replaced using new factory coils and shocks on the rear. All new brakes on 4 wheels, rotors and hardware. Every fluid has been replaced with manufacturer recommended oils, grease, coolant etc.

The vibration exists whether it's in two or four wheel drive, neutral in a coast or in drive. I can feel it in the steering wheel and in the seat of my pants and floorboards. Because I could feel it in the steering wheel I went with the entire front end. Every thing that could be replaced, and several $$$$ later, no change. I then changes both u-joints and replaced the front drive shaft. No change. I had all tires rebalanced. No change. I put 4 new tires on it. No change. Which leads me to where I am today.

The whole Jeep is in fantastic condition. I got it for a great price. That's why I'm putting money into it. It looks and runs like a new vehicle, with the exception of this vibration from 40 to 50 mph. And that's where I spend most of my time driving, (45 to 55) so I have got to eliminate this issue. I'm sure it's nothing another $500 or so can't fix (sic).

 

[Umorgsm]

If you buy new springs and shocks it will for a short time
but then you will have as much in it as you would of done it with OME springs and either Bilstein or OME shocks in the first place

Ive only spent about 450 on my setup my shocks are bilstiens from autozone. Are they rated differently then stock oem? i orderd them through my works commercial account

 

[tommudd]

Ive only spent about 450 on my setup my shocks are bilstiens from autozone. Are they rated differently then stock oem? i orderd them through my works commercial account

Depends on what series the shocks are
Did you get longer for the rear or just stock ones ?
Plus for 360 / 380 you could buy 4 OME springs
Spacer lifts are just bad news.
Have removed several with trashed UCAs etc to do a OME full spring lift
Oh well

 

[Umorgsm]

Depends on what series the shocks are
Did you get longer for the rear or just stock ones ?
Plus for 360 / 380 you could buy 4 OME springs
Spacer lifts are just bad news.
Have removed several with trashed UCAs etc to do a OME full spring lift
Oh well

Do you have a link? all the ome i looked at last night were around a grand for everything