| Author | Message | ||
     Mark T (Flybye) New Member Username: Flybye Post Number: 35 Registered: 08-2003 |
Hey folks just installed OME HD springs and OME shocks, I put the rear 2" spacers in the other week from Rover Tyme Now my rear suspension is really hard Bang bang, Any ideas what I can do? I leveled out the truck by adjusting the rear bag arm. Had anybody had this problem when doing a 2" lift install? | ||
| Micky_dee (Micky_dee) New Member Username: Micky_dee Post Number: 13 Registered: 11-2003 |
i wounder if the shocks are bottoming out due to the 2inch spacers? | ||
| Micky_dee (Micky_dee) New Member Username: Micky_dee Post Number: 14 Registered: 11-2003 |
or should i say fully extending. longer shocks? might be the answer. dont forget that you have 3inches with the springs and add 2 more with the spacers. | ||
| Adam Ross (Discodriveradam) Member Username: Discodriveradam Post Number: 114 Registered: 01-2003 |
Just from my experience, spacers cause the suspension to ride very firmly. Don't know if that's your problem, but that is what happened to me. Took them out, smooth as silk. | ||
| James (Jimmyg) Senior Member Username: Jimmyg Post Number: 417 Registered: 10-2002 |
Spacers do not affect your ride unless you have mismatched shocks. A spacer is only an elevated spring perch. It sounds like you have 3.5 inches of lift with a shock designed for 2 inches of lift. Do you not have any spacer in the front? Sounds odd to have 1.5 lift in the front and 3.5 in the rear??? | ||
| Mark Albrecht (Markalbrecht) Member Username: Markalbrecht Post Number: 118 Registered: 11-2002 |
I think Mark used an SLS spacer in the rear, not a coil spring spacer. Sorry Mark -- no ideas, just trying to get everyone on the same page. | ||
| Devin Walton (Devin_walton) New Member Username: Devin_walton Post Number: 28 Registered: 03-2003 |
When I originally installed my SLS spacers in the rear, the stock shock was too short and was "topping" out the travel, resulting in a loud banging sound. The solution was longer shocks. | ||
| Mark T (Flybye) New Member Username: Flybye Post Number: 36 Registered: 08-2003 |
I still have the stock shocks in the rear is that my problem? It like the air bag is really stiff | ||
| Devin Walton (Devin_walton) New Member Username: Devin_walton Post Number: 30 Registered: 03-2003 |
Mark, That sounds like the problem. I discovered mine when I test drove the truck after the install and hit some speed bumps on a local street. The bang coincided with the upward movement of the body after the spring had initially compressed from the bump. After I installed longer shocks the problem was eliminated. By the way, the spacer kit should have come with a sensor arm extension that should level the vehicle for you. | ||
| Mark T (Flybye) New Member Username: Flybye Post Number: 37 Registered: 08-2003 |
What model OME shocks should I order for the rear? | ||
| Micky_dee (Micky_dee) New Member Username: Micky_dee Post Number: 22 Registered: 11-2003 |
check out www.expeditionexchange.com there is an article on how to increase shock travel with parts from home depot. you all ready got the spacers so your half way there. |
