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Author Message   Tim (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 591 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 12:41 pm:    I want to put OME HD springs and OME shocks on my 92' RR. Right now the stock LR shocks are leaking, so they are my priority. Is there any problem with doing the shocks now (N115 front, N44 rear) and the OME HD springs at a later date. In a nutshell is there any drawbacks to running the new OME shocks with the old springs? Thanks, Tim H.   Tim (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 592 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 10:32 am:    Anyone?   John Cinquegrana (Johnc) Senior Member Username: Johnc Post Number: 546 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 08:01 am:    Tim, I'm not sure what the lengths are on the shocks you mentioned but the only problem I see is if the shocks are longer than stock and you keep the old springs you might bottom-out the shocks when going over a bump. I don't know for sure but that would be the only issue. Good luck, John   Tim (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 594 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 08:51 am:    Stock shocks right now so I think I will go for it, thanks!   Bill Ross (Billr) Member Username: Billr Post Number: 112 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Friday, December 05, 2003 - 10:13 am:    Tim: I have the same shocks. You should be fine to do the shocks first. I did the spring conversion first on my '93 then the shocks, but my OME springs (761/764) were not that much longer than stock RR coils.   A. Ali (Alia176) Member Username: Alia176 Post Number: 122 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 08:47 am:    Bill, How do you like these shocks? the OME shocks are slightly gas charged vs Bilstein which are heavy gas charged. I assumed you notice less body rolling and such? I'm contemplating similar in my '91RRC. Ali   Bill Ross (Billr) Member Username: Billr Post Number: 115 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 10:12 pm:    Ali: Seems to work pretty well overall. As you noted, they are a wee bit softer than the Bilsteins I had on my Disco w/stock springs, but are well matched to the OME springs on the RRC. They work good with a load and in extremely low temps (-16C so far), again unlike the Bilsteins that seem to get harsher in both situations. Bottom line, I'd recommend them. I got mine from Paragon Expeditions which at the time had the best price I could find (about $70 USD per).