Old man emu lift?

looks great, even with stock tires.

 

@Skeezo Thanks, yeah I'm still running the stock control arms, probably 30k miles now and no issues, I do plan to replace them soon with spc or similar.

 

I just installed the 612's a couple day's ago right after I was done I took it to get an alignment but it's not perfect and pulling to the right as well. Decided to order UCA's because I feel it is very necessary

 

I’m running 614s w/ SPC arms in the front and Dakar packs w/ Bilstein 5160s & 2” shackles in the rear. There is a huge RTT in the back on a steel bed rack. Just added a Fab Fours bumper & 12k winch last weekend. My front measures 25” driver & 25.5” passenger. It dropped 1/2” on both sides w/ the addition of the ~220lbs of bumper/winch.

 

Installed UCA's and got an alignment. Everything feels Good until I drive at 70mph. Getting some serious vibration.

 

did you do rear carrier and front diff drop? OME runs high so you probably need them.

 

Did diff drop. Waiting on the carrier I'm the mail

 

@Bikewrench Looks great. What is your tire size?

 

35x12.50 17

 

What were the final numbers for the new alignment with new UCAs?

 

Beautiful rig! I am looking at going with that same tire and size, what did you think? Why are you changing? I am also going with the C4 bumper

 

Probably gonna keep the setup I've got and just do the Toytec progressive leaf pack for the back, drop the Toytec shackle down to the 1" and crank up the front maybe 1/4". My GFC has a build date of August so, I've got some time to decide.

I like the Duratracs, but may switch out to the new Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T's in 305/70/18, when my local Discount has them available.

 

Any one with the OME greaseable shackles and a 295/70-18 or larger spare tire in stock location?

Do the OME shackles rub on the tire? Clearance?

 

Dang hey. I’m one of the weird ones that doesn’t have leaf squeaks. You try fluid film or anything like that?

 

Can't remember where I read it - perhaps straight from ARB? To use marine grease between each leaf? When I eventually get this kit I will be adding the D28XL add a leaf - so I'm gonna try the marine grease while I have the packs disassembled.

Now whether marine grease is fundamentally different than what you choose, I dunno?

 

Can you post a few more pics and different angles with the stock rims/tires and lift?

 

I wonder if you jacked up the frame and let the axle droop fully if blowing compressed air through the leaf cracks then greasing would help?

 

Let us know how it turns out

 

Did your guys OME kits come with the greaseable shackles? I see conflicting pictures (most without) and parts lists (with them listed as included).

 

OK thanks. I thought that extra almost $200 squeeze was too tempting for them. LOL.

 

Maybe some help on your noise.

https://youtu.be/1j3e_Ljmn3M

 

I have the icon AAL on mine and they were squeaking crazy. I would press down on the tailgate and it would squeak. So I parked the truck over the curb in front of my house opposite side of the squeak. Pressed down on the tailgate and squeak was gone. What this did was extend the leafs so they weren’t rubbing metal on metal and that told me that’s where the squeak was. Used some Lucas red tacky spray grease in between the leaf springs where there was space and now squeak is gone. Good luck.

 

Got the 3" OME 612s + Dakars + Add-A-Leaf and SPC UCAs installed over the weekend. Truck drives SOOOO much better, nice and planted, no body roll in the corners. Need to take some measurements and see how much it came up, eyeballed, it looks more than 3", so I'm curious how it will settle...

Before:

After:

 

That came out nice. What size wheels/tires?