Re: Dual exhaust?!?!?!?!
bgcntry72 said:
I don't even have a joke here...seriously...
I had the OME med. duty leafs and 930 coils, then added 1.75" daystar pucks and the OME JCXL add a leaf.
I also use a RE 1.25" shackle, which is only really .75" lift, and helps a lot with the leaf movement.
The AAL will make the rear 20% stiffer and will increase the load carrying a good amount.
I tow a 4700 lbs. boat myself from time to time.
You will end up at 3.5-4" lift.
I have since changed to the HD leafs and coils and now sit just a bit under 5".
I love the ride, and would only go taller if OME made taller stuff.
In short, I wouldn't change a thing.
Hasta.
I added 1.5" to my OME kit several years ago, and it worked just about the exact same as with the lower lift. The gig with OME is the shocks mated to the springs for your specific vehicle, and so staying with OME you should have good results.
Having said this, IMO, and I have run OME as well as a ton of other stuff, I think OME is overpriced for a taller lift. What makes OME good in many ways is the gas charged shocks. If you simply run Bilsteins with a good set of rear leafs and front coils, and then you choose your control arms well, you can easily equal the performance of OME for quite a bit less money. It is amazing the difference good monotube gas shocks make onroad for an XJ.
So I would prefer a 4" coil to a 2" OME coil plus spacer, and I'd get the heavy duty OME springs for towing if you need a heavy duty leaf spring at a lower lift height (most heavier duty springs also come with a ton of lift unless you get a custom spring and pay out the nose for it). An MJ shackle should be all you need to let those babies flex properly.
At 4" the stock control arms are acceptable if you do very moderate and occasional fourwheeling, but I think you'll want at least adjustable lowers if you wheel it more, for durability, alignment, and unrestricted flex. You will also want longer shocks. Don't just add a budget boost to OME and change nothing else, because you will simply have extended the shocks 2", and they will compress to the same point as the lower lift. With 31" tires, this will cause fender clearance problems offroad.
Good luck!
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