OME Suspension is on
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 20:36
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Member - Nick (Kununurra)
Fitted it up last night after work and boy what a differance.
850 + N73 front
864 + N74E rear
Carnt say height increase for sure(swmbo threw old measurments out) but I would say it was about 4"front and 5 rear.(that was from sagged height).Steers fine(no camber mods) but will need panhard rod as diff is to the right about 20mm.
Easy to fit,2 hours all up.
We head off for a weekend trip out to Cape Dommett tommorrow afternoon so will be a good first up test.
By the way if anyone has live axle cruiser with std
suspension could you measure from the bottom lip of the rim to the underside of the mudguard so I can get a lift measurment.
(we even had an afternoon storm today,first of the wet{locals say dry is over},humidity is climbing)
Reply By: Member - Hughesy (SA) - Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 20:53
Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 20:53
Hi Nick. I've thrown out my stock measurements before changing but it lifted it 100mm and its now 620mm front and 640mm rear so my original sagged
suspension was about 520 and 540mm but thats from the centre of the hub to the lip of the mudgaurd. Thats a better way of measuring than from the bottom lip of the rim as different rims will be slightly different.
Did you have a hoist to use to change
the springs?? I had a b*tch of a time doing
mine in the shed - didn't have high enough chassis stands to allow the diffs to drop far enough. With much cursing finally got it though. Take it easy.
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Follow Up By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 21:38
Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 21:38
Only measured how the ARB guy wanted me to,was ment to give him the measurements for any dramas later on.
Didnt have a hoist but I work in a truck/tractor dealership so we had plenty of high axle stands to sit her on.With both shocks off and sitting on stands,pulled springs out by hand.Took a bit more to shove new ones in but still easy.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 21:30
Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 21:30
Blooody good eh ,OME what a difference it made to
mine too ,very positive in the steering and makes the vehicle a pleasure to drive,
Doug
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Reply By: Footloose - Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 22:10
Thursday, Sep 07, 2006 at 22:10
Its the best thing you could do for your Cruiser in my opinion. Changed
mine entirely. Sorry, dont have the same setup, have the softer springs at the back but its around a 2" lift they tell me.
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Reply By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 22:35
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 22:35
Gday Nick
All sounds good - hope dommett was good, I get jealous every time I hear of someone going out there. Predicting the weather up here is frought with danger. It was a nice little shower, 3mm at our place, but its early days yet. The buildup gets on your nerve a little after a while, you get 2 or 3 storms, breathe a sigh of reliefe and think its over, then you cop another 3 or 4 weeks of 40+ with no rain just to put you in your place.
Aircons have been on a couple of nights lately -
well timed with the failure of the Hydro. Aparently it will cost 4 mil in diesel for the backup gennies before the hydro gets going. I'm not sure if that includes the
mine, but I don't think so. The Price per kW went from 6c to 20c at work, and we aparently used up to 2/3 of the hydro's output. Could all be because of cost cutting - a bloke in
Perth will organise what needs to be done, we can save on an employee in a remote area.......must have been on a good wicket to save 4mil plus....
Cheers Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Monday, Sep 11, 2006 at 20:09
Monday, Sep 11, 2006 at 20:09
Hello Andrew,all was good on the weekend,caught no fish,blew like anything sunday,got eaten alive by mozzies and sand flies but all good.Went over to the pinicles saturday morning in a tinny(scary stuff) saw some big crocs,saw 5 little turtles break out and make a dash for the
water and there were 14 volenteers over there helping the turtles out(stay there for two weeks at a time).Going back the wind got up and to say we were all worried was an understatement.What a wild ride in the tinny.We hugged the shore as close as we could(to scared to go out wider) and we copped a real hiding.Funny now .
Bet the hydro check the
water pump gennies for diesel in future.
The vehicle handles great.looks good too.
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