My 82 has worn out springs do I have been shopping around, I can have skyjacker soft rides in a week or a couple hundred less or wait a month for OME.
My question is what is the difference in ride quality? Im not a crawler or mud bogger, just want a good dirt rode ride. Which one rides softest?

 

Wait for OME. Skyscrapper sucks.

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x2 my skyjacker 4" lift softride rear springs settled to about a 1.5" lift in 6 months and weren't all that plush either

 

Thanks guys, the parts warehouse guy bragged on the skyjacker to the point he almost changed my mind, and realistically my truck won't be ready to roll before an order would get here.

 

I've installed the OME on my 81, but it is not in driving condition, so can't comment on the ride yet. One thing you might consider, is that the OME springs have a different arch to them than stock. On my truck, I will have to move the mounts forward to get the correct shackle angle. I ordered them from http://www.4by4connection.com/4runpicallle.html and received them within 10 days.

You can see the shackle angle unloaded in this pic

 

I'd put the bed back on the truck and let them settle for a minute before you decide to move the shackle mount. I had an 80 pickup with an OME lift a while back and it took a few weeks to settle in correctly. My shackle angle wasn't as bad as yours but I had a bed on mine too

You'll be way happier with those than skyjacker, superlift, trailmaster etc. etc. I went through a few of those cheap lifts before I got the OME and I was perfectly happy once I did.

 

Where is 4x4 connection out of, it seems that shipping on these big items is eating me up! How much did the whole kit cost?

 

Hey Lon, I just noticed where your from, do know Brittany Nelms? I think that was her maden name.

 

Sorry I don't know her

I only bought the items I wanted for the rear, as I had some broken springs, worn out shocks,etc. I purchased new springs, greaseable shackles/hanger pins and shocks. Total after shipping was around $650.00. Going one axle at a time depending on the green. Don't need new springs in the front, so I'm just going to replace the shocks and steering dampner, when the time comes in my rebuild.

I think that they are part of the ARB 4x4 parts outfit, not sure.

 

Is there an old man emu dealer in the middle of the US, trying to save on shipping.

 

looks like the outside half of the shackle on the drivers side is upside down. I believe that little shark fin is to keep the shackle from inverting. if im not mistaking