Hi there! New member from Ottawa, 03 Jeep Rubi

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Colin

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Hi folks - Just joining this team officially, but I've been in a Jeep for about 8 yrs.

I'm Ottawa-based, with a semi-built 03 Jeep Rubicon 5-spd as follows;
33x10.5's Bighorns, 2.5" OME spring lift, 9,000 lb Winch, custom winch plate, Engine Skid Plate, Steering Skid Plate, 1" Motor Mount Lift, Adjustable Front & Rear Track Bars, Front Disconnects, European beam pattern halogen headlights, 400 watts of front off-road lighting, 2 x 55 watt rear flood lights, front bush bar, and complete...
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2Greys

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Welcome to the forum! Sounds like a nice Rubi, how do you find your OME lift. I have to change my springs this year and I was thinking of getting the same one. Any idea how much it lifted over stock? I read the 2.5 is almost a minimum. Any idea on if it is the heavy duty springs or not?
 
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Colin

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2Greys - The OME spring and shock lift is excellent. I measured it when first put on, exact results are out in the shop (along with the part numbers). I can get them next trip. If memory serves, it was about 2.5". They are the heavy duty springs, so I also heard about getting more than 2.5 ". However, the weight of my custom rear bumper and the winch (plus mounting plate) up front compressed everything to a net gain of approx 2.5" as mentioned.

If you have a winch, lots of people report "front end sag". some compensate by adding a spring spacer. I did not want to take that route. Mine actually sits pretty level.

Over the last 3years or so, the entire set-up has worked wonderfully, and those poor springs get a heck of a beating on about 40km of VERY rough gravel / logging road most weekends.

I would say OME is top quality, however I have no comparison beyond the stock set-up.

Hope this helps,
//Colin
 
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