winnipegjohnston Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hey all, so I installed my OME springs this weekend and I thought some of you might be interested with the results. I installed HDs in front and MDs in rear. I replaced the struts with some heavy duty Monroe brand...rear shocks to go in when I have time. Install was a breeze. I know there has been some debate on how much lift the OME springs actually give you. Well after measuring all four corners before and after I had an average height increase of ~50mm (2" = 50.8mm)...so basically 2". I am extremely happy with the ride quality. It rides more like a truck (stiffer) and at the same time seems way more composed and solid. I highly recommend. Here is a picture after the install. Next are some wheel spacers and aggressive 31s. I hope some of you find this useful. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
918pathy Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Looks good man, OME is pretty good stuff I had a full OME kit on a jeep Liberty a while back, it rode better than stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esy Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 good stuff. the suspension should settle in a bit and come down to under 2". i haven't bothered to measure mine, but i'd assume right around a total of 1.5" all around. either way, it's higher. i'm still debating on what route i'll be going. going with 16" steelies or moving down to 15" steelies. if i stay with the 16"s, i might run a 275/70R16 which would come out a bit larger than a 31". 265/70R16 are the P-metric equivalents of 31"s. only thing i'm racking my brain around is clearance of the caliper on the 15"s. there are a handful of guys running 15"s with the 2G R50s like ours and clear just fine, but not sure if i want to stress over a few cm of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXPATH Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Looks good..i might go that way as well(OME). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clkindred Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Looks sharp! Really like the colors, and just a quick weird question for ya, have you noticed the number of R50's you see around diminish after you got the lift? Hehe because I used to see them all the time around town, then I put on my lift and would like to see the stock ones for you know, comparison. But now I hardly see any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esy Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Looks sharp! Really like the colors, and just a quick weird question for ya, have you noticed the number of R50's you see around diminish after you got the lift? Hehe because I used to see them all the time around town, then I put on my lift and would like to see the stock ones for you know, comparison. But now I hardly see any. as for myself, i still see a good number of Pathys. what i tend to do now is when i look at other Pathys i wonder, "was my truck really that small?!" it's kind of weird looking at stock height Pathys because they look so short and small to me now, and i don't even have bigger tires yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 as for myself, i still see a good number of Pathys. what i tend to do now is when i look at other Pathys i wonder, "was my truck really that small?!" Yep. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfftourRoadie96 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yep. +1 Definitely, good examples would be found at The Picture Hunt Game Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnipegjohnston Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thanks for the responses and compliments! I have yet to line up beside a stock Pathy to pull the old,"pffft look at you with your weak stock height." haha, jk. But what I'm really looking forward to is putting some 31s on it. Right now most people that don't know Pathfinders wouldn't even have a clue that it is a "lifted" rig. I'm also looking forward to seeing how the new suspension handles towing my 18' fibreglass boat. Question on upgrading to 31s. So after looking at the lack of strut clearance that would dis-allow just swapping on 31s...I'm wondering if wheel spacers are a good idea and/or safe? Would you guys recommend just buying new rims with less offset? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clkindred Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Question on upgrading to 31s. So after looking at the lack of strut clearance that would dis-allow just swapping on 31s...I'm wondering if wheel spacers are a good idea and/or safe? Would you guys recommend just buying new rims with less offset? Thanks This thread might have some useful info, but it's a lot to look over. Link Alot of people in you situation just get different wheels, but your wheels look pretty nice and it would be more money to get similar wheels as apposed to some steelies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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