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Shock install

Old Jul 24, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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Did the shocks today, First I went to lowes and bought a good fan and started early. It went pretty smooth except for the removal of the passenger side front shock, the top nut was a bitch to get loose even after the pb blaster I shot on it last night. The ride is way better than the old shocks but a bump is a bump especially in a lifted jeep.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cmb396
I just put my OME long travel shocks on a few months ago, it was cake, maybe 40 minutes total. Be sure to spray your bolts down the night before with some pb blaster or something so you don't spend alot of time wrenching!!

And not to be a debbie downer, but I was fairly unimpressed with the OME's, I can't really see where they are any better than the rubi shocks I took off. They should be better than the standard shocks tho.
Seriously, thanks for the insight. Im pretty happy with my stock Rubi shocks and was wondering if the OMEs or Bilsteins are worthwhile for the upgrade. Im leaning towards the Bilstein 5100s at this point.

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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by cmb396
I felt that the OME's were a tad more plush on the smaller bumps and cracks in the road, but just as harsh as the Rubis over the big bumps and potholes, etc.
my feelings as well
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cmb396
I felt that the OME's were a tad more plush on the smaller bumps and cracks in the road, but just as harsh as the Rubis over the big bumps and potholes, etc.
This is exactly what I noticed about them.
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