[stockman]

I want to lower my zook as it's sitting to high. I only have a 40mm lift, but would like to bring it back to stock height.

Running OME's all round will it drop the ride height if I remove a leaf from each pack?

[Joe]

Why not just put stock springs in?

[tobeszook]

but why ?

[stockman]

Joe wrote:

Why not just put stock springs in?

I like the flex of the OME's, but that is an option.

[stockman]

tobeszook wrote:

but why ?

Why what?

[atari4x4]

how low do you want to go?

could you not remove 2 leaves & add on stock one to to each pack? (if you've got any stockies?

[alien]

taking a leaf out would do it, but you'd potentially get handling issues, and you'll need to check the shocks wont bottom out on compression.

another option being that you're SPUA is lowering blocks between the leaf and the diff =P hahaha

[stockman]

I'd like to go 30-40mm lower. I do this have stock springs so that is another option.

[joel]

stockman wrote:

tobeszook wrote:

but why ?

Why what?

if its only 40mm lifted, why bother lowering it anymore?
low is the new cool, but a lowriding zook is ghey.

[stockman]

alien wrote:

taking a leaf out would do it, but you'd potentially get handling issues, and you'll need to check the shocks wont bottom out on compression.

another option being that you're SPUA is lowering blocks between the leaf and the diff =P hahaha

[alien]

swap the stock main leaf with the OME one, so you have the OME main and stock pack underneath... then you get the longer leaf and flatter spring.

i drove a stock sierra on the weekend (suspension was stock, engine was 1.6efi - it hauled ass on stock tyres!!) the ride from stock leaves is best described as "the bumpiest fucking ride of your life" IMO..

[stockman]

joel wrote:

stockman wrote:

tobeszook wrote:

but why ?

Why what?

if its only 40mm lifted, why bother lowering it anymore?
low is the new cool, but a lowriding zook is ghey.

To lower the cog.
Lowering it 30-40mm will hardly make it a lowrider.

[joel]

just buy a mini moke, that should be low enough.

[joel]

stockman wrote:

joel wrote:

stockman wrote:

tobeszook wrote:

but why ?

Why what?

if its only 40mm lifted, why bother lowering it anymore?
low is the new cool, but a lowriding zook is ghey.

To lower the cog.
Lowering it 30-40mm will hardly make it a lowrider.

a 40mm lift will hardly make it a high cog. maybe a 40mm lift, 2'' shackles 3''bl and your best driving suit with matching top hat.
i reckon just leave it man, your fixing what isnt broke IMO

[atari4x4]

why bother?

cause in 8 days 5 hours & 42 minutes you'll probably change your mind.

[stockman]

joel wrote:

just buy a mini moke, that should be low enough.

You obviously can't read or are retarded or quite possibly both.

[joel]

stockman wrote:

joel wrote:

just buy a mini moke, that should be low enough.

You obviously can't read or are retarded or quite possibly both.

possibly, but im not trying to lower my 40mm lifted zook

[stockman]

atari4x4 wrote:

why bother?

cause in 8 days 5 hours & 42 minutes you'll probably change your mind.

This is quite possibly true,

But on stock tyres I don't need to have 20" of guard clearance

[ajsr]

joel wrote:

stockman wrote:

joel wrote:

stockman wrote:

tobeszook wrote:

but why ?

Why what?

if its only 40mm lifted, why bother lowering it anymore?
low is the new cool, but a lowriding zook is ghey.

To lower the cog.
Lowering it 30-40mm will hardly make it a lowrider.

a 40mm lift will hardly make it a high cog. maybe a 40mm lift, 2'' shackles 3''bl and your best driving suit with matching top hat.
i reckon just leave it man, your fixing what isnt broke IMO

sounds more like you know a whole lot of fuck all about anything to me
maybe help the guy , or dont bother fucking his thread.



you could probably make a hybrid pack using the main ome leaf or two (to get the droop) and some standard leafs.

you just have to play around to get the ride you want

[atari4x4]

a locked stocker with muds & long soft leaves would be a ball to drive.

[canberramav]

I would put the stock ones back in.

You will ruin the OME springs if you start flattening them out by changing in other leafs.

[shep]

stockman wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

why bother?

cause in 8 days 5 hours & 42 minutes you'll probably change your mind.

This is quite possibly true,

But on stock tyres I don't need to have 20" of guard clearance

but you dont you have less then 100mm to the stock bumpstop possie.

[RIKSTR]

[joel]

ajsr wrote:

joel wrote:

stockman wrote:

joel wrote:

stockman wrote:

tobeszook wrote:

but why ?

Why what?

if its only 40mm lifted, why bother lowering it anymore?
low is the new cool, but a lowriding zook is ghey.

To lower the cog.
Lowering it 30-40mm will hardly make it a lowrider.

a 40mm lift will hardly make it a high cog. maybe a 40mm lift, 2'' shackles 3''bl and your best driving suit with matching top hat.
i reckon just leave it man, your fixing what isnt broke IMO

sounds more like you know a whole lot of fuck all about anything to me
maybe help the guy , or dont bother fucking his thread.



you could probably make a hybrid pack using the main ome leaf or two (to get the droop) and some standard leafs.

you just have to play around to get the ride you want

that is my advice, just leave them in there i reckon, how old are the sprigs?
if they have done a fair few kms they would have settled a bit, mine have and are nearly flat.
i geuss if you have the spare time and what not, than do it.
but i would just leave it, ome are nice springs and far better than stockers,
if you pop a spring out of them they may be to soft and invert after a while like my old ones.

[atari4x4]

hey joel, you should sell him your calmini shackle reversal kit.

[joel]

sad fact is, i still have it in the shed and havent binned it where it belongs
the front end was so much smoother and softer with it in, pitty everything else about it is crap.

[stockman]

ajsr wrote:

you could probably make a hybrid pack using the main ome leaf or two (to get the droop) and some standard leafs.

you just have to play around to get the ride you want

canberramav wrote:

I would put the stock ones back in.

You will ruin the OME springs if you start flattening them out by changing in other leafs.

Thanks guys, Exactly the input I was wanting to here.

RIKSTR wrote:

:roll:

[alien]

stockman, what rim offset do you run? widening it could be another option.

mines pretty wide with 15x7 -38 rims and 31x10.5 tyres.

[stockman]

Just standard rims, not sure on the offset.

I don't really want a big off set rims, as with narrow tyres I'm just going to fall into the ruts.

[alien]

ah, righto...

hey if fabrication is your thing you could make lower spring mounts off the chassis, and set the shackle end up like this, but not in reversal: