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[Inlinejohn]

Any chance on a BP-51 kit with remote reservoirs?

ARB said not soon but all BP-51s have reservoirs.

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[LanceIto]

Medium front/Heavy rear kit installed!!!!! Ride is great l, flex is great. Loading up this weekend. We will see how the heavy springs do loaded.

UGH the installer forgot the damn boot/bump stops!!! UGH!!!! What are my options outside of them removing and reinstalling the coil with the bump stops? Someone mentioned sumo springs?

 

[Inlinejohn]

Medium front/Heavy rear kit installed!!!!! Ride is great l, flex is great. Loading up this weekend. We will see how the heavy springs do loaded.

UGH the installer forgot the damn boot/bump stops!!! UGH!!!! What are my options outside of them removing and reinstalling the coil with the bump stops? Someone mentioned sumo springs?

Mine were missed as well. I took apart coils and installed the bumps/boots at original shop.

 

[LanceIto]

Do you happen to have the install instructions?

 

[LanceIto]

Another question??? Rear coils, mine are stacked at the top 5 coil loops touching???? Yours too???

Called OME. They said they should be becasue they're progressive??? Thats sounds fishy to me

 

[Inlinejohn]

Another question??? Rear coils, mine are stacked at the top 5 coil loops touching???? Yours too???

Called OME. They said they should be becasue they're progressive??? Thats sounds fishy to me

This is correct and normal. As for install instructions, do you mean the bumps/boots to the coil or installing into vehicle ?

 

[LanceIto]

Thanks!!!

Regarding install manual I was wondering if OME specifically calls to install factory bump stop. The installer is saying it isn't needed. OME is supposed to get back with me tomorrow.

 

[Snacktime]

The shop needs to install the bump stops, if they can't read the instructions the first time they can eat the cost.

Bronco's are slightly different from other vehicles with bump stops built into the strut. Don't be fooled by the shop who may not be familiar with the new bronco's.

 

[LanceIto]

The shop needs to install the bump stops, if they can't read the instructions the first time they can eat the cost.

Bronco's are slightly different from other vehicles with bump stops built into the strut. Don't be fooled by the shop who may not be familiar with the new bronco's.

Roger that!!! I plan to go armed with info and documentation from ARB. I expect they will correct their error.

Don't think it will be corrected before my family trip this weekend. I plan to take it nice and easy on some fire roads, is that a horrible idea?

 

[Inlinejohn]

Roger that!!! I plan to go armed with info and documentation from ARB. I expect they will correct their error.

Don't think it will be corrected before my family trip this weekend. I plan to take it nice and easy on some fire roads, is that a horrible idea?

Taking it easy won’t fully compress the suspension such that bump stops would engage. But DEFINITELY put them back

 

[Snacktime]

Roger that!!! I plan to go armed with info and documentation from ARB. I expect they will correct their error.

Don't think it will be corrected before my family trip this weekend. I plan to take it nice and easy on some fire roads, is that a horrible idea?

Shouldn't hurt anything if you go slow.

 

[Murph914]

Another question??? Rear coils, mine are stacked at the top 5 coil loops touching???? Yours too???

Called OME. They said they should be becasue they're progressive??? Thats sounds fishy to me

Coil springs work on torsion, not compression for the most part. As the spring compresses the metal twists. That's the idea anyway.

 

[LanceIto]

Love this suspension!!!! We had a successful trip. Fully loaded 40” to front fender and 40” to rear fender. Perfectly level. The mechanic installed 3 shims rear and 0 shims front. Boom!!!

 

[Jbru167]

Has anyone installed the OME springs on their Hoss 3.0 Fox shocks. I have read they will fit but cant find anyone that has installed them to confirm?

 

[Natai]

We just installed this kit (medium load, kit2, no rear sway bar) on our non-sasquatch Badlands, and wrapped 37" Falken Wildpeak M/Ts on some Relations Race Wheels (RR6s) with a -12mm offset. We installed two shims per corner in order to prepare for our front/rear steel bumpers, winch, lights, etc.

On-Road
First of all, the on-road experience is almost on par with the factory Bilsteins. The OMEs offer an incredibly smooth ride, and just as OME states, the compression, and rebound feel identical to the Bilsteins. There is, however, a noticeable increase in body roll and sway around corners at speed. An increase in nose dive is also noticeable, however, not as much as the body roll. With the 37" tires, the gearing is now completely off and it's VERY noticeable. The shift points are dramatically late and obnoxiously slow. The 4.46 gears need to be re-geared FOR SURE to something much lower; 5.13 or 5.38 - not sure which option I will go with yet. I am leaning on the 5.38s as I will likely push for a larger tire after these 37s.

Off-Road
I am still amazed at what the Bronco can do off-road, and this suspension takes it to a new level. The shock stroke (Front 7.68” and rear 10.276”) in addition to our 37s proves to provide a very capable rig in the rocks when travel is needed. I was able to traverse through 2-3' boulder fields without teetering once, and this was through sections where my belly skids were sliding over rocks, shock skids slamming down, and sliders connected a few times as well. I'll have some b-roll shots on IG (@trail_bronco) and a follow-up review post coming soon.

Until then, here is the installation guide for our setup:

https://trailbronco.com/2023/04/02/arb-ome-lift-kit-install-6th-gen-bronco/

How much lift did you end up with on your non-Sas Badlands?
All the numbers I've seen are for Sas or the Hitachis, not the BL Bilsteins.

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