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VITARA STRUTS TOPPING OUT WHEN LIFTED!!!!

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BlairKerr

VITARA STRUTS TOPPING OUT WHEN LIFTED!!!!
« on: February 06, 2008, 07:49:22 PM »
Hey All,

My Vitara is lifted, at the front with 40mm lifted king springs (which did nothing) and 30mm coil spacers! But now it tops out when off road!!

My question is will OLD MAN EMU front struts fix this??

Is this what people mean by OME??

As ARB couldnt inform me if they have more travel or not!

Also what shocks do you guys recommend in the rear, as thes 2 are topping out, with only the lifted king springs fitted, (no spacers) or am i just better to fork out for the Calmini 3 inch lift??

Dont really want to go this option due to cost  >:(

Any help would really be appreicated!!  ;D

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Offline derekj

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Re: VITARA STRUTS TOPPING OUT WHEN LIFTED!!!!
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2008, 08:01:04 PM »
You have 2 options, you can flip around the upper strut mount ( search the forum for how to ) or yes you can buy the OME struts. The OME struts have about 3 or 4 cm's more travel than the stock struts. OME also make a longer shock for the rear as well.

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Re: VITARA STRUTS TOPPING OUT WHEN LIFTED!!!!
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2008, 04:33:49 AM »
OME = Old Man Emu

Three options:
OME struts - expensive but nice, approx. 1 1/2 more travel. Built in camber correction
Strut mount flip - cheap, only around 3/4" extra travel so not really adequate. IMO rather nasty too.
Strut spacers - usually 1 1/2" of extra travel, cheap. If you struts are good then I'd say go for these.
« Last Edit: February 07, 2008, 04:36:04 AM by Rhinoman »
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