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I used to work for ARB (who sells the Old Man Emu suspension bits) back in the day, and I had purchased front and rear springs for my 2005 F250, but I never installed them. I purchased a 2019 F350 last November, and I disliked the extreme rake (it had a factory 5th wheel package, so I assume even stiffer rear springs?) from front to back. ARB doesn't have any suspension products listed for the 2019, but since I had the OME 2768 front coil springs, I ordered up their fit kits for the sway bar bracket drop, brake line drop brackets, and Panhard rod drop bracket and gave it a try. The sway bar drop brackets work, but I did have to shorten the bolts/studs in the frame. The brake line brackets must have changed in 2017, so they didn't fit. The Panhard rod drop bracket fit, however my axle is moved 1/4" to the passenger side. Usually a level lift moves the axle to the driver's side as the Panhard rod is effectively shortened. I'm going to try going back to the stock Panhard rod bracket next, but I guess 1/4" isn't too bad. The OME 917 coils have eleven windings compared to my original coils' eight (I think), and the wire diameter is about .060" larger. The level turned out just about perfect, though I'm not sure how much it'll be low in back with a trailer.
Last edited by dlatourette; Feb 10, 2023 at 12:46 PM.
Reason: corrected part number
I have had OME front and rear suspension on a Tacoma, didn't know they made anything for the Super Duty. How is the ride with those coils compared to stock, and how many coil choices do they offer?
I have had OME front and rear suspension on a Tacoma, didn't know they made anything for the Super Duty. How is the ride with those coils compared to stock, and how many coil choices do they offer?
Yep, they don't show anything newer, but the springs and some of the fit kits (as outlined above) still fit the later models - they just haven't done any test fitting to update their catalog.
Thank you, good to know. It looks like they have coils that give approx. 2", 3" or 4" lift. Yours must be the 2". I don't see an OME 917 on there, when doing a google search the 917 coils show as being for the rear of a Mitsubishi.
I just noticed that. I think I used the 2768 springs. They did give more than 2" of lift. I'm actually hoping they settle a tiny bit.
Wow, OME, eh? As a former Jeeper, I had my go with them, too! Based on everything I see on this board, it’s easy to think that one must spend thousands on Carli products to get the truck in the air!
As a one week update, I've found the OME 2768 coils are definitely more firm than the stockers I had on my truck. The stockers were too soft, though, and allowed the axle to hit the bump stops on freeway rollers occasionally, so I like the change. It's not so firm as to make the ride uncomfortable. I'll be adding Bilstein 5100s this Monday, and I'll be interested to see how those do.
Last edited by dlatourette; Feb 12, 2023 at 10:42 AM.
Reason: tense correction
Were your stock coils 5200's? I found the OME 2768 to have a 450 lb/in spring rate and the stock 5200 springs 430 lb/in. Not too much difference. Both the 5600 and 6k spring rates are higher than the OME 2768.
Were your stock coils 5200's? I found the OME 2768 to have a 450 lb/in spring rate and the stock 5200 springs 430 lb/in. Not too much difference. Both the 5600 and 6k spring rates are higher than the OME 2768.
I'm guessing they stock coils were the 5200s? The dealer I purchased the truck from did their 'spray everything black' treatment, so the tags are unreadable. However the wire diameter is around .060" smaller than the OMEs.
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