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Title: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: nomaad on March 16, 2005, 06:04:45 PM: Hey George,
Did you ever get the new springs from Calmini?

OME has come out with a set specifically for our truck. I will be fitting some on from RRO soon. I'm hopeing I will see what 2" of lift actually looks like on my truck. I'll let ya know how it goes. We finally got some XLs around town and I went to the local Walmart tonight and did some measuring. I am in the same boat as you. I have the 2" body lift and I can only figure about 3" of difference from stock. That was a $1000 for an inch! Oh well, live and learn I guess. :-/

Nomaad
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on March 16, 2005, 11:30:22 PM: I did get new springs from Calmini. Ã‚Â Just waiting for some warmer weather to put them on. Ã‚Â You should call them if that gets you no place you could all ways do spacers :-/
On a side note my wife got her new car so now I'm free to do what I what to mine. So evry soon I will be doing a 2 BD lift with the springs :)
George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 12, 2006, 05:51:02 AM: Update: >:(

Well the replacement springs have sagged even more >:( So got new 3" lift springs form VTTR . Will hopefully be putting them on this weekend if the wife does not have me doing yard work. ::) Will post pics and numbers of before and after. I can say that the new spring are not as tall as the Calmini ones but they do have a much higher spring rate :) So we will see.....

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: lowrezolution on April 12, 2006, 08:26:42 PM: Still a newbie, who is VTTR?
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 16, 2006, 09:09:46 AM: Well got the new springs on and WOW what difference. The ride hieght before was from ground to top of wheelwell was about 35" I now have about 37" or just about 2 3/4 total lift. ;D We will have to see how these springs hold up. I good feelings about these spring after comparing them to the Calmini ones I had much heaver and thicker.

From left to Right Calmini, VTTR , OME, Stock XL-7 Front Springs
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 16, 2006, 09:28:11 AM: I also should mention that I replaced the rear shocks with 99 v6 Frod F150 4x2 shocks. I now a nice smoth ride as well ;D ;D ;D They are a touch longer then the Calmini ones but much new springs are too.

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: cj on April 16, 2006, 07:27:11 PM: Quote from: blacknight on April 16, 2006, 09:09:46 AM
Well got the new springs on and WOW what difference.Ã‚Â The ride hieght before was from ground to top of wheelwell was about 35" I now have about 37"Ã‚Â Ã‚Â or just about 2 3/4 total lift.Ã‚Â ;DÃ‚Â WeÃ‚Â will have to see how these springs hold up.Ã‚Â I good feelings about these spring after comparing them to the Calmini ones I had much heaver and thicker.

From left to Right Calmini, VTTR , OME, Stock XL-7 Front Springs

Which OME number is that?
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: nomaad on April 17, 2006, 06:32:58 AM: Hey George,
Did you order the VTTR direct or is there an american source?
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 17, 2006, 06:42:40 AM: Quote from: cj on April 16, 2006, 07:27:11 PM
Which OME number is that?

I don't the numbers but they are for a GV or sidekick got them back in 2000 from RRO
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 17, 2006, 06:43:34 AM: Quote from: nomaad on April 17, 2006, 06:32:58 AM
Hey George,
Did you order the VTTR direct or is there an american source?

Direct from VTTR

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: nomaad on April 17, 2006, 07:26:58 AM: How much did they run ya? I think I'd like to have a set of the Aluminum spring spacers that they have . . .
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 17, 2006, 08:11:41 AM: The springs were under $300 shipped I think ??? I will check tonight when I'm home.

also info for VTTR

Quote from: blacknight on March 25, 2006, 09:31:01 AM
I found a place that sales the just the front diff drop brackets for GV 's and sidekick. Here the web site [url]http://www.vttr.com.tw/e4X4.htm [/url] If you want to contact them here the mail vttr.tw|removethispart|@msa.hinet.net atten. Margaret.

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: nomaad on April 17, 2006, 09:36:07 AM: Cool I sent them an email.

How is the snorkel working for ya?
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 17, 2006, 10:29:24 AM: It working great still need to realy test tho ;D Which I'm sure I will when I go to Paragon next month.

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: cj on April 17, 2006, 03:17:56 PM: Quote from: blacknight on April 17, 2006, 06:42:40 AM
Quote from: cj on April 16, 2006, 07:27:11 PM
Which OME number is that?

I don't the numbers but they are for a GV or sidekick got them back in 2000 from RRO

If you have a measurement I may be able to tell you which ones they are.
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 18, 2006, 05:56:24 AM: By numbers you mean 12 3/4 high? (Their is a ruler in the pics too ::) ) After thinking about it I would have to say that they are Sidekick ones because at the time RRO had nothing for GV's. But still thats a guess.

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: blacknight on April 18, 2006, 04:39:49 PM: Quote from: blacknight on April 17, 2006, 08:11:41 AM
The springs were under $300 shipped I think ??? I will check tonight when I'm home.

also info for VTTR

Quote from: blacknight on March 25, 2006, 09:31:01 AM
I found a place that sales the just the front diff drop brackets for GV 's and sidekick. Here the web site [url]http://www.vttr.com.tw/e4X4.htm [/url] If you want to contact them here the mail vttr.tw|removethispart|@msa.hinet.net atten. Margaret.

George

Update price was $350 for the springs. The snorkel was under $300

George
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: cj on April 18, 2006, 05:45:41 PM: Quote from: blacknight on April 18, 2006, 05:56:24 AM
By numbers you mean 12 3/4 high?Ã‚Â (Their is a ruler in the pics tooÃ‚Â ::) )
George

Yeah, yeah :P Just making sure ;D

At that measurement I would have thought that they be OME#962's which are for the GV with an extra 36 - 75 kg hanging on the front.
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: nomaad on April 21, 2006, 06:48:09 AM: Hey George,

Do you remember if your spindle ball joint is mounted turned down or up? And under or over the A-arm?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: xoffroad on April 26, 2006, 07:06:10 AM: Any update? Or completed shots? I'm selling the Jeep and building the XL7. Wanna do 2" springs, 2" body, 245/75-16's, snorkel, and a safari rack so we can take the dog on vacation this summer (he'll be riding inside).

Also how was the purchase experience from VTTR? Always a bit leary about ordering from outside N/A with the exception of Aussi, England, NZ...
Title: Re: Blacknight, ever get the new springs from Cal?
Post by: sergi on April 26, 2006, 09:46:03 AM: I ordered a few things from VTTR. Very nice, I will be fitting the snorkel soon. It costme exactly 202,48Ã¢â€šÂ¬. We were a large group buyin stuff, so we saved a lot on shipping. Quality seems very good too.