OME with shackles/spacers?

was wondering if adding say a MJ shackle to an OME pack will cause it to sag at a quicker rate? im thinking of going with the soft set-up with an MJ shackle in the rear and maybe an extra coil isolator in the front. i know the medium nets around 2.5" but with only a spare tire in the rear and it being a daily driver/wheeled once every three months kind of rig- i figured soft be nice. thoughts? or will the soft net me under 2"? thanks!!!!!

mj shackle provides about 1/2" -3/4" of lift and should not sag the spring.

if you want soft, then you probably need a better shackle angle. might want to look into the shackle relocation boxes.

imho...as long as you add a corresponding amount of bump stop so as not to get a negative arch when compressing the leafs you should not increase the sag rate. that's what i did putting together my OME HD w/ +1.5" shackle 6 yrs ago and they are still in decent shape.

Otter said:

imho...as long as you add a corresponding amount of bump stop so as not to get a negative arch when compressing the leafs you should not increase the sag rate. that's what i did putting together my OME HD w/ +1.5" shackle 6 yrs ago and they are still in decent shape.

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What was your net lift over stock with the HD OME leafs and the 1.5 shackle? Got any pics? This is exactly what I'm looking to put together.

Otter said:

imho...as long as you add a corresponding amount of bump stop so as not to get a negative arch when compressing the leafs you should not increase the sag rate. that's what i did putting together my OME HD w/ +1.5" shackle 6 yrs ago and they are still in decent shape.

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I can vouch for that because I ran my OME leafs with a 1.5" lift boomerang shackle and didn't bumpstop and I lost quite a bit of lift from regularly flexing them into the inverted postion (and bending them out of shape). I've subsequently added an extra leaf and bumpstops and it hasn't dropped since.