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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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Doing a 3 inch lift and some 32 inch tires on my 18's.

Which lift provides the better on road ride? ie softer? Is the terrafirma comparable to the heavy duty ome, or the medium?

Any bad experiences with the terrafirma suspension coils or shocks? Anyone running sway bar extensions with these lifts?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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Might want to call Lucky 8 and get their opinions on which 3" they think is 'better', they will probably be able to give you a more thorough "pros and cons" comparison.

As far as I could tell while researching for my lift, the 3" TerraFirma is a TRUE 3" lift while the OME will get you a little over 2". I'm guessing neither will give "soft" on-road performance since the kits are geared towards aggressive off roading and those running heavy gear (bumpers, rack, winch, etc). After researching the 3" I ended up going with the medium duty 2" OME kit, and it's still in the boxes in my garage so I can't even tell you what that's like

Hopefully someone will chime in later on with some actual help
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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terrafirma 3in/stabilizer/sls kit/ coming tomorrow and 275 65 18 duratracs! woohoo!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Good choice. I installed the TerraFirma 3" lift last month. The ride is firmer than the old stock shocks, but not harsh at all and handling is not really effected in any negative manner.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Just put Duratracs on today, they look incredible, and are amazingly quiet at highway speeds. Can't wait to get them off the pavement.
 
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!!!! NICE! lets see them! i'm running a rte 3" and would like to make a comparison, could you measure on level ground to the bottom of the front wheel well and rear also? i'm curious what difference there is.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by echomike
!!!! NICE! lets see them! i'm running a rte 3" and would like to make a comparison, could you measure on level ground to the bottom of the front wheel well and rear also? i'm curious what difference there is.
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I'll have to do some measuring later on (not driving it today)
 
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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@ echomike

Yeah, I'll get the measurements on friday.
 
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ylo it looks great. i'd like a camel trophy sticker like that to. and svntsvn it'd be great to see a picture of yours also, i'll measure mine once i get all my crap out of it (its got like 500lbs of crap in it now)
 
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by echomike
ylo it looks great. i'd like a camel trophy sticker like that to. and svntsvn it'd be great to see a picture of yours also, i'll measure mine once i get all my crap out of it (its got like 500lbs of crap in it now)
Thanks man. Here's where I got CT decals. They've been on for over a year through the wet Seattle weather and they haven't faded a bit, high quality vinyl decal. I got my US flag decals from this site as well.

Decals ----> http://www.okoffroad.com/stuff-decal-ct.htm
 
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