Thinking of adding OME rear suspension

[egilbe]

I have the FPP Fox shocks, front and rear. I've ordered the Pullkitchen from Pullkitchen.com. Should be here in March. I'm picking up my GoFast Camper in June. The kitchen and Camper should add 500 pounds of semi-permanent weight to the truck. That's before extra fuel, water, food, gear and my GF and I. Now, if I add the OME rear leafs, will I be able to use the rear Fox shocks? Will they allow enough travel for the suspension to flex without destroying the shock? That single leaf in the rear seems like a recipe for failure, to me.

Damn, this truck is getting expensive.

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[egilbe]

I have the FPP Fox shocks, front and rear. I've ordered the Pullkitchen from Pullkitchen.com. Should be here in March. I'm picking up my GoFast Camper in June. The kitchen and Camper should add 500 pounds of semi-permanent weight to the truck. That's before extra fuel, water, food, gear and my GF and I. Now, if I add the OME rear leafs, will I be able to use the rear Fox shocks? Will they allow enough travel for the suspension to flex without destroying the shock? That single leaf in the rear seems like a recipe for failure, to me.

Damn, this truck is getting expensive.

From Stage 3:

Improved Rear Suspension Performance and Articulation

The 2019-2020 Ford Ranger's factory rear shocks could perform better when hitting intense off-road trails and don't always work with front end suspension upgrades. Heavy articulation and long wheel travel push factory shocks beyond their valving and can cause problems. This pair of FOX 2.0 aluminum-body rear shocks will replace your stock rear shocks and make your rear suspension just as ready for the trail as your truck's front leveling. Each of these 2.0 FOX shocks can easily handle an extra 1.5" of lift on your truck's rear and were carefully designed to improve articulation, wheel travel, and heat dissipation which makes them one of the best and least-expensive off-road shocks out there.

So, FPP rear shocks should be the same, no?

 

[Frenchy]

There is one problem to running the Fox 2.0's and OME leafs, height. The Ome leafs lift by 1.6 inches from stock. The 2.0's allow for maximum 1 inch lift so you could run into issues where the shock hits the top limiter more that you want and could damage the shock. Now if you were going with 2.5's then you would be good as those allow maximum lift of 1.5 inches and is close enough to work.

 

[Metalshift]

You will be fine with those Fox shocks. Compression length is what you have to be concerned with when carrying those kind of weights. You can always buy shock extender brackets for the lower mounts. Longer shocks require lower bumpstops to prevent compression damage.
What OME springs are you buying ? There is 3 different spec springs as well as an add a leaf .

 

[egilbe]

You will be fine with those Fox shocks. Compression length is what you have to be concerned with when carrying those kind of weights. You can always buy shock extender brackets for the lower mounts. Longer shocks require lower bumpstops to prevent compression damage.
What OME springs are you buying ? There is 3 different spec springs as well as an add a leaf .

The lower weight ones that lift 1.7 inches. I'll decide once I get the camper on and see how much it squats, but as of now, that's what I'm looking at.

 

[Frenchy]

The lower weight ones that lift 1.7 inches. I'll decide once I get the camper on and see how much it squats, but as of now, that's what I'm looking at.

What camper are you looking at getting? The weight on that will help decide what would be best for you.

 

[egilbe]

What camper are you looking at getting? The weight on that will help decide what would be best for you.

https://gofastcampers.com

should be right around 200 pounds, or a bit more

 

[Frenchy]

https://gofastcampers.com

should be right around 200 pounds, or a bit more

If you are not planning on adding too much weight on top of that then the basic springs will be fine. It still takes a bit to load the OME springs down and I haven't had much issue at all.

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