lowrange's self aligning spring over pads

[tippy]

has anybody used them?
how well do they work?
what is your opinion on them?

[green stomper]

If they are the same as Sky Mfg., a good product.  Make sure you fit all the perches before you tack/weld anything. I used em with great results, no issues what so ever.

[along]

Sean carries the sky product, excellent quality and fit, highly recommend

[samurota]

Sean carries the sky product, excellent quality and fit, highly recommend

Sky is the best spring over pad period,no guess work no angle finders . Just clean and weld .

[SideTracked]

Sean carries the sky product, excellent quality and fit, highly recommend

I got mine from Sean too. They were very easy to install and I haven't had any issues. They are very well built pieces, you won't be disappointed!

[Low Range]

I got mine from Sean too. They were very easy to install and I haven't had any issues. They are very well built pieces, you won't be disappointed!

I would get mine from Low Range! 

[4x4HIM ZUKer]

I would get mine from Low Range! 

thats just wrong 

We used them for my brothers suzuki and they worked perfect. very beefy and excellent fit

[livevil]

I have em !!!
But there not on yet does that count?

[geckocycles]

You can use them if you want to keep your pinion angle in the same relation to the stock perches. If you are or going to use longer shackles then you will want to angle the new perches so the pinion angle matches the output shaft angle on the T-Case in the rear and angle the perches in the front so your Castor is all well and good. You could use angle shims on top of the perches to do this as well and use the self aligning perches.

[calebmurphy]

I need a set, how do u order from sean?

[Kermit]

I need a set, how do u order from sean?

Scroll to the top of this page and hit refresh until the Low Range ad pops up. Click it and you will find what you need.

Or, click on the linky and scroll down....http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/samsuspparts.htm

[One Sick Puppy]

I found the Sky perches appeared well built - nice welds and apparently symmetrical. However, I was thoroughly unimpressed with the self-aligning nature of them. Maybe the stock axles on my 1990 Samurai varied from the norm, but the perches didn't align particularly well for me. I had to grind the perches in several spots to make them fit. Are they supposed to align to the curve of the axle or to rest exactly on the stock perches? I assumed it was the latter and with the amount of grinding I had to do to get them to sit flush on the old perches, I'm absolutely convinced that I would have been better off buying the more common spring perches. I also ended up grinding the old perches off after the self-aligning ones were welded on - they were far too bulky and I was well warned about getting hung up by the old perches.

If I ever do it again, I'll get the Breeze basic SPOA kit. Their support is exceptional (I bought their u-bolts). None of the sky products i bought from Low Range came with instructions, though Sean is awesome and I continue to buy from him.

Sky front upper shock hoops seem good, but I did have to cut some significant holes in my wheel well to get them to fit flush.

I've yet to put the axles back under and so I have not put the lower shock mounts on.

[samurota]

I found the Sky perches appeared well built - nice welds and apparently symmetrical. However, I was thoroughly unimpressed with the self-aligning nature of them. Maybe the stock axles on my 1990 Samurai varied from the norm, but the perches didn't align particularly well for me. I had to grind the perches in several spots to make them fit. Are they supposed to align to the curve of the axle or to rest exactly on the stock perches? I assumed it was the latter and with the amount of grinding I had to do to get them to sit flush on the old perches, I'm absolutely convinced that I would have been better off buying the more common spring perches. I also ended up grinding the old perches off after the self-aligning ones were welded on - they were far too bulky and I was well warned about getting hung up by the old perches.

If I ever do it again, I'll get the Breeze basic SPOA kit. Their support is exceptional (I bought their u-bolts). None of the sky products i bought from Low Range came with instructions, though Sean is awesome and I continue to buy from him.

Sky front upper shock hoops seem good, but I did have to cut some significant holes in my wheel well to get them to fit flush.

I've yet to put the axles back under and so I have not put the lower shock mounts on.

 You didn't remove the U-Bolt braces on the front axle did you? That is the only way they don't fit. I have put 2 sets on and they fit perfectly.

[One Sick Puppy]

Yes, I did remove the U-bolt braces from the front axle. They would be in the way of the welding, otherwise?
Regardless, though, I had to grind the perch legs to make them wider because they were too narrow to fit over the axle housing.

All this is not a big deal. I got them welded and I'm confident they are secure. They simply were not any less work than getting the more common non-self-aligning perches.