Old Man Emu Shocks

Zoro · Jul 8, 2006

How many of you guys are running the OME Shocks for 3.5"-4.5" of lift? I'm looking into a set but I just want to ask arround and see if they're worth the extra money. I do close to 2K road miles a month and normally I wheel it every chance I get but I've beat the piss outa the suspension so I haven't really wheeled it lately.

So far the 2 people I've talked to have said they ride great and are great off-road& flex well.

Sniggs · Jul 8, 2006

YUP!! Best shocks ever! on and off road. Ride is excellent!!

oo7ravisXJ · Jul 9, 2006

I love mine

gcurtis · Jul 9, 2006

Had them on for a year and a half and changed to Bisltein 5150's and love them.

DXJ · Jul 9, 2006

I really like my OMEs. At first I ran the DT3000 that I bought with my RE 4.5" kit. They were much too spongy for me. I then switched to the OMEs and think they are a great combination of street and trail. I cut the "bells" off mine and when people see the size of the shaft, they are very amazed. I had a guy at a 4x4 shop comment "I bet those will never break". He didn't realize they were OME because the "bells" were removed.

jcr23 · Jul 9, 2006

i'm real happy with mine also.

xjtrailrider · Jul 10, 2006

Everything under my 96' is OME, including the ext. length shocks. Best shocks I've owned so far!

lilredwagn · Jul 10, 2006

Is there anyone who has run OME and Bilsteins and preferred the OME? (and if so, why)

Thayer · Jul 10, 2006

DXJ said:
I really like my OMEs. At first I ran the DT3000 that I bought with my RE 4.5" kit. They were much too spongy for me. I then switched to the OMEs and think they are a great combination of street and trail. I cut the "bells" off mine and when people see the size of the shaft, they are very amazed. I had a guy at a 4x4 shop comment "I bet those will never break". He didn't realize they were OME because the "bells" were removed.

Why'd you cut the bells off? Just wondering because I keep getting pebbles and stuff caught up there and have been thinking of doing the same.

norcal420 · Jul 10, 2006

Maybe it's just me, but I notice no difference between OME and the old Monroe Sensa-tracs . . . I don't think I'll be buying them (OME) again.

Then again, I'm short-armed w/ 5" of lift so the ride sucks anyway....

DR

DXJ · Jul 10, 2006

Thayer said:
Why'd you cut the bells off? Just wondering because I keep getting pebbles and stuff caught up there and have been thinking of doing the same.

I had cheap set of shocks on an older 4x4 that kept getting mud packed up in there. I can't imagine how, but it did it. When I got my OMEs I cut the bells off and painted them gray. I hate places that collect crud and I hate brightly colored suspension parts.

I too have the short arms at 5" but the OMEs are still a ton better than the DT3000s with this combo.

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