Sorry if this is a repost but I couldnt find anything using the search bar. Is anyone running Old Man Emu shocks? Ive heard alot about Old Man Emu I just wanted to see if anyone has a good or bad opinion about them. I am interested in buying a full set of them.

 

OME Shocks are some of the best 'bang for your buck' shocks out there, smooth ride & great dampening. Send us a PM anytime for forum pricing

 

I'm not running them and I've heard a lot of great things about them on this forum, but my brother-in-law who builds off road race trucks (iron horse racing) assures me they are junk. Since shocks are a key component to his type of racing, I take his word for it. Him and JP magazine advise to invest in mono-tube shocks. OME are not mono-tubes. Their springs on the other hand, are probably why people love their lift kits.

 

funny just today I asked "Thedirtman" what shocks between Rancho and Bilstien and he said OME nitro sports. Pretty sure he knows his stuff.

 

I just made my order today through NR4x4 on a new set of OME Nitro Sports. Should be here Tuesday so by next week I'll be able to give my first impression review on them.

 

My experience with ome shocks, which I have on my jeep now, is that ome makes good shocks. Maybe not for a race truck, but for a daily driver or weekend warrior they ride smooth and I like them, they're soft. I had bilsteins on before these and I like these much better. Just hitting a bump on the road with bilsteins jarred me and it didn't feel good. That feeling was eliminated with the omes. Just a little mor plush of a ride. Which is nice on a lifted stiff jeep. The post above is honestly the first negative review I've ever seen. The rancho adjustables or the new fox shocks might be worth some research also, but honestly these omes are going to be hard for me to change for the way I use my jeep and my money. Hope this helps you.

 

x2 on that being the first bad review I've seen for OME shocks. Every review I've seen has been a good one.

 

Had them on my land rover. I liked them more than the OEM installed Bilsteins by far!

 

So would that mean the Bilsteins are better for Offroad? Or not necessarily? trying to learn something here.... Thanks

 

I use mine offroad. My opinion is that the omes are a good all around shock. There just tuned differently than the bilsteins. It's all a matter of opinion really. There designed with the outback in mind, whatever that means, but from reviews and videos I've seen they do they're homework and develop a good product.