Time to replace my shocks.... 4.5 lift and 37's.

Old Man Emu LT or Bilstiens?

Help!

 

i don't even know if they made ome lt shocks for a 4"+ suspension.. but if they do, i can tell you that it is a good ride, well atleast at 3" its good. i'd imagine 4.5" of lift and 37's would feel really bumpy.

do you run stock drive shafts?

 

The OME LT shocks should fit up to a 4.5" lift. I have run the LT for a year or so now and really like them.

 

Running the stock drive shaft... should this be changed?

 

You will eventually need to change the front drive shaft. I have been running the stock for a while, but haven't been able to take it off road in a while and it's doing fine.

 

Excuse my ignorance, but what will this change?

 

As you flex out the larger suspension the drive shaft will rub on the oil pan and tear the plastic boot. Once that happens you front shaft has very limited life. The replacement drive shafts are thinner and do not rub.

 

Im running the Rock Krawler 3.5 and have the Bilstein 7100's and its pretty amazing. Decently smooth on the road, BAD A$$ in the small woops (1-2 foot woops at 45/50MPH), and nice and stable while crawling. HIGHLY recommend them. There is a video on Youtube of my JK after I got it all set up. Type in "Rock Krawler Bilstein 7100" in the search and its the first video that comes up.