Old Man Emu Shocks

[JohnnyPopper]

Has anyone heard of/used them?

Interesting features.

[bd]

OME is very popular in the off-road world.

[JohnnyPopper]

Thanks bd, seems like it.

The impression I get from their write up is that they feel they're good for both Street and O.R.. I don't off road so would hate to find out the hard way.

BTW, I know there are Bruce Willis fans of Bilstein. I have them on Cherry Bomb (wife named her  ) an I'm not impressed, so looking elsewhere.

[Captkaos]

OME as stated by bd is popular in offroad and is Australian based and owned by ARB.
I have never used them on any 73-87 truck, so I cannot comment on that.  I have used Fox and Rancho for 4x4 vehicles, Fox being what I used on my Jeep LJ.
Which Bilsteins do you have and what issues are you experiencing?  I have used these in the past and didn't have issues so curious.

[bd]

The primary purpose of shock absorbers is to dampen spring oscillations.  Don't expect them to do more than they can.  A particular ride 'feel' is very personal.  The only way to ensure it, especially at a lower price point, is trial and error.  That said, with proper tuning by an expert, high-end shocks can do a remarkable job of smoothing and stabilizing chassis motions, but you will pay a hefty price and still risk disappointment if you expect more from the shocks than they can deliver.

The best warehouse shocks I found for our trucks were Edelbrock IAS, but they have been obsolete for decades.

[VileZambonie]

Definitely tune your suspension in before expecting a miracle from a shock absorber. Springs, bushings, shackles on a 4x4 need to be right and good quality.

[Captkaos]

The best warehouse shocks I found for our trucks were Edelbrock IAS, but they have been obsolete for decades.

Those were awesome.  The IAS is Ricor Inertia Active System Patented by Ricor/Edelbrock from what I remember.
They sold the suspension line to QA1 in 2011 which would have included the IAS shocks.