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zpukajlo
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 10:55 am: | 
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In your opinions which of the two do you all like the best. OME or Bilstein? Thanks!
Z |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 01:18 pm: |
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those with OME will say OME......those with Bilstein will say....well you get the idea. no issues with my OME after about 20K+. and the price is right. check with nathan at [email protected] for a decent price. |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 01:35 pm: |
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actually gp, those with bilsteins will say OME as well. LOL |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 01:36 pm: |
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stock.
tom |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 01:38 pm: |
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really? haha. yeah.....i remember back a while ago folks bitching about them pulling to one side. but i then heard that had all been taken care of. i went with OME to be safe. that and they are yellow!!! and we all know how yellow affects people.
don't piss kyle off about the stock comment. he will lay into rob again. |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 04:25 pm: |
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i am serious. i like the stock ones just fine.
tom |
p m
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 04:40 pm: |
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actually gp, those with bilsteins will say OME as well. LOL
me included.
peter |
JRoc
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 04:42 pm: |
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Hey Tom,
You like the stock ones just fine, as in don't replace it until needed? Or, when comes time to replace go with stock over OME, or anything else??? Curious because Woodchuck, or whateverthefuck they call the stock shocks, seem to suck really bad! Any thoughts on the stock shocks? Thanks |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 04:48 pm: |
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Sorry,
I replaced stock with stock. First one lasted around 45K, second one (which is actually stock from d-90 used with rockware relocation kit) is 30K old and works fine still.
Never tried the OME or Bilstein, so it could be a lot like beer. Miller Lite was great until I had Sam Adams, Guinness, etc. 
Stock shocks...no thoughts, really, they worked fine when I was stock, I guess.
Tom |
PerroneFord
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 04:49 pm: |
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Woodchuck... that's cute.
I switched from the stock shocks to OME MD 2 years ago and thought it couldn't be any better. I switched onto Bilsteins last week and my feeling is they are better on road and off. I have not tried the OME HD so I cannot comment on those.
-P |
doug james (Dgj95lwb)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 05:12 pm: |
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I recently did the woodchuck str damper, too. Works great. Go Tom, go !
cheers- doug |
JRoc
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 05:20 pm: |
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My Disco had the "cute woodchucks" on when I bought her. Truck had almost 100k on it and I'm not sure if they were original or not, but if they weren't they were replaced with OEM. After laboring about which shocks to go with, went with the Bilsteins. WOW!!! Onroad MUCH better! Offroad, not tested yet. Bilsteins were highly recommended, but when asked about the steering dampner all said stay away from Bilstein in that dept. OME, they said, was the way to go! Not sure who makes the OEM dampner but if it's the same company that makes the woodchucks I'd stay away! Just my opinion!!! |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 05:34 pm: |
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100K on the stockers. If original, those puppies would definately be very, very tired.
Tom |
zpukajlo
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 05:56 pm: |
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Thanks guys! OME it is.
Z |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 08:03 pm: |
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i've had woodchuck draft cider. does this count? does OME make a cider? beer? i think i am onto something.
ps: in my second comment i was refering to billie's....not woodchucks. |
ErikNC
| | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 09:16 pm: |
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When relocating my steering damper, I had to change to a defender style damper.
I bought a bilstein... but if I knew it at that time, I would have bought an OME.
The bilstein damps really OK, but my steering pulls to one side... and only since I changed the damper.
This damper always tries to extend if you leave it as is... therefore, it tries to push the drop arm to the left... and the truck pulls to the left... hey that's strange :-) !!!
My 2 cents
Regards.
Erik.
New Caledonia. |
JRoc
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 07:44 pm: |
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So just to sum things up,
Billies = Damper sucks rats rectum, pulls to one side
Woodchuck = Makes great draft cider and horrible shocks and dampers.
Ole Man Emu = The damper to get, in Defender style w/relocation kit
Right??? |
94Rover
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 07:48 pm: |
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Ole Man Emu = The damper to get, in Defender style w/relocation kit
yep! |
p m
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 08:53 pm: |
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JRoc,
I don't know how anyone in his clear mind would use an _OLD_ Bilstein steering damper. Bilstein was making gas-charged shocks that are awesome, but they extend if left on their own. So did their old steering damper. Reportedly, they have come with a new design that does not self-extend.
FWIW, I have Bilsteins on the Disco, woodheads on the rangie, and OME steering dampers on both. BOth are excellent.
Speaking of relocating kit - yes, you protect the $50 steering damper, at the expense of lost feeling of possible odds in the front suspension (loose ball joints, shimmying wheels, etc.).
peter |
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