OME N76 shocks - any impressions

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Author Message   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 993 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 07:43 am:    Wondered if anyone was running the OME N76 rear shock and what your real world observations were - both on and off-road. Also, if you were using extended mounts or stock (with an adapter on the bottom) Thanks, Bill   Nadim Samara (Discodino) Member Username: Discodino Post Number: 90 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 07:57 am:    Bill, I have been using them for ~2 years now. thay are good shocks, BUT, they are WAY too soft, and I am about to change for some Bilstein that I can valve according to my likings. The good thing is that they are sturdy, just like any other OME shock, but, TOO SOFT.   Will Cupp (W_cupp) Member Username: W_cupp Post Number: 46 Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 08:17 am:    I have the OME HD springs and the N76 shock. I like the shock. It is softer than the N44's I had before, but the truck does not bounce all over the place. I get about 2 bounces on a big bump. On a speed bump you might get 1.5. I have a friend who got the Bilsteins and did not like them. He sent them back to have them re-valved and still does not like them. Now he has a pile of money in them. At first I did not use the extended shock mounts, but the shocks would bottom out on big bumps off-road. Over all I like them.   marc olivares (Pugs) Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 132 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 12:14 pm:    i too put them on a 3" lifted D1 (tt/dt combo)and they were way to soft. especially when you combine freeway speeds and little to no extra weight in the back. the back end wanted to float all over the place. they're fine for flex but they're to soft for decent daily driving driving. in my opinion, they should not be advertised as a viable option for these vehicles, because they are not valved for the weight. marc   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 999 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 08:13 pm:    Thanks all - I figured that'd be the reply based on old posts, but wanted to double check. Really don't want to pony up for 5100 or 6100 Bilsteins, and even then, some folks hav ebeen unhappy with those (5100 - to hard). Thanks, Bill   Nadim Samara (Discodino) Member Username: Discodino Post Number: 92 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 10:28 am:    Bill...I'm trying to save up for some Bilsteins as well...but since I already have the N76s, I am not complaining. I do carry a hell of a load in the back and that helps.