FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Old Man Emu Suspension Kits

What are your thoughts on this brand OME suspension?

Also what is the difference between both these kits?

http://store.arbusa.com/OLD-MAN-EMU-COMPLETE-SUSPENSION-KIT-25-3-LI...

versus

http://store.arbusa.com/OLD-MAN-EMU-COMPLETE-SUSPENSION-KIT-25-LIFT...

Is their anything else that I need to buy or does the kit have everything needed for a lift???

Thanks!!

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Permalink Reply by GHOST on April 5, 2012 at 10:07am

I run OME on my rig and for how I wheel I like them. The difference in the two are the rear springs. The first kit you will have 895 rear springs and for the second kit you would have 898 rear springs. I run 885 upfront and 895 in the rear. The 895 are medium springs and 898 are heavy I believe. I usually drive around with 200lbs in the back of my rig daily so rides nice but others who run them say without load in the rear, the FJC rides rough.

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on April 5, 2012 at 10:52am

I have Heavy in front and Med in rear. I also run my tires at 50lbs PSI. I did not put the spacers in front, so I have a slight rake, like stock.

When fully loaded, with 2 5 gallon jugs, large toolbox and gear for a week of camping, the rear is still slightly lower. I would like to put heavies in.

If you do a lot of town driving too, which I do, i like the stiff ride for cornering. Then I air down when offloading and it works out well for me.

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on April 5, 2012 at 10:54am

Those prices are outrageous btw. http://www.toyteclifts.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&...

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Permalink Reply by Maximus (Max) on April 5, 2012 at 10:55am

haha you beat me to it! i was just about to post the link to toytec.

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Permalink Reply by Back in Black (FJ4 Tahoe) on April 5, 2012 at 11:30am

I had an OME on my old Fj, I loved the ride. I had 33" tires and didn't nee the BMC. I think I had the Heavy in the front and Med in the back. It was very smooth ride, but didn't look like much of lift. I eventually went with the Rough Country 6" lift.

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Permalink Reply by SmoothSmoke on April 5, 2012 at 12:37pm

Thanks everyone. I think I may end up getting this kit once my car sells. I think I'm going to go with a medium springs all the way around. I dont see myself adding any serious weight. I have no plans on adding an aftermarket front nor rear bumper. As my FJ is my daily driver, and will be used very sparingly for offroad, are the medium springs good?

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Permalink Reply by Maximus (Max) on April 5, 2012 at 1:16pm

i have the arb front with medium ome and it rides great and is my DD as well i highly recommend the toytec kit cuz you can pick and choose what you want and it is a lot cheaper

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on April 5, 2012 at 1:17pm

I'm with BnB on the Heavy-Med. If you order from ToyTec you can mix and match. That's my .02

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Permalink Reply by SmoothSmoke on April 5, 2012 at 2:00pm

Heavy-Med will be a good option for a daily driver? I drive 60 miles roundtrip to work.

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on April 5, 2012 at 2:28pm

I prefer a stiff ride. I had a lifted Silverado too. I liked to turn the suspension up when not offroading. They handle better when stiff. Freeway is fine IMO. I drove to Death Vally like that.

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Permalink Reply by Estysalinas on April 5, 2012 at 1:53pm

Been running OMEs since I got the FJ - Heavies all around. The rear is a little stiff when not towing the trailer, but with the trailer its just about right.