HOw much did u guys pay for ur ome shocks cuz on wheelersoffroad it cost 372$ for OME shocks front and rear and thats way to expensive for me. Any suggestions on cheapers OME shocks or other shocks i can put on my runner with OME coils??

 

I got a slightly better price from Xtremeoffroad.com (he's also a member here), my fronts are backorderd tho.... hope to see 'em soon. I'm sure you could run bilsteins as well, but its not likely to save you much (if any).

 

Don't go looking at any tires then... if you get upset over shock prices. You might try picking a cheaper hobby...

 

U think ranchos would be fine with the OME coils...or another brand because they seem alot cheaper....but i want a nice comfortable ride..

 

yea i kno everythings expensive but ome shocks seem to be way over priced compared to say ranchos or fabtech...

 

i was tryin to keep my suspension lift around 500-600 $

 

If you can do the work yourself, you're all set for OME in that price range. If you can't, you better think about adding another $400.

 

A set of Bils should never cost over $300;I know members that got 'em cheap but I think that was a special buy but I bought a set from shox.com last year for $280 shipped.

 

$400? Even Slee doesn't charge that much and I had my Bils/springs installed on my '97 for under $200 at Brakes Plus and I got an alignment with it.

 

ya get what you pay for...

 

OME coils and shocks are designed to work together, i've heard nothing but bad things when you try to mix and match other brands with OME.... like Jackson said you get what you pay for.

oh yeah I got my lift for under $600-

 

There's been a lot of positive things said about mixing OME shocks with Tundra coils, as soon as my shocks show up I'll let you know if its true.

I have to third the "you get what you pay for" theory.

 

I guess but I hear too alot of people mildly complain about the OMEs "settling" and "leaning" issues and that concerns me a little.

 

Perhaps thats one of the benefits of using tundra coils instead of the OME's (that and they are cheaper).

 

I just got my OMEs in the mail - and yeah they are expensive; but damn they are beefy...they look to be very solid. Plus they are built in Australia which is so ridiculously cool and awesome I cant even stand it
:monkey:

btw - does anyone else hate THIS guy? >>>>

 

for all you guys who are wondering about the OME sagging issue:

Please refer to this thread for visual comparison between stock, OME 881 (With NO spacers), and Tundra lift


https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/progress-my-truck-lotsa-pics-53214/

 

Great thread AznSky....how does the ride compare between the two sets of coils?

 

a few initial thoughts:

1) Bumps are absorbed better.
2) Cornering in tighter too.
3) During hard braking, the rig doesn't lean forward as much, to me I feel this should put less stress on the front pads. But not certain.
4) No downward feel (ie when I'm sitting in the rig, i feel I'm tilted downward a bit) now I feel level with the rig.

 

so i guess ill bagg the ome front coils and go with the tundra coils but for the rear would the ome be alright...

 

In retrospect, I have no idea where I came up with $400, when I know perfectly well that Slee is charging me $225 for labor.