2015 TE 4runner with new Old Man Emu BP 51's
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ohanacrusader
Adventurer
Not yet between tires and the new fronts I have to wait a bit. About 3 months ago I did put in new springs from Old man emu to handle the weight of the gear better in the rear.
Willman
Active member
Looking good! Post up some pictures when you get them! Love to hear your option on the new Old Man Emu BP 51.
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
Yeah we are making a short run next weekend and will give a ride report and some pics.
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
The new coil overs and new tires performed excellent, the combination really makes the 4runner excel even more than before. Pictures and the run report will be post on NW section. We coupled up with another local with a stock 4runner so I took plenty pictures of the rigs together to see the difference.
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
The ride is more responsive and the fact that you can adjust the rebound is nice. The whole reason this started was one of the Icon fronts started leaking after 100 miles of dirt and 20k on the road. Icon did a full rebuild of it, but basically said over the phone a rebuild is typical and lucky I was within the 1 year warranty. So the problem is that I am currently a one car family and can't take my rig down for a week or two while they rebuild so I decided to make the change then. I will be selling the stage one kit on the portal or CG.
DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
So what's OME doing that FOX/Icon/King/etc. don't, particularly in the front? They sure are proud of them to put them at roughly the same price point as the top tiers of those guys. I see on the rear shocks (I'm leaf sprung, so just shocks) look easily externally adjustable for compression and rebound. So that's cool. I'm very happy so far with my 2.5 IFP FOX set up but it's step down from this level being non-reservoir.
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
Stock vs Modified
A buddy of mine and I went on a short trip over the weekend in the cascades, to test the new suspension. It performed great and the new tires really do make a great combination. Its also a good comparison for a stock rig and a modified rig. I plan to do a full trip report in the Northwest section of where we went and what we did.
A buddy of mine and I went on a short trip over the weekend in the cascades, to test the new suspension. It performed great and the new tires really do make a great combination. Its also a good comparison for a stock rig and a modified rig. I plan to do a full trip report in the Northwest section of where we went and what we did.
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
Another Pic
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
Side shot
plainjaneFJC
Deplorable
Will the OME last longer between rebuilds? I didn't see anything to make me believe so.
ohanacrusader
Adventurer
I was told they can last a lot longer per the local shop and ARB tech. But it also depends on use and abuse of the springs.