Old Man Emu (OME) Suspension?

[fexlboi]

Anybody out there who installed an OME suspension systems on a l300?

[jessef]

OME shocks are good for heavy loads and offroad use.

I used them on my Jeep and Montero years ago.

I would use them on our Delica or at least try them out.

We had the opportunity to speak with Chris Wood of ARB USA regarding the development of the OME system for the Montero. According to Chris, the chief suspension engineer spends several weeks "living" with the vehicle in an effort to understand its handling characteristics in all conditions: rallying up Australian mountain tracks, slow offroad work, jumping the vehicle, and daily driving. Peter Jones, who hand tunes these suspensions, has over 10 years experience doing this, and it's that experience that allows him to craft prototypes suited to the vehicle, and test until it's just right.

Peter has developed an inventory of over 10,000 valving code options for each vehicle. Peter stresses the stock shock on a shock dynometer to understand its rebound and compression, and to test the point at which it fades. After he is satisfied with what improvements can be made, he then hand-builds coils and shocks for the specific vehicle and tests the combination until it works properly.

Due to the highly proprietary nature of spring and shock valve codes, OME obviously refuses to disclose this information. But the end result is a suspension system that has been relentlessly tested, hand-crafted, tuned, and finally manufactured with the strictest standards for performance and longevity in mind. For example, the shocks - which are produced by Monroe Australia to OME's specifications - feature a massive 18mm rod, and the wall thickness of the gas shocks is at least 1mm thicker than their competitors. And the coil springs in this application are shot-peened and double-scragged to reduce fatigue: each coil is fully extended and fully compressed twice during this test prior to going to market.

[sasquatch-hunter]

Me and my friends had built up a few Samurais over the past few years. We tried every possible springs, and we concluded that OME is simply the best (comfort and articulation and quiet)! Mind you that OME usually has three different spring rate for each application: light, medium and heavy. And the OME bushings have slots for retaining grease.

[TAIT]

Before i bought my Delica, i owned an 86 Toyota Landcruiser...sweet beast. I ran the OME (Heavy Front/Rear) based on thorough research; it was the only suspension that seemed to have a unanimous positive feedback. It was a no-brainer. But they are EXPENSIVE!! Worth every single penny though...just ask our siblings over in Australia/New Zealand, where the OME has a cult status for off-road suspension. There's also a tonne of posts on the ih8mud forum (ih8mud.com).

Sweet!

Chris

[fexlboi]

Just got in contact with ARB Australia which is the main distributor for OME suspension. They obviously don't have anything listed for an l300 but have tonnes of stuff for the Montero. Any idea if any Montero has the same suspension as a Delica? Here are a few choices: http://www.rocky-road.com/monterosus.html

[Meanman]

Not the same....Delica is Torsion bar front and leaf spring rear. Parts listed on The ARB site are for coil spring front and rear.

[jessef]

Only OME things I think you can swap on an L300 are :

front shocks
rear shocks with (pin to eye) conversion kit
front torsions bars

[fexlboi]

Not the same....Delica is Torsion bar front and leaf spring rear. Parts listed on The ARB site are for coil spring front and rear.

I know, but the Montero pre 91 has a Torsion bar and leaf spring rear as well.

[sasquatch-hunter]

Do the rear leaf springs of a Monty sports have the same length as the Delica?