Thread: Old Man Emu suspension kit

Originally Posted by dieselsniffer

where are OME shocks made?

Monroe Factory Tour - Monroe Shock Absorbers

Colin

Originally Posted by CraigE

Absolutely agree with the Holden v Ford type philosophy, that of course does not mean things dont just fail. I am sure it happens with a lot of products. I know I have given my Billies and previously Konis a hard time without any issues. I have not had an OME fail breaking the mount but did have bush failures.
Have never heard bad stories about Billies or Konis. To have a mounting ring fail is unacceptable. Though the last one I saw was about 4 years ago and from what I can gather there were some application issues that the rear shocks may have not been manufactured to the correct spec or there was metal fatigue. Someone else may be able to confirm.
I know I was very close to getting them fitted to my Defender, but the price was ridiculous.

I've had a number of Billies leak ...two brand new after the Simpson crossing but others for no good reason. They still worked ok but the weep remained visible. OMEs on the same trip on Son's car were.. well useless..throw aways on return. Re the Billies a rep at Agfest told me to return them for examination etc..which given the freight cost etc I did not bother.

My boys etc buy Fox or equivalent type..pref US made..and have no issues whatsoever. Poor man buys twice?