i am very happy with my old man emu nitrocharger shocks and matched ARB coil and leaf springs. it's fantastic off-road but on-road the ride quality is unbelievable. My truck suddenly rides like a heavy Mercedes sedan where you find yourself driving 95 mph without noticing. The braking distance is shorter too.
ARB makes a nice Old Man Emu kit for Tacos. I paid $1300 shipped, it’s a 2” lift all around, gives you front struts (plus drivers side spacer for ‘taco lean’), rear leaf springs and shocks, and a carrier bearing drop. 5 years in and I have no issues, and it rides just as good as the factory suspension.
Recently I put a set of their old man emu shocks on my wife’s 100 series just looking for a quality set of replacements. They looked quality. That being said the ride is abysmal! They are so stiff the car skips sideways when you hit bumps in a corner. It feels like the car is being rattled to pieces. They completely destroyed the very nice ride of the car.
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