ARB Old man emu shock absorbers (Yes or No)

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ARB Old man emu shock absorbers (Yes or No)

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looking to buy some new shocks for my ute, not to sure what brand to buy. My mate has some old man emu shock absorbers in his landy and he reckons they are the best thing in the world. whats your guys opinion. cheers
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Best in the world?
No.

Good?
Yes.
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Had normal OME nitro chargers in the front of my leaf sprung hilux and they were good. No complaints.

Later on I got the OME nitro charger Sports for the back of my coiled hilux and they were very good. A mate recommended the sports to me after he changed from EFS and reckoned that the OME sports transformed his truck.
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for reliability and performance I wouldn't go anything else unless it's a straight out comp truck( and you have deep pockets), if you want on road and off road then I'd say yes.. like said before good yes best no.. but for very good performance for your budget YES..
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run them and springs in my kzj78 they are good, efs and iron are worth a look as well
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Tough dog shocks are the go!!!
I would say that being a dealer though!!
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This thread has a bit of shock discussion
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=231456
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It seems like a bit of here say may be best to read the best by test article that was posted on here last week from australia 4x4 action it did every test you could imagine including shocks dynoes etc , Needless to say Tough dog won :D
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ive had efs, raw, and tough dog, didnt rate the raw ones but efs and raw are both very similar, i prefer efs and have them in both my trucks.
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