If you just 'touch' a monotube its a done shock..OME's have substantially larger rods than comparable bilsteins, cost about 1/3rd less.

rubber gromms are superior, compare the mounting points, OME's dwarf the strength of the bilsteins...sigh...

Of course any shock has be procured in the right length...

I'll wait to hear from Trop and Mista etc. I've driven comparable bilsteins and ome's on washboard and the ome's 'won' (at least as measured by MY 'seat of the pants') hand's down. If you're comparing the super expensive dedicated off road remote reservoir bilsteins to the std ome's then 'DUH!!!' I would suspect the big buck bilsteins win out, but in that instance I would closely check the comparable koni's. Unless you're involved in desert racing, the remote res isn't needed as its primary purpose is try and keep the fluid cooler from constant jack hammering.
smooth/viscous shock movement is what I want for the slow crawling 4x4ing that I do. 80 mph across open country is another game entirely.


seer

as for rovers having nothing in common...well..the rrc's weigh about 4400lbs, big articulation and relatively soft suspension set for big travel. Driving over similar terrain I would think at least for loaded GenII's, shock requirements would be comparable...Why is it you think otherwise?


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