[01001010]

I will be replacing me Damper really soon but before I did, I had a few questions...

Which one should I get, the OME, or Bilstein?

If the answer is Bilstein, how well does that blue boot on the shock protect and is there more protection under it?

This will be the first under-the-truck job for me so is there anything i should look out for?

Thanks guys

 

[aussie disco97]

I just replaced my shocks after 150,000k's with old man emu and they seem to work well,good value for money easy to install and ride is excellent.

 

[Hank]

Go OME...The bil's have to much charge or something. It want's to push the steering wheel, and the truck will not track in a stright line. At least, they were that way, I'm not sure if they ever corrected the problem or not.

If you have not done so, I would go ahead and relocate it to the front rod, and use a D-90 style damper.......

 

[Searcaigh]

I changed all my shocks and springs at 80,000 Km along with the Steering Damper for OMEs, no complaints so far at 86,000.

At least 25-30% of my milage (kilometerage) is off road

 

[01001010]

OME it is!...wow guys, i know i probably bore everyone to death with this but geeze, this forum ROCKS!........and yeah, i did notice the OME are a little less expensive than Bilsteins. Hmm, about the relocation to the front, what are the advantages of that, and is that a major job? (major job meaning, lots of preparation and work done to the steering components and relocation of mounts and all that)

 

[Carlos]

Another question:
Does the OME damper fit a stock Disco ll without mods?, or does it have to be lifted etc. etc.?

 

[LRWheelman]

I installed an OME steering damper and was quite pleased with how well it worked, both on-road and off. I recommend it. First "under the truck" job eh? Watch for crap falling in your eyes. I usually try to pressure wash & de-grease the area where I intend to work the day before I to reduce the amount of falling "crud". Best Wishes, LRW

 

[Searcaigh]

OME steering damper replaces original no mods necessary, although it was the last thing fitted after doing the hard stuff (especially front srpings and shocks)

 

[01001010]

Another question:
Does the OME damper fit a stock Disco ll without mods?, or does it have to be lifted etc. etc.?

yowzers, Carlos, lol...sorry for the delay, yes it does. They have one for the DII

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/ome/steeringdamper.htm

scroll down, its the third one.