Reviews: ARB Old Man Emu Lift Kits

easy to install afther my friends told me how to do it.i have done shocks but only once before springs.

Great Kit. I was replacing the OME Light Duty kit that I had for 10 years, as I am getting steel bumpers. The OME kit it replaced was a great, bulletproof kit that was well worth the money. I am confident I will get at least 10 years of great performance from this kit. Ordering was easy and it was delivered quickly.

2002 Jeep TJ After lots of research I went with the Old Man Emu 2" lift with heavy load springs. I was told this could take 6-8 weeks to be delivered, but received it in less than two weeks. The lift was straight-forward and included detailed instructions. Easy install and included everything needed. Stance has been improved, handles great offroad and on road, and easily fits 33" tires. Be aware- you will need to drill 2 holes to install the rear track bar (panhard) mount extension. Total time for install was about 4 hours, but that included a trip to the hardware store for a couple of drill bits...

The ARB lift kit is an incredible system that adds "as little as possible, but as much as I need" to my '21 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro. This kit had everything including the tool and instructions. The local team in Anaheim received the parts in two days, and two days later had me scheduled for the installation. The price was fair and the quality is everything I expected from the ARB product family. Again, the local team made the purchase feel unique to me and provided world class service.

Thought I would comment on this as there was no response. I have been running OME for years on a variety of vehicles in harsh African safari conditions. OME performs fantastic in all conditions. The key when fitting an OME suspension it to match the system to your requitements i.e. the front coils must be matched to your load carrying requirements (no bull bar, bull bar or bull bar with winch). Similarly the rear must be matched according to your load requirements (long range tank, canopy, roof top tent) etc. If you go into the OME catalog, they talk about constant load rating for their coils and spring blade stacks. What they mean by constant load is what is the additional constant load that your vehicle is subject to all the time over and above the stock vehicle like the accessories on the front and the back of the vehicle. If you do not match this then the vehicle will not have correct ride height. It will either be too low or took high and not ride as designed. Similarly you can select shocks with a firm valving or a soft standard valving. Get this right and you will have an exceptional vehicle.

My son and i put this on his 1994 YJ and we have both loved the difference! Just as a heads up, the old YJ leafsprings were almost completly flat, so with this kit and OME greasable shackles the YJ was lifted about 3+ inches! We ended up throwing in a SYE instead of the T-case drop, and added 6* shims to the rear leafsprings instead of the factory OME 1.5* shims that came with the kit, but we are extremely happy with the end result! We are running a 285x75 tire with this setup, no body lift, and it fits great.

I addednthis kit to my 04 TJ over 9 years ago and have defintely gotten my money's worth. I've driven off and on road several thousand miles, sand, mud, dirt. Towed a pop up camper and on/off road trailers with it and handling has never once been an issue. Now is time to replace and going to get the same kit since it served me so well.

I'll go ahead and give it 5 stars. I've had this lift on my truck for about 2,500 miles now (put in 16.5k on stock suspension). I will say in the looks department, it delivered exactly what I was looking for. In terms of handling, I think there are some improvements over the stock. The truck doesn't have as much body roll in turns and has much less dive when getting on the brakes. I will say, that I can feel harder bumps on the road quite a bit more than stock, but I think that will soften once I get the heavier front bumper, sliders, etc. installed. If you're not planning on adding any extra weight to the truck, you're probably better off with the Medium Kit. Overall I'm very happy with this kit. I haven't haven't been able to take it out wheeling just yet, but hopefully I can update this post with some notes on off-road performance soon.

For the price its going to be hard to beat. The heavy load was great on my 2016 Taco with sliders and a bed rack. It’s slightly stiff when the truck is not loaded. The damping makes the truck feel planted. I wouldn’t try to compress the front coils with Harbor Freight compressors again (it took 4 and they were flexing), I’d just get them professionally installed, or find someone with a proper spring compressor. This kit does not come with top hats, and ARBs were sold out everywhere. I just got some KYB top hats and bushings so I didn’t have to reuse parts and compress springs twice.

Purchased for my 2019 4Runner. While mine is stock right now, I do plan on adding a bumper and winch. That said, I went for the medium load. Quite a difference from stock. No more floating/sway. This setup is quite a bit firmer, but not uncomfortably so. It's what you'd expect from a lift for a 4WD. I have lost about one MPG in gas mileage. Again, what you'd expect from a lift. I can't speak to the ease of installation, as I had mine installed by a local 4WD shop. However, he told me it went on without any issues, and the vehicle aligned to specs. I would highly recommend this product.

Very easy to install and the lift looks great, ready for the trail

Tengo una TOYOTA HILUX PLATINUM DIESEL 4X4 Modelo 2020 y ocupo saber si pueden Ustedes conseguirme una suspensión ARB EMU BY PASS 51 para esta camioneta y si la pueden enviar a México, específicamente a Cancun. O en su defecto viajaria a McAllen la compro y saber si Ustedes la insalan. Gracias.

Watched the installation videos online and it made it look easier than it is but after it really was amazing lift kit. My Tacoma looks great and I get compliments all the time. Thank you 4wheel parts for all the help with ordering everything!!!!

put on my 2017 Willys and added 37" KO2s. What a smooth ride on road and off. The flex is awesome. Very well built. The only downside was that there were no instructions.

Wow! Never thought some new springs and shocks would make such a difference. Before I was running a cheap leveling kit with pucks and spacers and I didn't think my truck rode that bad but after installing these, there is no comparison. Stiff but supple. Less body roll and dive when braking and turning. Absorbs small bumps and holes like a cloud and dampens the hard stuff. After the alignment it rides smooth, straight and stiff. Now I can add all my extra gear in the back without worry of bottoming out. The install went quite smooth. The leaf springs gave me the most trouble installing cause I'm not a mechanic. But with a little muscle anyone can do it. Don't use spring compressors on the front just jack up the truck and install the lower part of the strut assembly into the lower control arm and use another floor jack to jack the assembly up into the tower mount. Be careful but most importantly, have fun!

I love the way my truck looks. Way better then stock.

Great product, no issues on install. Love the ride. Never recieved any updates from 4WP, no tracking number, just suddenly the suspenaion showed up one day.

Keith a bull bar and a rooftop tent on my Tacoma this lift is night and day from stock. Love it. It’s like driving a different truck!