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Other than stock, the only "ride" I have personally experienced with specific shocks was on a Jeep with Old Man Emu installed. The quality was great, compared to the OEM's, and I had occasion to ride in that Jeep when it had both, at one time or another. Ride was greatly improved with OME.
money no problem might wanna just go with the full fat ome bp51. if you get it tuned right it can literally go toe to toe with some airsus systems
It has Old Man Emu Shock absorbers on it already (no idea which or hold old as they came with the car)
I switched out to some medium Old Man Emus on my 2014 Limited after the stock XREAS system started leaking at 120k. Rides great and the slight lift allows me to get onto some steeper trails without worrying about pulling my front bumper off.
Old man emu are the best. Just fit those and thank me later.
Yeah OME’s for a good softer ride in an XJ but best option, best value and more available is Bilstein 5100s. Lots of great reviews of them
I chose the BP-51s for multiple reasons. First off I wanted external reservoir shocks for the cooling advantages, as I love to bomb trails. I also wanted something that was adjustable... I took these on a wash boarded road yesterday and the ride quality was insane.
Glad you ruled out old man emu. I have them on my 100 and they are rough!
I had Old Man Emu shocks and springs put in my 07 sport. The XREAS was sagging severely to the left and was leaking fluid.
You can get stock height Old Man Emu shocks that will vastly improve your ride.
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The brand is registered in Australia. Official website: https://www.oldmanemu.com.au/.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a positive opinion of OLD MAN EMU shock absorbers.
PR Score — 78 out of 100, based on 10 reviews and 32 votes. 7 positive reviews, 2 neutral reviews, 1 negative review. Average rating — 4.1 (out of 5). Vote balance: 25 up, 7 down.
In the ranking of the best shock absorbers this part is at position 8, behind OEM Toyota and FOX , but ahead of OEM Volkswagen and Rancho.
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