3rd gen suspension for Overlanding

Bingo. The added weight can really work aftermarket suspensions especially when we begin to push weight over the GVWR.

 

My Old Man Emu lift was fine until I started pushing the truck fast and hard while loaded down with steel armor and a bunch of gear. If you only plan on going slow but carrying a decent amount of weight you standard OME lift will be fine. It's when you are pushing the truck harder that you'll notice the difference.

 

Here is a good video that breaks down the difference in some of the more popular suspension systems. I found it very informative and helped me decide what I wanted. Or maybe it helped justify my decision...


It's a long video but there is a good portion of the information relevant to this topic in the beginning.
https://youtu.be/-MsKf1lIYI0

 

Yes it matters what kit you have. Thats why they have different kits. If your going to load your truck down with 1000 lbs of gear and consumables. Your going to need the medium or heavy load. Suspension (im talking about the kits without resevoirs) im currently "building" my overland rig. With the added bumper/winch and topper for the back. I got the heavy load kit. Will give a full review on the suspension once i put it to work.

 

For me, suspension is the most important. With that being said though, I want mine to be capable for fast driving so I went the LT route. Since you are quite familiar with the suspension spectrum having owned LT stuffs, care to help define what "overlanding" means to you? I have an RTT on the back of my ride and plan to eventually LT my rear with more funds from my MT SUA. When this is done I would consider myself an LT build with an RTT vs just being an overlander as I still want to hit stuff, but I view the typical overlander with MT suspension at best as their needs are a little more casual than mine are.

 

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I just saw a review of the OME BP51s and apparently while the shock body is a larger diameter the piston and shaft are the same size as their regular shocks...no wonder why they heated up so bad.

 

Sounds like since most of my off-roading is desert terrain, something that can handle fast travel is in order....

 

Im liking where this is going...

 

I run the OME heavy with the Dakar leaf pack and sport shocks because I carry a lot of weight. I wheel it often and on some hard trails and it performs as it should. Very happy with the set up.

 

He was running the sport OME not the BP-51

 

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Thank you so much for the recommendation @Broccoli

 

thank you so much @dweldy424

 

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I wish....I don't even get commission!

 

They were saying about 30 minutes worth of regular OMEs would heat up. Not sure about the BP-51s though.

 

So I haven't done extensive research on the BP 51 system, but given the simple fact of remote resi, I would be surprised if overheating would happen unless you were racing or over 1000 lbs of extra load.

 

apparently the remote resis aren't really for cooling but to seperate oil and nitrogen. It's the diameter of the shock body that holds the volume of oil, bigger body = more cooling.

 

Thats interesting. I had heard that remote resi keeps things cooler. I guess more research is needed in shock diameter.

 

I found this. Looks like they do aid in cooling, but are mainly to separate the nitrogen from the oil from aeration, and we know that makes the oil less viscous; reducing dampening.

What's the advantage of remote reservoirs?
Inside the reservoir, a floating piston separates the nitrogen from the oil, preventing aeration. Another advantage is the increased oil capacity that aids in cooling and increases service life of the oil. Additionally, the added gas volume helps the compression and rebound valves to retain consistency under the most severe off-road terrain or varying surface conditions.