Anyone ever have this happen before?

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No fault of the installation unless the wrong part was installed.

This is either factory defect (unlikely) or abuse.

 

Another possibility is he reversed into a rock or some other object while off-roading.

 

Not likely... no damage to the tube or axle.

 

Oh my damn!

Did you let a kid named James drive your truck? I hear he can help with your insurance claim if you want.

 

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Just a guess here ... Looks like you had the "rear spring TSB" done unless it came with 4 rear springs (hard to tell from photo).

If a TSB was done ... could they have gotten something out of alignment ... and that compounded a problem for your shocks ...
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. I have that same shock set up. Mine is rusting from the winters around here, but looks fine normal wear and tear. Could this happen from say, a pot hole or a speedbump? How the hell

 

I do some offroading, but mostly on road driving. I dont think this happened because of abuse, OME advertises that they make shocks for the outback. Also, the rear shock is a non load bearing part, the springs are supposed to do that. If i was to break it jumping i think other components would fail before the shock would break. I'm running a 2" AAL and I think ARB has a 3 year warranty on the part.

 

Great! I just ordered the OME shocks... I really this doesnt start to happen. There sappose to be one of the best quality shocks out there..

 

OME Warranty?

 

ouch :S

 

That's a first

 

According to ARB USA's web site, the warranty is 2 years.
http://www.arbusa.com/Contact/Warranty.aspx

 

Stop letting you wife or girl friend drive you truck--OH! was that a curb!-or I did not see the DITCH.
You must have hit something pretty hard-OR -REPEATEDLY Going fast over speed bumps-could have that effect.

 

If OME shocks can be destroyed by going fast over speed bumps, there are other problems.

 

Thats what im saying!

but in ARB's defense they sent me a new shock no questions asked, so good on them!

 

Ive done that before on the red Edelbrock shocks on a blazer. On a hard impact the piston siezed or something then the shock was limiting travel till it broke. Or at least that was the most likely thing I could figure.

 

shit'll buff out.

 

Impressive failure. Must be government work.

12Tac

 

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