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Shock absorbers Rough Country or OLD MAN EMU
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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.
Pros: great quality, greatly improved ride
Vehicle:
Jeep
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
Pros: high performance, comparable to airsus
Vehicle:
Toyota Land Cruiser
Part number: BP51
I'm not going to lie. Going from Monroe/stock height to a 3in lift with rough country shocks rides great on the street.
Pros: rides great on street
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.
Pros: rides great, slight lift
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
Mileage: 120000 km
It has Old Man Emu Shock absorbers on it already (no idea which or hold old as they came with the car)
Vehicle:
Toyota
I had the shocks on my old cherokee. They were definitely better than what I had on it before, but they replaced 30 year old 200k shocks.
Pros: definitely better than before
Vehicle:
Jeep Cherokee
Mileage: 200000 km
I did a rough country lift on my Silverado. The shocks aren’t bad but they definitely aren’t great. It handles bumps better than it did when it was stock but I’ll definitely be upgrading to bilsteins when these shocks go bad.
Pros: handles bumps better
Cons: aren’t bad but aren’t great
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Silverado
I have rough country shocks and I will tell you, it is a bumpy ride
Cons: bumpy ride
Their hard parts like control arms and brackets are pretty good, but their soft parts like shocks and joints aren't very good. They tend to be clunky and not last very long.
Pros: control arms pretty good
Cons: shocks not very good
Have installed a bunch of their lifts and shocks. Decent lifts for the price. Shocks I'm not that impressed with.
Pros: decent lifts for price
Cons: shocks not impressive
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Which shock absorbers to choose — Rough Country or OLD MAN EMU?
If choosing shock absorbers across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare shock absorbers across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which shock absorbers are better — OLD MAN EMU or Rough Country?
In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers OLD MAN EMU were overall better than Rough Country.
- Rough Country received a PR Score of 32 out of 100, and OLD MAN EMU scored 78 points.
- Rough Country ranked 13 in the overall ranking, and OLD MAN EMU ranked 8.
- The average rating based on reviews is the same for Rough Country (2.5) and OLD MAN EMU (4.1).
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Shock absorbers OLD MAN EMU have better feature ratings than Rough Country:
- Body bounce - owners believe, that this property for OLD MAN EMU is better than Rough Country.
- Bottoming - drivers claim, that this property for OLD MAN EMU is outperforms Rough Country.
- Leaks - reviews suggest, that this property for OLD MAN EMU is preferred to Rough Country.
Which shock absorbers are more popular — Rough Country or OLD MAN EMU?
In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers OLD MAN EMU were overall more popular than OLD MAN EMU.
By vote balance, shock absorbers OLD MAN EMU surpassed Rough Country:
- For Rough Country, the ratio of positive (11) to negative (23) votes is -12 votes.
- For OLD MAN EMU, the ratio of positive (25) to negative (7) votes is 18 votes.
By number of reviews, the manufacturers are equal:
- For shock absorbers Rough Country there are 10 reviews: 1 positive, 4 neutral, 5 negative.
- For shock absorbers OLD MAN EMU there are 10 reviews: 7 positive, 2 neutral, 1 negative.
Which shock absorbers do car owners prefer — Rough Country or OLD MAN EMU?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, shock absorbers Rough Country and OLD MAN EMU have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of shock absorbers
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You can also see who is better among other shock absorbers manufacturers: Bilstein or KONI, Bilstein or KYB, Bilstein or Monroe, Bilstein or Sachs, Bilstein or Rancho.