OME Nitrocharger sport shocks VS Bilstein 5100's

[Falls]

For those of you who have used both on you 5th gen , what is your thoughts on ride quality ????

Debating on sending my OME it back (Superflex coils in rear and 884's in front ) and going with Toytec ultimate lift CO's because I want a quality ride as much as possible ON ROAD . I do go off road but it's my DD so I spend much much more time on road .

Or are they about the same ??? I DO NOT know who makes the Nitrocharger Sport shocks . Any help on that ??

 

[Daron-t4r]

bump

 

[-JD-]

The nitrocharger shocks are made by OME.

I'm actually in the same boat as you. I just installed this lift, and while the front seems to ride ok with the OME 884's, the superflex coils in the back with the OME shocks rides really rough with a lot of bounce.

 

[Daron-t4r]

The nitrocharger shocks are made by OME.

I'm actually in the same boat as you. I just installed this lift, and while the front seems to ride ok with the OME 884's, the superflex coils in the back with the OME shocks rides really rough with a lot of bounce.

hmm, its only supposed to be 10% stiffer? Maybe its not stiff enough for you?

Its strange with only a little more stiffness you would notice alot more bounce.

 

[DEKA3]

bump. Any news regarding ome vs 5100?

 

[Bimmer-Bob]

This is an old thread, but I want to clear up some misinformation for any lurkers who might stumble across it (like I did);

Ride firmness and bounce are not a function of your dampers (struts in front or shocks in back) - that is determined by the rate of your coil springs. Your vehicle rides on the coil springs. The ONLY thing dampers do is oppose the oscillation of your springs.

So, if your ride is "bouncy" that means that you have too much spring for those shocks - you actually need a firmer valved shock, or else you need to come down in spring rate.

If you want a "softer" ride, you also need a lower spring rate.

 

[Jeremy556]

This is an old thread, but I want to clear up some misinformation for any lurkers who might stumble across it (like I did);

Ride firmness and bounce are not a function of your dampers (struts in front or shocks in back) - that is determined by the rate of your coil springs. Your vehicle rides on the coil springs. The ONLY thing dampers do is oppose the oscillation of your springs.

So, if your ride is "bouncy" that means that you have too much spring for those shocks - you actually need a firmer valved shock, or else you need to come down in spring rate.

If you want a "softer" ride, you also need a lower spring rate.

The shock's primary job is to resist spring movement, but it does much more than that, and does have a profound affect on all attributes of ride quality.

Front suspension on T4r does not use struts - upper and lower control arms with coilover shocks. Struts do not have an upper control arm, upper ball joint, and turn with the steering knuckle.
T4R's front suspension

Strut

 

[Bimmer-Bob]

The shock's primary job is to resist spring movement, but it does much more than that, and does have a profound affect on all attributes of ride quality.

Front suspension on T4r does not use struts - upper and lower control arms with coilover shocks. Struts do not have an upper control arm, upper ball joint, and turn with the steering knuckle.
T4R's front suspension

I realized I was probably a little overzealous and oversimplified in my argument, and I am also more familiar with MacPherson strut assemblies than the T4R's suspension.

The point is that the primary component affecting ride is the spring. Although in reality the spring and dampers obviously work together, I would argue that coil springs have a greater contribution. And I think that one should choose spring rates first based on intended use, and then choose corresponding dampers that will handle those spring rates.

Specifically when I hear people talk about their ride being "bouncy," however, that's too much spring (or not enough damper, which is a different way of saying the same thing). Sqauat/dive/roll is basically all spring (not enough).