Rustys offers N132L now

jelohead · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 7:44 am

so yesterday, i called Rusty's to order springs and front struts, and planned on calling All J's to order the long OME rears. Rusty SWEARS that he also sells the Old Man Emu N132L long travel rear shocks. He offered me his springs, his front struts (we'll see if they're actually OME, he says they're Monroe's), and OME N132L rears for $515 plus shipping.
Well, i ordered the kit as stated. I'll let you know at the end of next week when i hopefully have received it, whether or not the rears are what he swore they'd be. Any other ACTUALL experience with him offering what has up till now seemed to be an exclusive elsewhere?

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 8:37 am

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He offered me his springs, his front struts (we'll see if they're actually OME, he says they're Monroe's), and OME N132L rears for $515 plus shipping.

Rusty himself say's his struts are Monroe but some sticker peeling people here have sworn they are OME's?? They mystery continues....

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... ht=#185445

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 11:53 am

Sometimes I have to wonder if Rustys do know what they are talking about. I tried dealing with them on a couple of things and it took forever. NOW on Cherokee parts I have never had any problems. Maybe getting parts from them is like their SFA Liberty, been sitting for what 2/3 years now and still nothing???

spencevans · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 12:30 pm

As far as I understood the OME N132L's were made exclusively for ALLJ's. That is why the Aussies cannot get a hold of the shocks unless they go through ALLJ's here in the states. It's not like Rusty's can just order these shocks from OME. The only way I see Rusty's getting a hold of these shocks is if they bought them from ALLJ's.

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 10:48 pm

I just went through the same thing with rusty's. I highly doubt you are getting the N132L's. I think only all j's has that model. You're just getting the ome rear shock upgrade for and additional $50 plus shipping. The front stuts are OME, peel off the rusty's sticker and it's says it right on the strut. Yes rusty's told me also the fronts were monroe's. I dont know why he doesn't know what he's talking about.

jelohead · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 3:52 am

i can only tell you that he swears im getting the N132L model rear shocks, i'll let you know after the big brown truck shows up!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 7:45 am

He could have ordered them through All J's to drop ship to you.

HIKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 9:22 am

spencevans wrote:

As far as I understood the OME N132L's were made exclusively for ALLJ's. That is why the Aussies cannot get a hold of the shocks unless they go through ALLJ's here in the states. It's not like Rusty's can just order these shocks from OME. The only way I see Rusty's getting a hold of these shocks is if they bought them from ALLJ's.

So what's happened to America's free market?

carroll952 · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 10:02 am

HIKJ wrote:

spencevans wrote:

As far as I understood the OME N132L's were made exclusively for ALLJ's. That is why the Aussies cannot get a hold of the shocks unless they go through ALLJ's here in the states. It's not like Rusty's can just order these shocks from OME. The only way I see Rusty's getting a hold of these shocks is if they bought them from ALLJ's.

So what's happened to America's free market?

This doesn't defeat the free market at all. Essentially All J's contacted ARB to have a shock similar to the N132 manufactured to fit with their lift. So now we have the N132L which fits with their lift and due just happens to fit with all other 2.5" lifts. Since All J's entered a contract with ARB for this only All J's can sell it. They still have competition, anyone could go buy Rancho shocks, or the original Rusty's shocks, it just happens to be that the OME ones are better and are exclusively at All J's due to their contract.

Justin

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DaveKJ02 wrote:

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He offered me his springs, his front struts (we'll see if they're actually OME, he says they're Monroe's), and OME N132L rears for $515 plus shipping.

Rusty himself say's his struts are Monroe but some sticker peeling people here have sworn they are OME's?? They mystery continues....

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... ht=#185445

I believe Monroe also make OME shocks/struts so if that is the case, he is still correct.

Here is another post about Rusty's OME struts.

jg45 · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 1:58 pm

Tenneco is the parent company and manufacturer for Monroe and Rancho. I believe they also make the shocks/struts for several other brands. I always understood OME to be an actual manufacturer. Where is ARBSeth? I am sure he has the answers.

scoobybri · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:17 pm

The fronts on the Rusty's kit ARE OME and always have been as far as I know. That hasn't changed. It's the rears that are Monroes (that everyone complains about) Maybe since Rusty's is using OME for their front struts, they have worked a deal to get the rear shocks as well now. Wasn't an option when I bought mine.

steepcreekfreak · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 3:17 pm

When I got mine I upgraded to the OME N132 rears instead of the standard rustys. Cost 50 bucks more. Well worth it. These are N132 not the long travels. If you get those you have to add an extended rear bumpstop or you will blow the shock apart when you bottom out.

So if you are getting the L's somehow from rusty you better get a rear stop extension, or else.

The L's are ony 1/2'' longer I am told. Not worth the extra 40 bucks per shock to me, yet....

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 3:36 pm

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The L's are ony 1/2'' longer I am told. Not worth the extra 40 bucks per shock to me, yet....

The N132L's are 2" longer,same travel just 2" longer than the N132's.

steepcreekfreak · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 4:28 pm

2" wow I was miss informed. That might be worth it!

Man dude, you just be settin me strait all over the place

jelohead · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 5:22 pm

so, is there anyone in the area interested in helping install my mystery lift any time soon? LOL a friend of mine and I are gonna attempt it, but more friendly faces are surely welcome! i will post as soon as the package arrives exactly what was shipped, whether it's the right parts or a screw up, you'll know. FWIW, $50 more for the L's seems like a great price! no extended bump stops needed with those, right?

steepcreekfreak · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 5:40 pm

No 50 bucks more is for the standards, N132, at least it was when I got mine. Unless rusty has some sweet deal. They are 2 inches shorter that the N132L's which are available from AllJ for 80 bucks each. The standards need no extentions. The L's do. When you bottom out all the load goes into the shock and they will pop. You need a bumpstop to limit the travel to keep that from happening. They do not have more travel they are just two inches longer that the standards. Probably good for running bigger tires cause it will help with stuffing.

Hey tjkj2002, do you know the actuall measurements of the standard and the long travel are so he can be sure of which he is getting?

If you need the bumpstop All J has then for 25 bucks a pair.

jelohead · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 5:56 pm

thanx freak, i may need to order the bump stops after all....im hoping that the shocks come labeled, so i can tell by that if they are what was PROMISED....and BTW, 465 for the original rusty's lift vs. 515 with the N132L rears is a $50 difference....thats what he said he was shipping....we'll see

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 6:50 pm

steepcreekfreak wrote:

2" wow I was miss informed. That might be worth it!

Man dude, you just be settin me strait all over the place

Naw,I just get board and read all the posts.I seem to have a knack to remember vehicle states but sometimes can't remember what I did 5 min ago :roll:

.As far as the actual measurments I do not recall,ARBSeth posted them somewhere and I can't remember in which thread,May be able to PM him or cal All J's for those #'s.

HIKJ · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 6:22 am

tjkj2002 wrote:

steepcreekfreak wrote:

2" wow I was miss informed. That might be worth it!

Man dude, you just be settin me strait all over the place

Naw,I just get board and read all the posts.I seem to have a knack to remember vehicle states but sometimes can't remember what I did 5 min ago :roll:

.As far as the actual measurments I do not recall,ARBSeth posted them somewhere and I can't remember in which thread,May be able to PM him or cal All J's for those #'s.

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... c&start=45

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