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Are vitara ome springs really renamed kingsprings?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:19 am
by Andrew81
I've been told vitara ome springs are really just king springs with the ome brand and extra $ slapped on. Anyone know if this it true?
Andrew
Re: Are vitara ome springs really renamed kingsprings?
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:19 am
by grimbo
Andrew81 wrote:I've been told vitara ome springs are really just king springs with the ome brand and extra $ slapped on. Anyone know if this it true?
Andrew
no it is not true. OME are their own brand manufactured specifically for OME
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:36 am
by Bad JuJu
The Beltongroup are claiming OEM suzuki
http://www.beltongroup.com/oem.htm
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:38 pm
by Gwagensteve
I don't think that that is any evidence that Belton make the OEM springs for Vitaras.
They might be able to supply OEM parts to Suzuki, but who suzuki use at any one time would only be known by suzuki and the supplier themselves. I don't think there is any relevance in us knowing.
However, I know that most of the steel and alloy castings in suzukis come out of Hitachi works, If that helps!
OME use their own springmakers as far as I am aware, and I was of the understanding that OME's spring maker didn't have a design facility - they just make to order. This would make sense so there are no in house designers to steal the designs and flog them off as their own.
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:35 am
by grimbo
Are we talking about OME - Old Man Emu or OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer, because they are two very different things
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:17 pm
by Andrew81
I was talking old man emu
springs
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:21 pm
by offroad_always
NAH im pretty sure there not.
i do know that the same springs as kings are sold by a couple of differnt brands but not OME.
tim
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:14 pm
by sbfoot
OME springs are manufuctured in sydney by monroes using steel from onesteel.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:04 pm
by Beastmavster
Considering how stiff the Kings are in the Vut and how soft antt's OME's were (althought hat is a LWB) I'd say not.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:14 am
by Andrew81
Thanks for the info. Sounds like ome are different and are probably the better option. I want a nice ride (well as nice as you can get with a swb). I already have ome in the front and they're good.
Any other options i should consider?
Don't want a huge lift, just to match the ome front. My current rear springs are too long, atleast an inch higher than the front.