Fitting OME BP-51 Suspension kit on Land Rover Defender (how many hours of work?)

OME BP-51 new suspension kit for our Land Rover Defender Puma 110. We replaced our current suspension outside on our parking lot. no lift, no workshop. We have a 2 inch lift and chose the Old Man Emu BP51 long travel suspension kit, fitting OME coil springs also.
An amazing full suspension upgrade for our 4x4. Looking forward testing it out off-road.
Thanks to our new partner, ARB Europe, for providing us with all those parts.
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[@HaveFunAndGo]

My workshop is wherever my Defender wants it to be. Whether I want it or not🤣 Nice suspension swap!!

[@offtrackfamily]

Haha true!

[@okaadventures3446]

Well done for all your work in getting ARB on your side. Thanks for sharing your how to video

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@trevorcozens1677]

Its great to see you both working as a team. It was a great video thank you. It certainly makes a big difference having shock absorbers that work.

[@offtrackfamily]

Happy you enjoy our work :) it does make a huge difference!

[@rainerhalupka8254]

Ollala.. The chassi is veery clean😳😳😳😳

[@offtrackfamily]

😁

[@chrisrundlett3707]

Congratulations on the OME sponsorship! Great video - definitely enjoyed watching you guys do the install!

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks a lot!

[@Queensizemusic]

Of course we all take the path less travelled and make things a little harder than they have to be. ;-) Lovely. I know you all will be stoked to have this suspension installed. Woot!

[@offtrackfamily]

Went offroad lately and love it

[@ind347]

Great video and you’ll love the BP51s on the Defender. Mine are still going strong after 18 months. Best wishes from Ken in Tasmania.👍

[@offtrackfamily]

Nice! Thanks for the message

[@radiator0]

Great upload, That is one big cat !!

[@offtrackfamily]

😄

[@marchalliwell1963]

Well done,great job,it's good to see you working together on your Defender & not having the work done at a garage,then if there is a problem you will know how to repair it.

[@offtrackfamily]

You're right ! Especially when going offroad/offgrid, best to know a little your 4x4

[@garyleonard4009]

What an awesome video. I also fitted a new suspension to my Defender Tdi 4 years ago and enjoyed it. Keep well you 2 and thank you 👍😁

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks for the message 🙂

[@johnnyclark4548]

Awesome job guys

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks!

[@paulparker1223]

Another really good video. I enjoy watching what you are doing to your landy.. 👍

[@offtrackfamily]

🙂

[@SENTINELLE75]

A good video like every time. Just as I was thinking to upgrade my suspension ... I will wait your review impatiently.

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks! Review will be later on this year :)

[@SENTINELLE75]

@@offtrackfamily I will wait for it. Thanks

[@babulexplorer]

amazing part 👍👍👍

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks

[@jamzalmarri]

Jurassic Park logo should be on a Jeep. Replace with a Camel Trophy logo :)

[@Omri617]

Camel what?

[@davidrousset5107]

vous êtes tellement impressionnant !!! alunissant tout ce que vous faite sur cette Land ! Félicitations, Rourou 🙂

[@offtrackfamily]

Merci David 🙂

[@Defender110SLO]

Owsome work, owsome suspension. Cheers 🍷

[@offtrackfamily]

🙂

[@marchalliwell1963]

Hi guys,I think we passed you yesterday near Milau,I flashed you I. My black 110.👍

[@offtrackfamily]

Hey thanks for the message! wasn't us ;)

[@letsdrive3943]

Love this channel!!!

[@offtrackfamily]

Haha thanks 😃

[@Yanglopezviva]

Me thou

[@prjroberts]

Great video! Another thing on the wish list. Really interested to see how it handles corrugated roads.

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks! Will test out later this year :)

[@triple-stan]

Sweet job I just did ome 2 inch on my discovery

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks for your message!

[@davidbrodie5044]

Good job guys! I guessed 2.5 days to do the job on Instagram so not too far out.

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks! You guessed quite well :)

[@bulletproofoverland6913]

Nice job 👍 👌 not sure if I saw you guys last year in the UK. Im in Kent and saw a grey Defender like yours with Swiss plates on.

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks! Nope not in the UK last year

[@erhardt1477]

Nice sharing of hard work … You making the videos, your husband is doing the hard labour 😜👍☺️

[@offtrackfamily]

He has the strength to do the hard work 😆

[@erhardt1477]

@@offtrackfamily And I’m also guessing your neighbors are thrilled, to have you folks turn your parking spot into a workshop and virtual studio ..!😂👍😜

[@offtrackfamily]

They certainly absolutely love it, especially on holidays, Sundays, early morning and late evening drilling & hammering 😅. Truth is that most are great neighbours 😉

[@Ianubbyfishing]

Looks like a good upgrade kit. Just love the ‘mumbles’ that you are wearing!

[@offtrackfamily]

🙂 Great upgrade! Have you watched our 1 year review ?

[@peterg2yt]

'Mumbles'??

[@Ianubbyfishing]

@@peterg2ytI can see the lips moving but can’t hear what the c++t is saying

[@jimmytwizzle7836]

Nothing like some eye candy to get the viewing figures up.

[@offtrackfamily]

I agree those BP-51s are mouth-watering

[@gathmc]

Hi you should keep the cones of the top of the rear springs in case you go over a bank and drop a spring out

[@offtrackfamily]

No need of those ones anymore. Springs are longer and we tested the max axle angle when car was jacked up, shouldn't be an issue... in theory ;)

[@1979mcq]

@@offtrackfamily when the axle articulates to one side (one wheel up one wheel down) it will get much more droop than when the axle is just hanging down on both sides together.

[@Landykart]

Great video and will be looking into these dampers. So I notice you didn’t replace the dislocation cones. Do these dampers replace the need for the dislocation cone or does it reduce the axle articulation ? Thanks and keep up great work and fab videos 👏👍

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks! no dislocation cones with these springs because they are longer. So (in theory) they shouldn't move out of their placement.

[@gregoiremalod9619]

Bonsoir. Pour changer l'amortisseur avant droit, avez-vous du enlever la boite à air?

[@szwecja]

Great video. What is your springs setup (OME part numbers)?

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks! Ref are 3063 & 3066

[@thedefendertheboston4160]

Thank you for the video. Couple of things when I did a heavy duty coil, I gained 50 mm or 2 inches in lift. The issue I found was my panard rod had to be adjusted. I had to put spacers in for the anti roll bar ( they flip if you dont) and I put location cones in as the left spring kept dislocating when flexing. I see you took your out? Did you have any of these issues?

[@offtrackfamily]

Thanks for sharing this. We previously had a 2 inch lift so everything was already done for this new suspension. It seems we don't need the cones with these new springs. As it's very new, we haven't been able to test them offroad. will share a first review later on this year :)

[@grahamwest1079]

I have the Gwyn lewis challenge suspension on my Defender with +5 pin to pin OME shock absorbers and +2" OME springs. The OME look good and have good reviews. Hope they come out with a pin to pin version if they Don't already. The rear OME are quite firm on my pick up and think these will improve the ride. Are they rebuildable?

[@offtrackfamily]

Nice setup! Yes they are pin to pin and apparently also rebuildable.

[@svenheimann731]

Hi! What paperwork did you need to pass the ispection at the ocv (office cantonale des véhicules) and where did you get them? Were these sent with the kit?

[@offtrackfamily]

Swisw homologation paper, we got it at Offroad Accessoires in Geneva. Usually, you can buy the homologation paper from a swiss shop who sells them. And usually, if you buy the suspension from the swiss shop (and maybe have it installed too) this paper should come with your purchase. We didn't have that paper because we received the parts directly from ARB Europe.

[@ianchewyy]

Why didn't you choose to install the RTC (Return TO Centre) steering damper?

[@offtrackfamily]

We thought about it but not 100% confident with this system

[@mustafaturkoglu1407]

Je te sollicite pour un renseignement je viens de recevoir mes amortisseurs OM emu model nitrochargeur classique avant montage c'est nécessaire de d amorcé pompé l'amortisseur ?

[@secpac58chichi]

Wow that is a lot of new compression leggings

[@offtrackfamily]

Mmmh not really as ARB is our new partner... :)

[@gianmarcotedaldi6275]

Do you replace your lift kit with stock ground clearance bp51 or have you mounted a lifted one?

[@offtrackfamily]

We chose the long travel bp51. +2inch lift like previous setup

[@lambo_and_doc]

Will up grade to a larger tire now?

[@offtrackfamily]

Only put our mud tires on, yes :)

[@dx-xb]

oh that toe :)

[@mustafaturkoglu1407]

Bonjour je me permets de te solliciter pour un avis j'ai un Def 110 1997 2.5 essence et LPG j'aimerais installé la cuve sous les fland à l'extérieur ? Connais tu un astuce ou autre

[@offtrackfamily]

Est-ce que ta question concerne les bonbonnes séparées? Si c est le cas, il est mieux de contacter directement ARB pour savoir comment les placer.

[@jimnicholson5889]

I note that you have no rear "anti roll bar fitted" how do you find it with body roll ? I have just fitted an ALLU cab roof top and now its an issue.

[@martindrechsel8940]

Yes, it‘s a Problem! My 110 (also bp51) with roofrack an alucab expedition tent, 270 awning is not funny to drive without the anti roll bar. If its mounted and you are going offroad it turns over in upper direction. The spacers delivered with the kit are mounted. All i can do ist to take the anti roll bar out for going offroad ……

[@jimnicholson5889]

@@martindrechsel8940 Thanks, ill fit a set of ARB`s as a trial staying with the thin LR units to maintain some wheel travel. keep up the great work.

[@offtrackfamily]

ARB do put spacers for roll bars in their kit. Some friends also remove the roll bars when offroading because of the issue. We feel it's a pain doing so because when traveling we're on & off road regularly. In any case we can't have them on because we have a long range fuel tank.

[@martindrechsel8940]

Thank you for your answer. I have tried several options. The Defender is so much better to handle (onroad) with mounted rollbar. In the next step i will try to rebuild the arb spacer a little bit „fater“ i think a plus of 4 cm will do the job very well. If it works fine - you will hear from me 😊 Thank‘s for your Videos. Have a nice time and stay healthy!!!

[@jimnicholson5889]

@@martindrechsel8940 Thanks for the reply, I also have a rear Long range fuel tank. I will make up some spacers for the ARB brackets and trial the sway bars. Keep up the great U Tube programs, cheers.

[@user-sc3nj6sh5j]

札幌からです。宜しく

[@Dipakvlog57]

suspension Price

[@offtrackfamily]

You should contact a local dealer :)

[@westleybyford1]

Keeps freezing at 55 seconds 🤨