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Omega General Help / New Front Springs
« on: 05 January 2016, 13:53:54 »
Have just ordered an new set of Front Springs and have been suggested Suplex as a good/cost effective brand.
Looking at their website the springs have a different part number from LH to RH and after further investigation is seems the actual spring from left to right is longer but also thicker.
Just curious as to why the difference in length and thickness applies and could anybody confirm which is LH and RH .
My understanding is the "hand side" is standing at the front of the car looking directly at windscreen ..so UK drivers side is LH ..would that then follow that the LH spring is longer and slightly thicker as the car being driven ,should always have a driver sitting on the LH side and naturally that side would have more weight.
SUPLEX 23317 Front Left Coil Spring for VAUXHALL OMEGA
Part Number : 23317
Fitting Position : Front Axle Left Front Axle
Outer Diameter (mm) : 164
Length (mm) : 380
Thickness (mm) : 14.25
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Part Number : 23316
Fitting Position : Front Axle Right Front Axle
Outer Diameter (mm) : 164
Length (mm) : 360
Thickness (mm) : 14
Spring Design : Coil spring with constant wire diameter
Looking at their website the springs have a different part number from LH to RH and after further investigation is seems the actual spring from left to right is longer but also thicker.
Just curious as to why the difference in length and thickness applies and could anybody confirm which is LH and RH .
My understanding is the "hand side" is standing at the front of the car looking directly at windscreen ..so UK drivers side is LH ..would that then follow that the LH spring is longer and slightly thicker as the car being driven ,should always have a driver sitting on the LH side and naturally that side would have more weight.
SUPLEX 23317 Front Left Coil Spring for VAUXHALL OMEGA
Part Number : 23317
Fitting Position : Front Axle Left Front Axle
Outer Diameter (mm) : 164
Length (mm) : 380
Thickness (mm) : 14.25
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Part Number : 23316
Fitting Position : Front Axle Right Front Axle
Outer Diameter (mm) : 164
Length (mm) : 360
Thickness (mm) : 14
Spring Design : Coil spring with constant wire diameter