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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Stige on 12 July 2017, 16:55:12
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How high is it? Just trying to figure out how much the cars I have are lowered or have lowered by themselves over time.
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675mm ish to the centre of the wheelarch iirc... Same front and rear :y
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675mm ish to the centre of the wheelarch iirc... Same front and rear :y
From ground I presume? For some reason the finnish equilevant of MOT seems to measure it center of the wheel to the wheel arch.
EDIT: 630mm from the ground for the one I drive.
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I don't have an Omega to measure, but that sounds a touch low :-\
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I don't have an Omega to measure, but that sounds a touch low :-\
Its bearable, clears all the speedhumps around here is ok but I'm swapping another set to my car to make it a tad higher and selling this one to a friend who appreciates it more.
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overall height 1455mm saloon, 1505mm estate, 1545mm estate with roof bars
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How high is it? Just trying to figure out how much the cars I have are lowered or have lowered by themselves over time.
If you search the forum it's been discussed a lot and you will find lots of people's measurements :y
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overall height 1455mm saloon, 1505mm estate, 1545mm estate with roof bars
MUST READ THE QUESTION... :-X
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Just checked the car and it is MOTd for 320mm front and 310mm back which is 1cm lower than it currently sits lol. Those are to center of wheel hub.
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Just checked the car and it is MOTd for 320mm front and 310mm back which is 1cm lower than it currently sits lol. Those are to center of wheel hub.
The front of my car came up nearly 30mm when I fitted new stock spec springs. The 17 year old originals had sagged that much. The ride and handling improved too.
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Just checked the car and it is MOTd for 320mm front and 310mm back which is 1cm lower than it currently sits lol. Those are to center of wheel hub.
The front of my car came up nearly 30mm when I fitted new stock spec springs. The 17 year old originals had sagged that much. The ride and handling improved too.
Yeah I'm after something a little lower than that but higher than it currently is as the stock ride height makes it look like an offroader really ;D
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overall height 1455mm saloon, 1505mm estate, 1545mm estate with roof bars
MUST READ THE QUESTION... :-X
haven't you got better things to do than trolling? that's why i put in in italics. comparative ride heights can easily be worked out given overall height it's simple addition and subtraction even a troll idiot could calculate ::)
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It's alot easier to measure the wheel arch height that the overall height... ::)
I mean, are those figures including roof bars/rails, to the top of the aerial or just with the sunroof open?
The factory numbers can only be used as an approximation as they were produced in a perfect environment using production fresh vehicles. Fourteen plus years of use and abuse will make a significant difference to those numbers.
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It's alot easier to measure the wheel arch height that the overall height... ::)
I mean, are those figures including roof bars/rails, to the top of the aerial or just with the sunroof open?
The factory numbers can only be used as an approximation as they were produced in a perfect environment using production fresh vehicles. Fourteen plus years of use and abuse will make a significant difference to those numbers.
ok i'll spell it out for the mathematically challenged
measure the overall height - simple - to the top of the roof (or if an estate with roof bars I gave the figure for that too)
deduct from your measurement the factory spec, if the answer is zero your ride height is as it left the factory. if it is negative your ride height is lower, by thta amount. if it is positive your ride height is higher, by that amount.
unless your car has somehow expanded or contracted since it left the factory ;D
i don't know of any better yardstick to use than the height it left the factory at ::)
this is not rocket science even for a troll.
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Parallax :-X
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Parallax :-X
simple with long straight edge, take an average. though an average might be difficult for a troll, it involves multiplication.
or spirit level or laser spirit level. if you're too thick to take an average ::)
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before some troll pops up again, obviously take the two readings for the average at equal distances from the centre of the car ::)
and (these apply however you measure the ride ::)) make sure the tyres are correctly inflated
and adjust for tyre wear, and make sure the surface is level if using a laser
etc...etc... ::) ::)
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This is what I found under my spare car, seems in good shape all around but cant find any info on the actual springs with that number? Buy Steinmetz is a good thing right?
Shocks were some Sachs Super Touring ones.
(https://puu.sh/wIx9R/bb484aa1b0.jpg)
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That would explain the ride height ;)
Standard spring probably sits 25-30 higher... ATP Pollarth have just started a sale... Should be able to get stock height springs for a sensible cost ;)
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That would explain the ride height ;)
Standard spring probably sits 25-30 higher... ATP Pollarth have just started a sale... Should be able to get stock height springs for a sensible cost ;)
These are from the spare car that sits higher than the one I drive and I will put these on the one I drive to get it a bit higher but not too much.
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Steinmetz springs manufactured by Eibach and I believe the Eibach badged product is the same spec
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Steinmetz springs manufactured by Eibach and I believe the Eibach badged product is the same spec
Useful to know :y
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Steinmetz springs manufactured by Eibach and I believe the Eibach badged product is the same spec
That is what I came up with aswell after some research.
These are the ones that were under my car, BTS Performance. The rear shocks are unbeliavably stiff compared to the Sachs ones, like REALLY stiff, makes you sweat trying to press them in between your hands.
And these front shocks had the top nut/bolt at the bottom end with adjustment, the other kit doesn't.
https://puu.sh/wJt42/05eb40271a.jpg
To my surprise, that Steinmetz kit from the other car is pretty much stock height now which isn't that bad afterall. Must be just stiffer springs and stock height or something.