Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Zippy2012 on 12 November 2012, 18:17:23
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Hi all,
basicly as heading states will the carlton/senator 3.0 24v front shocks fit my 3.0 mv6 omega??
1 of my struts has neer seized solid & new b6 b8s are nearly £200!!
im going to use my irmscher springs on them, ive found some monroes sports for a carlton 24v brandnew pair for less than £100
but do they fit...??
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well i ftted L.C struts to mine so senator or gsi should do yep!!! go for it, only difference will be they are stronger owing to the straight six lump being heavier :y
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Perfect! im looking for a harder damper anyway to stiffen it up a bit!!
i just wanted to make sure that they fitted the hub bolts & antiroll bar links
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Yep everything fits nicely.
The ride should be the same as carlton shocks were the same across the range - 1.8 through to 3.0 24v. The difference was in the springs.
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Well ive just purchased 2 brand new boxed Monroe front shocks for £32 the pair!! with free postage!!
even standard Boge QH ones are £65 each
Bilstein b4 standards are £129 pair
so think i got a bargain..!!
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I have some Omega A struts on an Omega B - the only difference is that the Omega B struts are handed, whereas Omega A struts aren't. The handed part is the bracket for the brake hose.
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Well ive just purchased 2 brand new boxed Monroe front shocks for £32 the pair!! with free postage!!
even standard Boge QH ones are £65 each
Bilstein b4 standards are £129 pair
so think i got a bargain..!!
That's gotta be the bargain of the year!
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where did you source these?
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Ebay old stock clearance!!! maybe selling them if i get a good deal on some coilovers!!
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What about shocks and springs then for fronts and rears do any of them fit ?????
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yes - all.
I have an Omega B running on Omega A GSi springs and dampers. the rates seem good and the only issue is that the rear sits a little low. It was kind of an experiment, but I've left it in place.
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Everyone rushes to buy 24v Carlton suspension parts, ;D
. Mmm cheap :)
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Out of all the V-car variants I've owned, I prefer the Carlton GSi, so I used these for an experiment. To be honest, I can't tell the difference in the suspension, but the quicker steering box is definitely worth it.
I'm not really one for the "it feels stiffer, so it must handle better" approach ::)
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I have a pair of 12v Carlton springs in the shed...
I'm planning on doing my droplinks soon so while I'm in there anyway I could always bung 'em on. ::)
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So what we need to know is the spring rates and heights for 24v estate,saloon and the turbo tractors,and for the omega aswell.
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Out of all the V-car variants I've owned, I prefer the Carlton GSi, so I used these for an experiment. To be honest, I can't tell the difference in the suspension, but the quicker steering box is definitely worth it.
I'm not really one for the "it feels stiffer, so it must handle better" approach ::)
How easy is it to change the steering box on a V6 because it looks huge!!!
Do you have to remove alot of stuff???
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have never found out any spring rates. I suspect that they're all the same anyway.
Steering box possible to change in a day if you get a move on.