Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: andrewrobuk on 09 June 2013, 09:54:16
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Hi All
I know that Lemforder seem to be the general way to go for new wishbones and drop links, but has anyone had any experience of Febi Bilstein?
Are they any good at all or should they be left well alone?
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For droplinks, I like the look of the Meyle HD ones (although jury still out on longevity). I've used Febi droplinks on my own Omegas for a while, but then couldn't get them at a sensible price.
Wishbones - only ever used GM, so can't comment, sorry. If its just the front bushes on yours that have failed, consider polybushing your existing ones.
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polybushes, wonderfull things. :y
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When I bought my omega it had delphi arms fitted but never felt right so I got a pair of original vx arms and replaced the rear bushes with originals and poly bush on bigger front bush felt transformed after that anf wheel alignment of course. Eric
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Delphi bushes are made of jello, Firstline not much better :-\
Poly the fronts and replace the rears with genuine Vx. If you do the ball joints as well, you should be able to leave the arms alone for another 120k, and all for half the cost of a single GM arm 8)
Which is nice ::)
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Delphi bushes are made of jello, Firstline not much better :-\
Poly the fronts and replace the rears with genuine Vx. If you do the ball joints as well, you should be able to leave the arms alone for another 120k, and all for half the cost of a single GM arm 8)
Which is nice ::)
I seem to get between 10-20k out of GM rear bushes. Hence all the experimentation last year. But I've come to accept they need changing every couple of years
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Pah. You don't need to change any bushes. Still good at 164k :)
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Delphi bushes are made of jello, Firstline not much better :-\
Poly the fronts and replace the rears with genuine Vx. If you do the ball joints as well, you should be able to leave the arms alone for another 120k, and all for half the cost of a single GM arm 8)
Which is nice ::)
I seem to get between 10-20k out of GM rear bushes. Hence all the experimentation last year. But I've come to accept they need changing every couple of years
Nothing to do with jumping off humpback bridges ::)
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i have put 24k on the bushes from last year and still feels good with the poly and vx bushes considering the state of the roads i drive on excellent performance, eric
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Pah. You don't need to change any bushes. Still good at 164k :)
Well done Miss Daisy :D ;D
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Pah. You don't need to change any bushes. Still good at 164k :)
Well done Miss Daisy :D ;D
Exactly. If the car is never driven hard enough to to move the front suspension, such as compression under braking, extension under acceleration, body roll in corners, or any combination of, with bumps thrown in. Then the bushes will never move enough to wear out.
I do wonder how Tunster gets round corners. :-\
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Slowly ::)
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Either or both of you can follow me around the roads in Northamptonshire, can get along those fine at swift speeds. ;)
M40 Jc 10 slip onto dual towards Brackley? Often leave Cruise set at 80 until completed slip road turn, often fly past braking BMW's and such.
M40/M25 slip is another one, cruise left on, 90% I always catch someone on that slip road turn.
Then again, you lot think 8k miles from a set of tyres is good going ::)
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40 Jc 10 slip onto dual towards Brackley? Often leave Cruise set at 80 until completed slip road turn, often fly past braking BMW's and such.
Why slow down so early? You only need to knock about 30-35mph off for the roundabout, not need to ease off until at said roundabout ???
From what I'm hearing, your mum drives faster than you - ironic really, considering what she says ;D
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Exactly. If the car is never driven hard enough to to move the front suspension, such as compression under braking, extension under acceleration, body roll in corners, or any combination of, with bumps thrown in. Then the bushes will never move enough to wear out.
I do wonder how Tunster gets round corners. :-\
Is this why my mum's first ever MOT on her current beemer failed miserably of worn suspension components...
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40 Jc 10 slip onto dual towards Brackley? Often leave Cruise set at 80 until completed slip road turn, often fly past braking BMW's and such.
Why slow down so early? You only need to knock about 30-35mph off for the roundabout, not need to ease off until at said roundabout ???
From what I'm hearing, your mum drives faster than you - ironic really, considering what she says ;D
I don't slow just leave cruise set until I have to brake, I had my old Senator vary sideways there, at a rather slow speed too ;D
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40 Jc 10 slip onto dual towards Brackley? Often leave Cruise set at 80 until completed slip road turn, often fly past braking BMW's and such.
Why slow down so early? You only need to knock about 30-35mph off for the roundabout, not need to ease off until at said roundabout ???
From what I'm hearing, your mum drives faster than you - ironic really, considering what she says ;D
I don't slow just leave cruise set until I have to brake, I had my old Senator vary sideways there, at a rather slow speed too ;D
Rarely use cruise on motorways, just not possible on UK ones :(
It was a Senator, or course it went sideways, thats what they did. Most of those weird handling triats were fixed for the Omega, though I've always said they went overboard, and dialled in too much understeer.
The camber on that roundabout has the potential to catch you out (doesn't it, Mrs chrisgixer ::)), so thats why I say 45-50 is tops around there...
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And the next 3 roundabouts are often slippery as well, so caution is advised.
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And the next 3 roundabouts are often slippery as well, so caution is advised.
720 spin at Esso garage ::) :-X
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And the next 3 roundabouts are often slippery as well, so caution is advised.
720 spin at Esso garage ::) :-X
Can't match that, young jedi, only ever had wiggles there, usually when I least expect it.
In fact, I don't think I've ever had an Omega facing the wrong way. Clearly not trying hard enough.
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And the next 3 roundabouts are often slippery as well, so caution is advised.
720 spin at Esso garage ::) :-X
Can't match that, young jedi, only ever had wiggles there, usually when I least expect it.
In fact, I don't think I've ever had an Omega facing the wrong way. Clearly not trying hard enough.
Got too cocky with the Senator after dropping Max off that night there was major surgery on this V6. It was absolutely soaking, plus oil on the ground. That's my excuse anyway ::)
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And the next 3 roundabouts are often slippery as well, so caution is advised.
720 spin at Esso garage ::) :-X
Can't match that, young jedi, only ever had wiggles there, usually when I least expect it.
In fact, I don't think I've ever had an Omega facing the wrong way. Clearly not trying hard enough.
Don't believe that for a second ;D although the Bullet has both working suspension and decent tyres ::)
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M40/M25 slip is another one, cruise left on, 90% I always catch someone on that slip road turn.
Yep you'll soon catch someone if they are all stationary on the slip road!
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Exactly. If the car is never driven hard enough to to move the front suspension, such as compression under braking, extension under acceleration, body roll in corners, or any combination of, with bumps thrown in. Then the bushes will never move enough to wear out.
I do wonder how Tunster gets round corners. :-\
Is this why my mum's first ever MOT on her current beemer failed miserably of worn suspension components...
Bet it's got about 120k miles on it?
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And no airfreshner ::)
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And no airfreshner ::)
Now now. ;D