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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: badmuver on 18 October 2014, 16:57:03

Title: SUSPENSION
Post by: badmuver on 18 October 2014, 16:57:03

I was looking at the car just now and a notice this top of suspension in engine bay:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cqx3afoc2g74j7q/2014-10-18%2016.33.15.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ltm06j8anlkkpoe/2014-10-18%2016.33.27.jpg?dl=0

Title: Re: SUSPENSION
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 October 2014, 17:04:56

Normal to a point... top mounts might be starting to get soft/split looking at the gap... 3-5mm on a parked car is perfectly fine :y

Title: Re: SUSPENSION
Post by: badmuver on 18 October 2014, 18:12:56

Thank you for the reply :y :y

Title: Re: SUSPENSION
Post by: chrisgixer on 19 October 2014, 07:25:10

There probably isn't an omega alive now that doesn't need new top mounts. At least 13years sat on the same suspension and top mounts will mean some compression of the rubber is inevitable.

....unless it's spent a good portion of its life lifted off the floor of course. ;D

New top mounts gives an improved supplelnes to the ride.

... However those pics are not particularly bad examples. The bearings could be pitted though, as mine where.

Title: Re: SUSPENSION
Post by: badmuver on 23 October 2014, 20:20:16

I will replace them at some point, I've got a lot to do this weekend on the car  :'(