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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: drinksoptional on 31 January 2015, 04:41:38
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My 98 omega elite estate mot is due and there is a list of jobs including leaky rear shock. Now i am not buyingnew rear self levelung suspension 1. Too expensive 2 want a better ride less wallow etc so it is getting binned and swapped for what ever it was recommened on the page i lost. Anyway the pump which i belive is in the front behind bumper? Guessing can i remove this after fitting new suspension without any issue ie buggering up something elses that linked or setting of a vauxhall panic light .
If there is a how to i apologise in advance
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Simply remove the relay... Under steering wheel iirc...
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You'll need to replace the SL springs to better ones. SL springs and std shocks is even more wallowy
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You'll need to replace the SL springs to better ones. SL springs and std shocks is even more wallowy
New springs and shocks is a similar cost to new S/L shocks. And a lot more work. Although I can understand why you want to stiffen it a bit.
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The car feels all over the place to rolly poly . I want bit of stability .
i wont be towing so tow bar is coming off and if i dont need the pump might aswell remove that it just excess weight im not neecing not significant but enough
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The car feels all over the place too rolly poly . I want bit of stability .
That suggests that you have other worn components, I would say that the S/L is certainly soft but it isn't unstable.
It's highly likely that the rear subframe and trailing-arm bushes are finished, which does give that effect.
When I replaced my shocks(£100 the pair off EBay), it showed up the other problems which is often the case. New subframe bushes cured that.
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Shocks are knackerd one is leaking .
Is lowering it by 40 mm too much
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Yeah i agree new bushes will help but i want a better handling car that doesnt feel so soft really. To be honest i am trying to decide is it worth the work
need ne windscreen as its cracked on passenger corner at roof.
need chassi welded where steering idler bolts on passenger side granted can weld
new front tyres n tracking done
new suspension rear is priority
rust on rear panel behind passenge wheel
rear spoiler surfacerust around fixing point
Weird running issue around 1500-2000 rpm can be on motorway specailly on hills or on slight inclines if i floor it itvdropsca gear and goes fine. I have to push spirt button to increase revs above to stop it running like its on 4-5-6 cylinder .