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Title: omega wishbones
Post by: flamingoman on 19 July 2007, 22:43:46

hi folks , any 1 ever bought the wishbones for there omega off of ebay?? they are quite cheap compared to the vx main steeler prices and i was wondering if they were any good or not, cheers :y

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: Elite Pete on 19 July 2007, 23:47:10

These are the ones to go for

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-Wishbones-x-2-NEW-PART_W0QQitemZ330147684030QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Ive had a couple of sets and MarkDTM says they are good :y

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2007, 08:22:51

Yes, these ones do seem to be recommended.  Probably not as good as genuine, but a 5th of the price, and still decent quality...

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: Dave-C on 20 July 2007, 09:00:38

Yes I agree, VSC ones are great..  the quality is there....  Got them on mine

DC

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: Eighth_dwarf on 20 July 2007, 10:03:46

got mine from there, look pretty good, unfortunately they are sstill in the boot!!!!  ::)

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: flamingoman on 20 July 2007, 19:07:58

exellent guys!!   thanx for that :y

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: Nova_Turbo on 20 July 2007, 22:08:42

Is it true the wishbone bushes are the most common cause of inside tyre wear? I've just noticed both tyres are completly bald on the inside but the rest of the tyre is like new :-[
I cant seem to find any play in them either :-/

Thanks

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2007, 22:22:02

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Is it true the wishbone bushes are the most common cause of inside tyre wear? I've just noticed both tyres are completly bald on the inside but the rest of the tyre is like new :-[
I cant seem to find any play in them either :-/

Thanks

No, its camber. Get the geometry checked!

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: Nova_Turbo on 20 July 2007, 22:27:08

I suppose lowering it wouldnt have helped either?
As there is no adjustment for camber, what is the solution? Camber bolts?

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2007, 22:31:08

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I suppose lowering it wouldnt have helped either?
As there is no adjustment for camber, what is the solution? Camber bolts?

There are adjustments for camber! Who told you there wasn't?

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: Nova_Turbo on 20 July 2007, 22:40:10

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I suppose lowering it wouldnt have helped either?
As there is no adjustment for camber, what is the solution? Camber bolts?

There are adjustments for camber! Who told you there wasn't?

I didnt notice anyway of adjusting when changing the springs, it just looked like any other vauxhall although the strut has same style fitment on the hub as a Nova.

Where is the adjustment made?
What about the rear? That looks almost identical as a calibra and that has no adjustment.

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: TheBoy on 21 July 2007, 09:14:34

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I suppose lowering it wouldnt have helped either?
As there is no adjustment for camber, what is the solution? Camber bolts?

There are adjustments for camber! Who told you there wasn't?

I didnt notice anyway of adjusting when changing the springs, it just looked like any other vauxhall although the strut has same style fitment on the hub as a Nova.

Where is the adjustment made?
What about the rear? That looks almost identical as a calibra and that has no adjustment.

Only fronts are directly adjustable - the 2 bolts holding strut to hub.  Rears not directly adjustable, but their camber affected by other adjustments.

Strongly recommend to visit a geometry site - http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk and use the forum there to speak to owner, user Tony (user wheelsinmotion here), for further advice.  If you are near Hemel Hempstead, I would strongly recommend a visit - say TheBoy from Omegaowners sent you!

Title: Re: omega wishbones
Post by: JasonH on 21 July 2007, 12:25:21

I've had VSC and buypartsby.co.uk wishbones.

The buypartsby.co.uk were better made and cheaper.