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Title: Front ride height?
Post by: The Barge Captain on 16 January 2008, 12:42:46

Could one or two of you possibly measure the front ride height of your Omegas for me please?  Best done through center line of wheel to the wheel arch vertically.
I think either mine has sunk a bit, or the springs are weak (unlikely it's been lowered) as I keep scraping the front air dam on the downside of speed bumps, and it just in general looks a bit "nose down"
Thanks.

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: hotel21 on 16 January 2008, 13:09:40

What about your rear ride height.  Do you have self adjusting suspension, by any chance?  Could be the rear going to overheight which can cause a slight downward pivot to the front spoiler around the front wheels.....

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: The Barge Captain on 16 January 2008, 13:52:27

Not self leveling a fasr as i'm aware.  That was an elite thing wasn't it?.

Rear ride heights on an unladen estate also welcome then.

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: Grumpy on 16 January 2008, 15:52:29

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Not self leveling a fasr as i'm aware.  That was an elite thing wasn't it?.

Rear ride heights on an unladen estate also welcome then.

When I last looked into this it was an optional extra, as far as I could
make out, and not based on trim levels.
For obvious reasons the Estate version was likely to be the body style
that requested this optional extra.

If you have it, you'll see air pipes connected to the rear shocks
that connect to a compressor under your driver's front wheel arch.

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: less on 16 January 2008, 19:37:45

Hi BC, I've just nipped out and measured mine (02 facelift saloon). Almost level surface, slightly uphill and both sides between 26.25" and 26.5".

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 January 2008, 19:56:40

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1190481408

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: Olympia5776 on 16 January 2008, 21:41:53

'00 2.0 cd estate . 16" alloys with 225 x 55 x 16 tyres. Both front centre to arch 15.25 inch.
After changing new rear shocks yesterday I believe I need new fronts as well so this dimension is of interest to me too.
HTH's
Don

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: Olympia5776 on 16 January 2008, 21:48:30

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Not self leveling a fasr as i'm aware.  That was an elite thing wasn't it?.

Rear ride heights on an unladen estate also welcome then.

16.5 inches both sides .

Don

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: fatwomble on 16 January 2008, 22:50:55

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Could one or two of you possibly measure the front ride height of your Omegas for me please?  Best done through center line of wheel to the wheel arch vertically.
I think either mine has sunk a bit, or the springs are weak (unlikely it's been lowered) as I keep scraping the front air dam on the downside of speed bumps, and it just in general looks a bit "nose down"
Thanks.

So what did yours measure at?

I will check mine as your comments reflect my thoughts about my car.

Title: Re: Front ride height?
Post by: The Barge Captain on 18 January 2008, 11:39:50

Fronts:-
Road to arch lip 670mm,  wheel center to arch lip 360mm

Rears:-
road to arch lip 700mm,  wheel center to arch lip 390mm