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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Chopsdad on 05 March 2009, 20:37:14
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Last year local garage fitted 2 rear springs after the tails snapped and were picked up at MOT time.
Trouble is they are crap. The car sits 20mm low at the back and 20mm high at the front which has led to tyre issues recently.
So, the cheapo's he fitted are gonna have to go - but other than Vx at £200+ what/who would you recommend?
(2003, 2.2 saloon, standard suspension)
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Mark has just bought a pair - KYB for £26 each iirc.
Not sure where from though.
Ahhhhh thats why your back on the lakes meet, want us to fit em :y
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www.buypartsby.co.uk KYB stockists :y
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I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQitemZ220266301718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item220266301718&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer :-/
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I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQitemZ220266301718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item220266301718&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer :-/
Beware of euro car parts, they have the most veriable set of prices I have found and a rarely are the best value.
I rate the KYB springs (just paid 26+vat each for some) and the Lesjofers are good to
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I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQitemZ220266301718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item220266301718&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer :-/
If they are the actual springs then they are not good, they have a constant thickness of spring coil which is likely to make the bum end harder and higher....the correct type have a thinning cross section spring material towards the ends to give variable rate
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my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer :-/
Hope theirr springs are better than their exhausts!
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I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQitemZ220266301718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item220266301718&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer :-/
If they are the actual springs then they are not good, they have a constant thickness of spring coil which is likely to make the bum end harder and higher....the correct type have a thinning cross section spring material towards the ends to give variable rate
According to Tony a WIM my current coils have the wrong compression ratio causing the car to sit too low. In turn this has led to too much heat in the rear tyres causing them to over inflate and wear out the middles. The short term solution was to increase the pressure to reduce the footprint, but with the already low rear suspension the effect is a very non armchair like feel to the old girl.
I'd like to fit some that are tried and tested and KYB via buypartsby seems like a good way to go.
The rear creaks badly now at rest - rear sub frame bushes?
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pretty certain the mv6 has kyb at back that MDTM sourced from somewhere (and he fitted them), seem to remember around £60 the pair, but probably 2yrs ago now
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pretty certain the mv6 has kyb at back that MDTM sourced from somewhere (and he fitted them), seem to remember around £60 the pair, but probably 2yrs ago now
They were 80 quid the pair and yes, KYB's
As for rear end noises, a suirt of penetrating fluid around the rubber bushes etc is recommended.
Also, did this start when the shocks were changed?
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pretty certain the mv6 has kyb at back that MDTM sourced from somewhere (and he fitted them), seem to remember around £60 the pair, but probably 2yrs ago now
They were 80 quid the pair and yes, KYB's
As for rear end noises, a suirt of penetrating fluid around the rubber bushes etc is recommended.
Also, did this start when the shocks were changed?
Mmmm not 100% sure when it started, but it's got worse since the springs and shocks were changed. With a boot full with 60kg of holiday kit and a car full of family recently it would groan when getting in and out of the car. Now it's empty it creaks more often and is apparent over speed humps and under breaking in reverse at low speeds.
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Lesjofers... i can recommed these .... fitted to mine 3 months ago :y
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Mine has a very annoying creak/groan from the back end somewhere, it got 2 new Monroe shocks on it on Wednesday and the car now sits better and there isn't a knock/bang when going over a pot hole anymore but this groan is still there and it is beginning to get on my tits,i have sprayed a fair amount of WD on it last week but that didn't help,it sounds like a bush to me but i dont know anymore....even began thinking it was a driveshaft making the noise, im pretty convinced its coming from the driver's side, anyone got any idea's?
Starting to annoy me :)
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There was something in the TIS about odd noises from the rear .. I'm trying to find it .. I'll post up when I do ...
Found it ... scan of the page .. had to do 2 to get it to fit ... no idea if it helps or hinders ... :(
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There was something in the TIS about odd noises from the rear .. I'm trying to find it .. I'll post up when I do ...
Yeh, have to lift up the rear seat and lever a metal plate up a little IIRC.
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mine had a creak. Esp over slopes or stear drive ways, or where one wheel was higher than the others, like mounting or dropping one a curb.
Then it failed the mot for rear donut bushes. Changed the bushes, no more creak. Only from drivers side iirc.
The bendy seat thing sounds cheaper and easier. Maybe try that first... what ever the plate is?
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Not sure the description fits my noise but worth a shot....
So is this located under the seat cusion?
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I think you said this when i mentioned it before Chris,did you put Senny donuts on it....?
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Not sure the description fits my noise but worth a shot....
So is this located under the seat cusion?
As my scan says .. "remove rear seat ..."
:)
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Actually i meant the seat part or the backrest part
As in...... is it under the ar$e part or will i need to unbolt the backrest parts
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Under the arse, just pull the two tags at the seat base and it lifts up.
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Ta :y
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I think you said this when i mentioned it before Chris,did you put Senny donuts on it....?
I did...
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Better?
Where did you get the Senny ones? and how much? :y