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[TheBoy]

For ages I've been moaning about a really horrid, not entirely predictable, understeer on my MV6.

Well, with the assistance of Marks DTM (not to mention some spanner twiddling from Tonygnome) at Newent, I have some new front springs, shocks, and regrease strut bearings.  This along with facelift wheels and some new SP9000s about a month ago has made the car handle as I believe it should.

Final tweaks done by WIM yesterday.


It is so nice to be able to cruise at motorway speeds without vibration (prefacelift MV6 wheels are so soft they deform too easily), and to be able to put in in a corner with the confidence to know what it will do.


Thanks to all that have helped and advised in this long standing problem

[Jimbob]

Glad your happy.


back wants some work now....very bouncy with 4 big blokes in it 

[feeutfo]

Satisfying when these things finally get sorted. :-)

out of interest do you have same springs at the back? Complete set?

My back also needs work. Esp since de compressing those springs. Havent walked strait since sunday morning. didnt make the golf :-(

[tmx]

yes Prefacelift wheels do look really nice but bend very easily

By the way did the Omega 2.5TD have a BMW Gearbox? i want to attempt a fluid change on the BM but its a "Sealed for life unit!" its never had a fluid change and now the cars on 90k mite have to pay Dick Lovett to do it ££££

[Auto Addict]

From what I remember of the test drive, the handling was excellent, driver was usless

[TheBoy]

yes Prefacelift wheels do look really nice but bend very easily

By the way did the Omega 2.5TD have a BMW Gearbox? i want to attempt a fluid change on the BM but its a "Sealed for life unit!" its never had a fluid change and now the cars on 90k mite have to pay Dick Lovett to do it ££££

No, Omega 2.5TD has GM AR25 gearbox

[TheBoy]

Glad your happy.


back wants some work now....very bouncy with 4 big blokes in it 

Yes, accelerating hard off roundabouts etc, the back is squatting down a bit much imho

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

For ages I've been moaning about a really horrid, not entirely predictable, understeer on my MV6.

Well, with the assistance of Marks DTM (not to mention some spanner twiddling from Tonygnome) at Newent, I have some new front springs, shocks, and regrease strut bearings.  This along with facelift wheels and some new SP9000s about a month ago has made the car handle as I believe it should.

Final tweaks done by WIM yesterday.


It is so nice to be able to cruise at motorway speeds without vibration (prefacelift MV6 wheels are so soft they deform too easily), and to be able to put in in a corner with the confidence to know what it will do.


Thanks to all that have helped and advised in this long standing problem

[/highlight]

Hang on a sec, I thought you were doing the helping? :-?

Anyway good to hear it's sorted. 

[TheBoy]

For ages I've been moaning about a really horrid, not entirely predictable, understeer on my MV6.

Well, with the assistance of Marks DTM (not to mention some spanner twiddling from Tonygnome) at Newent, I have some new front springs, shocks, and regrease strut bearings.  This along with facelift wheels and some new SP9000s about a month ago has made the car handle as I believe it should.

Final tweaks done by WIM yesterday.


It is so nice to be able to cruise at motorway speeds without vibration (prefacelift MV6 wheels are so soft they deform too easily), and to be able to put in in a corner with the confidence to know what it will do.


Thanks to all that have helped and advised in this long standing problem

[/highlight]

Hang on a sec, I thought you were doing the helping? :-?

Anyway good to hear it's sorted. 

Advice has been sought from a few, and I collared a couple of mugs helpful chaps to assist with physical side on Saturday