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[05omegav6]

Nothing to report which is good

Earlier suggestions of skittishness have been proven unfounded with the refurbed wheels and brand new tyres all of the same make the rear end is quite simply connected to the rest of the car

I still need to sort the rear shock top mounts, but no issues so far



See also: What have I done to my car today...

[Pedders Suspension]

This is very interesting and we're looking further into this cross reference of parts.

We also offer an addition shim to firm up the sub-frame mounting further for those of your wanting pin-point precision handling characteristics.

http://www.pedders.co.uk/pedders-urethane-various-bush-kit-ep1145_p4533567.htm

Following on from this thread about "Camber for lower, stiffer cars"...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=85360.0

On the Monaro, as you lower the rear suspension (which we do a lot with coil over kits etc), you come up against the inner rear suspension arm bush fighting against the toe-control link arm. The toe-control link arm stops the rear suspension arm from gaining lots of camber but at the same time, it puts the bush under a lot of stress.

We now manufacture an offset wishbone bush in rubber for the exact issue of lowering and retaining a sensible amount of camber and toe.

http://www.pedders.co.uk/pedders-rubber-bushpkt2-kit-5803_p4500559.htm

This is all very new stuff so please bear with us while we update the website with new images, sections for the Omega etc.

We have an Omega as one of our fleet cars so will be pulling it in shortly to fit some Pedders Bushes to and try out.

Thanks all for having the courage to go for this. This will hopefully open up more gains for both us and you.

Mike

[twiglet]

Great to have you on the forum Mike.

I suspect very much that you will have a long list of Omega owners being added to you customer list in the coming months. 

[Lazydocker]

Like the sound of that Mike... Welcome along. I'll be in touch fairly soon

[TheBoy]

Would that be Great Horwood near Winslow? Oh I do hope so

[YZ250]

Would that be Great Horwood near Winslow? Oh I do hope so

Yep. 

[TheBoy]

Would that be Great Horwood near Winslow? Oh I do hope so

Yep. 

Working in Bletchley has its advantages...  ...I pass nearby most days

[Lazydocker]

Would that be Great Horwood near Winslow? Oh I do hope so

Yep. 

Working in Bletchley has its advantages...  ...I pass nearby most days

Really? <makes a mental note>

[feeutfo]

well, of you trot. Once your happy, would you pop in and get me a set too?

and thanks for posting Mike, didnt know there was a uk office. 

[05omegav6]

Just to confirm, the set in the link, EP1145, are what I've fitted to mine

If your bushes have done a few miles then you'll notice the improvement instantly .

Given the extensive selection of bushes that Pedders offer, the front lower arm and roll bar bushes would be worth visiting as an alternative to the Powerflex ones

[05omegav6]

Have you ordered yourself some yet Chris? If not, why not

[feeutfo]

Because... I've been looking at Carlton top pads. ...although going by the Opel site it's not a top pad at all on the Carlton (omega a) afaict, but some odd 4 prong screw in device...?

My thinking being if the top pad was the same thickness as the Monaro top pad, would the Calton bush and top pad work? Doesn't look viable. But I have more digging to do tbh.

[05omegav6]

The Omega (and Monaro) top pad is about 1mm thick That Calton mounting must be fairly deep to offset the bush depth example below...

Omega/Monaro stock:   Top Pad.                                        Poly:    Top Pad.
                                            Subframe.                                                  Top Pad.
                                            Bush.                                                          Subframe.
                                            Bush.                                                          Bush.
                                            Bush.                                                          Bush.
                                            Bush.                                                          Bush.

The same ingredients, taking up the same space, just arranged differently

Don't suppose that the Carlton top pad assembly would be that easy to retro fit to the Omega if it needs bolting up separately

[feeutfo]

Assembly between the subframe and chassis appears to be completely different. Non starter by the looks.

[05omegav6]

At least now you can stop pondering that and worry about more important things.... like just how much of the chassis leg can you cut away