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Wanted!! lowering shocks and springs

Started by Omega 404, 16 May 2013, 21:38:26

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Omega 404

Have 2.6 and am looking to lower it a good bit.

barclay03

Depending how low you want to go, might want to look at coilovers  :y

Omega 404

Na already looked, they're mad expensive even for low spec coils!

Omega 404

Was thinking 40 to 50mm springs on lowered shocks. :) or even if anybody has a set of coilovers at a decent price.

Tiefer

What about these?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/KAW-PlusKit-SPORTFAHRWERK-Opel-Omega-B-Lim-B-50-35-2060-3050-2-/370757688238?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item5652e15bae

There are also lower springs for the front, same as above but 65/35. You can also get only the springs and fit them with better quality shocks.

Marks DTM Calib

Around 30mm is the general advice for handling, beyond this and its looks alone with potentialy worse handling (think about suspension geo and it will become clear why)  :y

Bilstein B4's with irmscher springs was the general advice but the springs are getting hard to get, I seem to recall that Eibachs have been used by some.

pauls

Quote from: Marks Hornby 'OO' on 17 May 2013, 12:07:09
Around 30mm is the general advice for handling, beyond this and its looks alone with potentialy worse handling (think about suspension geo and it will become clear why)  :y

Bilstein B4's with irmscher springs was the general advice but the springs are getting hard to get, I seem to recall that Eibachs have been used by some.

I have B4 and eibachs on my estate 30mm drop which i belive is low enough.
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TheBoy

Quote from: Marks Hornby 'OO' on 17 May 2013, 12:07:09
Around 30mm is the general advice for handling, beyond this and its looks alone with potentialy worse handling (think about suspension geo and it will become clear why)  :y

Bilstein B4's with irmscher springs was the general advice but the springs are getting hard to get, I seem to recall that Eibachs have been used by some.
Indeed, 30mm is about the max for UK roads. In fact, I'd say thats too low for the rear, though I do have a rather great big LPG tank over my rear axle.

I am always catching the front bumber, rear bumper, exhausts, cats and diff on speed bumps, bridges, kerbs etc.  Then with the current state of the roads around here, bumps, potholes etc.

On the way to the Wycombe meet, I got bored with the traffic, and went around the lanes...  ...mistake, at one point I was doing less than walking pace for several hundred yards, scraping the bottom of the car, where the road had failed.
Grumpy old man

Omega 404

Anybody got any pics, jus to give me an idea. It's ma first omega, had couple of 1.9 Toledo's,  a 2.2 mk4 astra,  a 2.2 cdx Vectra an a VTS saxo before this and always had them stupid low on coils cause to me it looks awesome but the omega already sit' low jus wanted it to sit nice, also wanted to space the back wheels slightly cause the tyres sit so deep in the back arch.  :P

TheBoy

Plenty of pics in the meetings section - Wycombe meet pics 1/2/3 :y

See one you like, we can let you know it's setup :y


Only slammed Omegas I've seen have, TBH, been unusable as day to day transport.
Grumpy old man

Omega 404

Couldn't see any at Wycombe but Tiefer's omega is real tidy.

http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Tiefer60/media/1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4

Problem is the link is in a different language, I can't read it! lol


Varche

Quote from: Omega 404 on 18 May 2013, 10:52:15
Couldn't see any at Wycombe but Tiefer's omega is real tidy.

http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Tiefer60/media/1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4

Problem is the link is in a different language, I can't read it! lol

Google translate is your friend. (e.g. google.co.uk then select more, translate) . Just cut and paste the language and it translates(after a fashion). If you had specific questions, if you asked them in English chances are they would have someone to answer you in English. I have never yet met a German who didn't speak fair English.
The biggest joke on mankind is that computers have started asking humans to prove that they aren't a robot.

Omega 404

Yeah I'll try Google. I've asked him, he hasn't replied, Why I was asking you guys.

TheBoy

Front (assuming standard diameter tyres) looks to be about 30mm. The rear, I'd guess about 20-25mm  :-\
Grumpy old man

TheBoy

Though might be 30 at rear, but with nothing in boot.

I have to remember I have an LPG tank over back axle.
Grumpy old man