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Well well result!
« on: 10 January 2011, 15:46:17 »

Still trying to work this one out,
camber tracking etc etc were all spot on when we left uk its since been back a few times and also checked then but all the time i have had a slight but annoying pull to the right, never could get to the bottom of it,
However today I was just pottering on the motor checking it for faults and worn things etc etc, and just happened to notice the drivers side looked lower than the passenger side (tyre to arch lip gap) so out come the tape measure and sure enough it was an inch lower than the passenger side, so as i had spare struts and springs in the shed i changed them, low and behold the car now sits level and is indeed an inch higher than before on the drivers side,its exactly the same as the passenger side now,
on test driving it after fitting it all I was amazed the pull to the right has gone!! :y it now tracks dead straight and true, can only think the weaker spring on the original strut was affecting the camber or caster on the drivers side? should add took loads of measurements to ensure i got the settings exactly the same as they were before i changed it, its certainly a nice result for me but interested in anyones comments on the shall we say worn spring? or maybe its a trait of older cars that the long term effects of just a driver in the car does wear the spring down? 

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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #1 on: 10 January 2011, 15:54:09 »

good news  well spotted :y
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #2 on: 10 January 2011, 16:21:04 »

IIRC O/S spring should be longer than N/S, maybe wrong spring fitted on original strut
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #3 on: 10 January 2011, 17:01:40 »

Whatever it was 'Toy - the end result was a result. 8-) :y  ;D
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #4 on: 10 January 2011, 17:13:41 »

any car that does not go straight make me mad, and I end up with full geometry/mechanics.. you can guess how much I spend for that :-/
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #5 on: 10 January 2011, 17:18:13 »

was the sagged spring on your, er - the driver's side ?  :D
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #6 on: 10 January 2011, 17:58:47 »

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was the sagged spring on your, er - the driver's side ?  :D


lol know what your trying to say!!!!  ::)

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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #7 on: 10 January 2011, 18:04:57 »

I've had similar on the MV6.

Yes, 2woody, it was the drivers side...
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #8 on: 10 January 2011, 18:22:59 »

Fat boy fat? ;D
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #9 on: 10 January 2011, 18:53:53 »

maybe the drivers side springs should be police spec for the 'larger' Omega driver  ::)  ;D

Seriously though good spot G  :y
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #10 on: 10 January 2011, 20:06:36 »

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IIRC O/S spring should be longer than N/S, maybe wrong spring fitted on original strut


Blimey, never heard of that!

Mr Toy. I guess you must have been in England to be able to take measurements that accurately! I have yet to find any level ground here.
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #11 on: 10 January 2011, 21:40:37 »

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Blimey, never heard of that!

Mr Toy. I guess you must have been in England to be able to take measurements that accurately! I have yet to find any level ground here.

lol nope simply marked( where the wheels were on the road front and back,(,read made four rectangles out of wood which were custom fitted round the wheels then nailed to the road)  ::)did the job tested it then parked it back in the exact same space so the readings should have been the same if nothing was disturbed, seems to have worked a treat!

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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #12 on: 10 January 2011, 22:47:57 »

Fitted a few front springs now, never noticed different lengths, don't think this applies to the omega tbh. Wim have no allowance in their ride hight settings for a higher drivers front corner with no driver in the car.

Empty car should have the same ride hight all round, going by their set up procedure for measuring ride hight on the omega!

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Re: Well well result!
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Re: Well well result!
« Reply #14 on: 10 January 2011, 23:12:17 »

I have some new unused irmscher springs in the garage, I'll have a measure later.
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