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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 01 September 2014, 17:41:05
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Quick question for you lot :)
Its looking like i'll end up replacing the rear springs on my shed car :(
Sadly, i'm skint as usual so unless Vauxhall are going to sell me some OEM ones at a very big discount, it looks like i'll end up going down the aftermarket route.
Right, its fitted with the standard mv6 springs at the moment which are okay most of the time but I do tend to carry quite a lot of weight in there sometimes plus with the added weight of the LPG tank over the rear axel / dragging the burger van around, it can get too soft for my taste.
Does anybody out there in OOF land know of a spring which would give me around the same ride height unladed but also be a little bit more support when its loaded up ?
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'dangle berries' :-[
Can this be moved to General Help please :-[
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Sounds to me like it needs air shocks or spring assisters, not that I'd recommend the latter but solutions seem limited. I'd say mv6 springs, while slightly lower, are prety firm already tbh.
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Sounds to me like it needs air shocks or spring assisters, not that I'd recommend the latter but solutions seem limited. I'd say mv6 springs, while slightly lower, are prety firm already tbh.
That might not be a bad idea Chris :)
Iirc, Cliffo B was toying with the idea of manually pressurising a pair a while back :-\
Did he ever get anywhere with it ?
Still probably need some springs though ;D
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Thinking out loud now TG, my Late 3.2 Plod Estate has Self Leveling as well as the usual Plod hardened Suspension set up, must admit Ive had shite loads of heavy stuff in the back and its never battered an eyelid.
So thinking your probably not going to get your hands on some Plod Estate bits short term but what if you went down the SL bit but retained the original MV6 set up, not sure if doable, seem to remember way back someone on here did something similar.
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Quick question for you lot :)
Its looking like i'll end up replacing the rear springs on my shed car :(
Sadly, i'm skint as usual so unless Vauxhall are going to sell me some OEM ones at a very big discount, it looks like i'll end up going down the aftermarket route.
Right, its fitted with the standard mv6 springs at the moment which are okay most of the time but I do tend to carry quite a lot of weight in there sometimes plus with the added weight of the LPG tank over the rear axel / dragging the burger van around, it can get too soft for my taste.
Does anybody out there in OOF land know of a spring which would give me around the same ride height unladed but also be a little bit more support when its loaded up ?
Sounds to me like it needs air shocks or spring assisters, not that I'd recommend the latter but solutions seem limited. I'd say mv6 springs, while slightly lower, are prety firm already tbh.
That might not be a bad idea Chris :)
Iirc, Cliffo B was toying with the idea of manually pressurising a pair a while back :-\
Did he ever get anywhere with it ?
Still probably need some springs though ;D
Why?
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Quick question for you lot :)
Its looking like i'll end up replacing the rear springs on my shed car :(
Sadly, i'm skint as usual so unless Vauxhall are going to sell me some OEM ones at a very big discount, it looks like i'll end up going down the aftermarket route.
Right, its fitted with the standard mv6 springs at the moment which are okay most of the time but I do tend to carry quite a lot of weight in there sometimes plus with the added weight of the LPG tank over the rear axel / dragging the burger van around, it can get too soft for my taste.
Does anybody out there in OOF land know of a spring which would give me around the same ride height unladed but also be a little bit more support when its loaded up ?
Sounds to me like it needs air shocks or spring assisters, not that I'd recommend the latter but solutions seem limited. I'd say mv6 springs, while slightly lower, are prety firm already tbh.
That might not be a bad idea Chris :)
Iirc, Cliffo B was toying with the idea of manually pressurising a pair a while back :-\
Did he ever get anywhere with it ?
Still probably need some springs though ;D
Why?
Not checked yet due to no time / pishing down BUT I heard a clunk when I went over a speed bump a couple of day ago. Now, i'm getting a nice clunk (off side rear) when ever I load up the drivers side in a corner.
Got a feeling, one of the pigtails has gone walkabout :-\
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Thinking out loud now TG, my Late 3.2 Plod Estate has Self Leveling as well as the usual Plod hardened Suspension set up, must admit Ive had shite loads of heavy stuff in the back and its never battered an eyelid.
So thinking your probably not going to get your hands on some Plod Estate bits short term but what if you went down the SL bit but retained the original MV6 set up, not sure if doable, seem to remember way back someone on here did something similar.
What springs are on the front of that car Chris ?
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Thinking out loud now TG, my Late 3.2 Plod Estate has Self Leveling as well as the usual Plod hardened Suspension set up, must admit Ive had shite loads of heavy stuff in the back and its never battered an eyelid.
So thinking your probably not going to get your hands on some Plod Estate bits short term but what if you went down the SL bit but retained the original MV6 set up, not sure if doable, seem to remember way back someone on here did something similar.
What springs are on the front of that car Chris ?
No idea mate, but guessing the usual Police Spec on the Fronts (same as Plod Saloons).
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Thinking out loud now TG, my Late 3.2 Plod Estate has Self Leveling as well as the usual Plod hardened Suspension set up, must admit Ive had shite loads of heavy stuff in the back and its never battered an eyelid.
So thinking your probably not going to get your hands on some Plod Estate bits short term but what if you went down the SL bit but retained the original MV6 set up, not sure if doable, seem to remember way back someone on here did something similar.
Seconded :y
Wonder if Biggriffins still has its rear suspension attached :-\
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Doesn't nitro have some plod rears going spare?
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=125832.0
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=125832.0
Saloon :'(
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=125832.0
Saloon :'(
Bah...
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Right, I figure, or more accurately hope and friggin pray ;D that with the extra weight of the lpg tank / tow bar and all the crap I tend to carry in the back, a nice pair of standard length heavy but duty springs should sit okay along side the MV6 fronts so i've just ordered a pair @ 96 quid from the local factors.
Thanks for the comments lads :)
The car only failed on one knackered spring and went straight through last year so well chuffed at that :y :y
Springs should be here Monday sometime so when the jobs done and if it looks okay ;D i'll sort some pickys out and keep the part numbers in case anybody gets the same problem :)
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Popped a set of heavy duty springs in for the MOT yesterday.
Car now sits about 15mm higher at the back but that's with no petrol, about 10 litres of lpg and a empty boot so i'll see how it looks once i've had some weight in there and the springs have settled :y
Must say, the car changes direction and feels much more stable in corners then before so the old ones must have been well and truly shagged :D
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Wonder if Biggriffins still has its rear suspension attached :-\
All springs been sold. :-[
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Shame that, I was after a pair of front MV6 springs (as spares) if the price is right ;)