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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tomg on 27 May 2009, 22:26:26

Title: Lowering car with air suspension
Post by: tomg on 27 May 2009, 22:26:26

Im about to order up a set of 40mm lowering springs for the Elite, does anyone know if I can keep the orignal air suspension shocks or do i have to replacement them was gas shocks. 

I would pref to keep the air suspension. :y

Title: Re: Lowering car with air suspension
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 May 2009, 22:39:17

I think you can tweak the sensor brackets

Title: Re: Lowering car with air suspension
Post by: feeutfo on 28 May 2009, 09:14:17

never tried to alter it myself
But have seen brackets and or the wire connecting arm for the self levelling altered on here.
However self level and the hid motors on the lights all work in conjunction via the ecu. So i wonder if tech 2 has an option for the hight it sets to. Or is it just a case of altering the bracket and adjusting the lights? Just a thought.

Title: Re: Lowering car with air suspension
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 May 2009, 09:22:58

The self-levelling and headlight levellers are separate systems so the headlights won't mind what happens to the back end and should continue to adjust the beam correctly.

There is a calibration procedure in Tech 2 for the self levelling. Never experimented with it but perhaps it offers a degree of adjustment? Tweaking the sensor bracket is another possibility although I suspect the shocks would offer less damping when lowered.

Personally, I would only lower if the damping could be increased to prevent it bottoming out. Elite suspension isn't that firm as standard.

Fitting lowered springs alone would put a lot of strain on the levelling system and should be avoided IMHO.

Best option if you particularly want to retain the self levelling is probably to tweak the sensor braket to give the correct ride height for the new springs.

Kevin

Title: Re: Lowering car with air suspension
Post by: Ironingboard on 28 May 2009, 09:42:21

Can you not use firmer springs instead of lowering it? Think I remember reading that patrol cars weren’t lowered but had firmer springs, hence better road holding. At least then you can keep the air suspension but have better handling on the road. IMHO think the Omegas low as it is in standard form.

Title: Re: Lowering car with air suspension
Post by: miniator on 28 May 2009, 12:19:17

they definitely had firmer shocks as my elite has them fitted...with the selft leveling removed.

headlights still auto adjust but the beam will need to be set again. my beam adjusted ok but was very low