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Title: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: elite col on 30 May 2010, 19:06:13
help,my car looks like its been jacked up,

please see here

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1275240892
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: RobG on 30 May 2010, 20:05:57
Looks like estate shocks. Rear blind probs. Push the switch and get someone to "help" the blind up. Glovebox handle, guide in maintenance
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: elite col on 30 May 2010, 20:16:42
i can take more pics,what makes you say estate shocks?

wouldnt it be the springs that control the height if the self leveling doesnt work/disconnected?

sorry but dont know a terrible amount about vauxhalls,newish ones anyway
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: Boditza on 30 May 2010, 20:24:34
those shocks don't look like height adjustable to me.. they probably are estate shocks and without height adjust. try to see if they have a hose inserted into them.
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: Andy H on 30 May 2010, 20:27:54
The self leveling suspension uses a level sensor on the offside rear suspension arm.

First thing to do is read the maintenance giude How to Test Raise / Lower self levelling suspension (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1250308202)
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: elite col on 30 May 2010, 21:11:24
think they are standard shocks,no hose etc

what should i do?

springs or shocks?

(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f388/colinh539/012-10.jpg)
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(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f388/colinh539/014-9.jpg)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f388/colinh539/015-10.jpg)
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: JesterRT on 30 May 2010, 21:15:14
I suspect some cross-terminology.

Shocks/Springs - same things

Dampers - what you may be referring to as 'shocks'.
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: elite col on 30 May 2010, 21:50:47
shocks as in dampers yes
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: feeutfo on 30 May 2010, 22:00:25
i.d.'ing gm sprins is difficult, they are colour coded rather than going by part number. Those shocks are wrong.
So given the above you need to decide what direction you want to go with your suspension. If you want to keep self leveling fit self level ahocks from vx at 150 a pair on trade club and then see what the ride hight does. If still too high fit self levelling springs but from kyb via buy parts buy, part number is shown on the spring pictured in the guide for 80 odd a pair.

If you want better handelling and slightly lower ride hight fit mv6 lowered sports chassis shocks and springs. Trade card is a must for vx springs.

Worth checking the pump still works, check the fuse is present and play with the arm on the sensor and see if it pumps air out if the pipes. If its not working i guess thats decission made, but beware mv6 suspension wont take the load self levelling will. hth.

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Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: robson on 30 May 2010, 23:18:52
I have the opposite to this my back end is low the top of the tyre is about level with the wheel arch is this a spring or a damper problem I am thinking about fitting air shocks but will this lift the back end if it is a spring problem.
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: feeutfo on 31 May 2010, 00:10:52
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I have the opposite to this my back end is low the top of the tyre is about level with the wheel arch is this a spring or a damper problem I am thinking about fitting air shocks but will this lift the back end if it is a spring problem.

first thing to check is for broken springs, and see whats fitted, cheapo parts may be a give away.

Difficult to say if its a shock or spring issue as the shocks i've seen also support the ride hight.
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: lee4206 on 31 May 2010, 12:15:37
Unless the shocks are hight ajustable   its the springs that set the ride hight so i would say that the wrong springs have been fitted.
lee
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: kcl on 31 May 2010, 12:58:41
IIRC estate shocks are the shorter ones? So, OP has wrong springs installed... and the springs that long are not for any model of Omega...
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: jay69 on 31 May 2010, 20:40:22
(http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss128/occ666/310520101746.jpg)
this how mine sits abit lower than standard  ;D
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: robson on 31 May 2010, 22:05:54
Jay69 Looks a bit like mine what is the height floor to wheel arch and what size wheels. Looking around there seems to be a lot of variation in rear ride height on Omegas. Can anybody else give me a height floor to wheel arch and is there a spec.  for this.
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: elite col on 01 June 2010, 19:44:40
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Unless the shocks are hight ajustable   its the springs that set the ride hight so i would say that the wrong springs have been fitted.
lee


thats what i was thinking,thanks
Title: Re: pics of my elite suspension
Post by: elite col on 01 June 2010, 19:55:07
eurocarparts have a few listings for saloon 3.0l springs

one says heavy duty non self leveling?

could this be mv6?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Omega_3.0_2000/p/Car-Parts/Suspension-and-Steering/Suspension/Springs/?627721720&1&5672578ebfebb8b4fa702433ea3d65060f60e1fa&COIS