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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: azza_126 on 22 October 2011, 23:41:48

Title: springs
Post by: azza_126 on 22 October 2011, 23:41:48

the car i have just bought is an ex police car and it had failed the mot on several things and one of them was a broken rer coil spring i managed to get a pair of rear springs (second hand) but there alot longer than the springs that come of the car i believe they must be uprated as its an ex police car does any one where to get the police springs from? or will i just need to buy an uprated set?

Title: Re: springs
Post by: tunnie on 23 October 2011, 00:27:09

ex-police ones are heavy duty to cope with extra weight.

What year is your car?

Title: Re: springs
Post by: dad1uk on 23 October 2011, 00:28:23

If they are longer, are you sure you haven't got a set off an estate car?

Title: Re: springs
Post by: Big_Al on 23 October 2011, 15:35:37

Any ident codes on either set of springs?   :-\ :-\

  VX springs are usually marked in white with a 2 letter code .   LA      or LU     for example

Title: Re: springs
Post by: azza_126 on 23 October 2011, 15:50:38

there standard 3lv6 elite not estate springs that came of my dads old omega (he lowered it and for some reason kept the standerd springs) and my car is a 3lv6 elite just ex police

Title: Re: springs
Post by: tunnie on 23 October 2011, 15:52:47

the springs fitted from the Elite your dad had, are they self levelling?

Title: Re: springs
Post by: azza_126 on 23 October 2011, 15:57:34

i believe his was yes

Title: Re: springs
Post by: tunnie on 23 October 2011, 16:07:13

they are softer than standard allowing for more movement.

Personally, I would just stick standard non SL ones in, they don't need up be uprated ones.

Title: Re: springs
Post by: azza_126 on 23 October 2011, 18:13:10

I'm going to fit his uprated springs but for the mot I'm going just keep stanard ones as its quicker to get it back on the road