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« 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?
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Re: springs
« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2011, 00:27:09 »
ex-police ones are heavy duty to cope with extra weight.

What year is your car?
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Re: springs
« Reply #2 on: 23 October 2011, 00:28:23 »
If they are longer, are you sure you haven't got a set off an estate car?
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Re: springs
« Reply #3 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
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Re: springs
« Reply #4 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
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Re: springs
« Reply #5 on: 23 October 2011, 15:52:47 »
the springs fitted from the Elite your dad had, are they self levelling?
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Re: springs
« Reply #6 on: 23 October 2011, 15:57:34 »
i believe his was yes
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Re: springs
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: springs
« Reply #8 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
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