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feeutfo

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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #30 on: 30 August 2011, 09:39:01 »

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Anyone got any info on the rates and ride heights for the various different spring types ?
Standard/MV6/Elite.
Seen a fair amount of discussion on here about such things, but dont think Ive ever seen the relevant data.
Elite ride height wont just be governed by the springs, but the others will and all 3 must have a rating figure in pounds ? :-/
I assume MV6 is lower and stiffer than standard and Elite is softer than standard ? :-/
I sometimes see uprated springs advertised, but uprated from what to what ?
Tia. :y
Anyone able to answer the pertinent questions that Albs has posed :-?


Can't think where that info would be available from . .  it never surfaced several months ago when I was trying to get to the bottom of exactly what LA springs were. But must be available from somewhere :-/ :-/ :-/   
 Aplogies again to Albs regarding this thread going a bit off track, but this rear end subject is a bit of a minefield IMO
It's not just the rears, LA are fitted all round, the front sits too high as well. By over an inch!

2woody shocks support the springs and have an affect, it's why lifting a lowered car by hand by the wheel arch to get a jack under is comparatively easy. If it had no springs that would be impossible.

I am sure if that shock was placed under a sprung car, like bottle jack, it would lift the chassis a small amount, and if placed under a car with no springs it wouldn't. Therefor the spring and shock combination is important.
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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #31 on: 30 August 2011, 10:25:02 »

shock pre-load spring = about 2% of roadspring rate
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albitz

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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #32 on: 30 August 2011, 10:33:55 »

Juist done a bit of measuring.The elite with LA springs on the rear is 695mm from floor to wheelarch. My car (with broken spring) is 710mm n/s,and 655mm o/s. ::) ;D
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feeutfo

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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #33 on: 30 August 2011, 10:56:01 »

Some pics in here show an LA sprung car, guess which one. (no cheating by those that know my car  ;D )

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1295018111/120
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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #34 on: 30 August 2011, 14:25:14 »

I hadn't realised how much of a difference the LA springs make :o :o

I won't give it away but I could spot it even if I hadn't known it was your car ;) ;)
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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #35 on: 30 August 2011, 14:41:06 »

RobG,s elite breaker also had LA springs fitted. It would seem that at least some elites came out of the factory with them fitted for whatever reason. :-/
Perhaps they found a container full of them and wanted to use them up. ;D
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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #36 on: 30 August 2011, 16:01:00 »

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Some pics in here show an LA sprung car, guess which one. (no cheating by those that know my car  ;D )

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1295018111/120

It's this one, isn't it?



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05omegav6

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Re: Rear spring rates/heights.
« Reply #37 on: 31 August 2011, 00:32:11 »

Would plod spec springs help Albs to achieve his aim?
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