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[david2310]

can anybody tell me why omega's have 2 different springs on the front end and which side has the shortest

[hotel21]

can anybody tell me why omega's have 2 different springs on the front end and which side has the shortest

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Springs are the same length either side, front to rear.  In other words, axle pairs.  No one side is longer/shorter than the other.

[david2310]

i have a w reg 2000 plate and when i phoned vauxhall and euro parts both told me that there are 2 different springs there handed but the only difference i can see is that 1 is shorter than the other

[hotel21]

Not 100% on the handed bit, but both should be the same free length and spring rate.

[david2310]

ok now im really confused

[Bent valve]

i have a w reg 2000 plate and when i phoned vauxhall and euro parts both told me that there are 2 different springs there handed but the only difference i can see is that 1 is shorter than the other

There will be at least 2 different spring types depending on model, but not 2 diffent types on the same car..

[feeutfo]

springs are the same on both sides of the same axle. Its why buying in axle pairs is so important.

Front and rear axles are a differant design though.

Somebody on a winde up somewhere along the line i rekon?

[feeutfo]

if you have differant length springs on the same axle then one has broken off at the end. Tis common sadly.

[2woody]

it is actually quite common to have different free length springs across an end of a car - it helps to even out the weight if one corner has a greater weight than the other. In race-car land it's called "cornerweighting", usually achieved by adjusting up or down the spring platform on the damper.

I have very occasionally seen different spring rates across cars as well, for the same reason.

I didn't think Omega B had either of these, tho