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Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
05. Mar 2009 at 20:37

Last year local garage fitted 2 rear springs after the tails snapped and were picked up at MOT time.

Trouble is they are crap. The car sits 20mm low at the back and 20mm high at the front which has led to tyre issues recently.

So, the cheapo's he fitted are gonna have to go - but other than Vx at £200+ what/who would you recommend?

(2003, 2.2 saloon, standard suspension)

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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #1 - 05. Mar 2009 at 20:43 Mark has just bought a pair - KYB for £26 each iirc. Not sure where from though. Ahhhhh thats why your back on the lakes meet, want us to fit em
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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #2 - 05. Mar 2009 at 20:46 www.buypartsby.co.uk KYB stockists
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Chopsdad Omega Baron Offline Keep it clean! Posts: 4066 Bouncy Castle in Carlisle Gender: Drives: VW Passat 1.9 TDI Est	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #3 - 05. Mar 2009 at 21:04 I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQi... my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer
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Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
Reply #4 - 05. Mar 2009 at 21:08

Chopsdad wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:04:

I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQi...

my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer Undecided

Beware of euro car parts, they have the most veriable set of prices I have found and a rarely are the best value.

I rate the KYB springs (just paid 26+vat each for some) and the Lesjofers are good to

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Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
Reply #5 - 05. Mar 2009 at 21:09

Chopsdad wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:04:

I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQi...

my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer Undecided

If they are the actual springs then they are not good, they have a constant thickness of spring coil which is likely to make the bum end harder and higher....the correct type have a thinning cross section spring material towards the ends to give variable rate

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VXL V6 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 5306 Gender:	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #6 - 05. Mar 2009 at 21:15 Chopsdad wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:04: my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer Hope theirr springs are better than their exhausts!
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Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
Reply #7 - 05. Mar 2009 at 21:22

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:09:

Chopsdad wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:04:

I found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-COIL-SPRINGS-REAR-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-5-3-0_W0QQi...

my new garage suggested Euro car parts, but they don't have Vx registered as a manufacturer Undecided

If they are the actual springs then they are not good, they have a constant thickness of spring coil which is likely to make the bum end harder and higher....the correct type have a thinning cross section spring material towards the ends to give variable rate

According to Tony a WIM my current coils have the wrong compression ratio causing the car to sit too low. In turn this has led to too much heat in the rear tyres causing them to over inflate and wear out the middles. The short term solution was to increase the pressure to reduce the footprint, but with the already low rear suspension the effect is a very non armchair like feel to the old girl.

I'd like to fit some that are tried and tested and KYB via buypartsby seems like a good way to go.

The rear creaks badly now at rest - rear sub frame bushes?

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #8 - 05. Mar 2009 at 21:31 pretty certain the mv6 has kyb at back that MDTM sourced from somewhere (and he fitted them), seem to remember around £60 the pair, but probably 2yrs ago now
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Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
Reply #9 - 06. Mar 2009 at 08:18

TheBoy wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:31:

pretty certain the mv6 has kyb at back that MDTM sourced from somewhere (and he fitted them), seem to remember around £60 the pair, but probably 2yrs ago now

They were 80 quid the pair and yes, KYB's

As for rear end noises, a suirt of penetrating fluid around the rubber bushes etc is recommended.

Also, did this start when the shocks were changed?

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Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
Reply #10 - 06. Mar 2009 at 21:26

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 06. Mar 2009 at 08:18:

TheBoy wrote on 05. Mar 2009 at 21:31:

pretty certain the mv6 has kyb at back that MDTM sourced from somewhere (and he fitted them), seem to remember around £60 the pair, but probably 2yrs ago now

They were 80 quid the pair and yes, KYB's

As for rear end noises, a suirt of penetrating fluid around the rubber bushes etc is recommended.

Also, did this start when the shocks were changed?

Mmmm not 100% sure when it started, but it's got worse since the springs and shocks were changed. With a boot full with 60kg of holiday kit and a car full of family recently it would groan when getting in and out of the car. Now it's empty it creaks more often and is apparent over speed humps and under breaking in reverse at low speeds.

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Proz Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2509 Cupar , Fife , Scotland Gender: Drives: 2003 2.2 CD Petrol Saloon	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #11 - 06. Mar 2009 at 21:36 Lesjofers... i can recommed these .... fitted to mine 3 months ago
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Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy?
Reply #12 - 06. Mar 2009 at 21:36

Mine has a very annoying creak/groan from the back end somewhere, it got 2 new Monroe shocks on it on Wednesday and the car now sits better and there isn't a knock/bang when going over a pot hole anymore but this groan is still there and it is beginning to get on my tits,i have sprayed a fair amount of WD on it last week but that didn't help,it sounds like a bush to me but i dont know anymore....even began thinking it was a driveshaft making the noise, im pretty convinced its coming from the driver's side, anyone got any idea's?
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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #13 - 06. Mar 2009 at 21:41 There was something in the TIS about odd noises from the rear .. I'm trying to find it .. I'll post up when I do ... Found it ... scan of the page .. had to do 2 to get it to fit ... no idea if it helps or hinders ...
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VXL V6 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 5306 Gender:	Re: Rear Coil Springs - Where to buy? Reply #14 - 06. Mar 2009 at 21:42 Entwood wrote on 06. Mar 2009 at 21:41: There was something in the TIS about odd noises from the rear .. I'm trying to find it .. I'll post up when I do ... Yeh, have to lift up the rear seat and lever a metal plate up a little IIRC.
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