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pmc_3 Newbie Offline Posts: 10 Drives: Omega 2.0 16v LPG	Omega estate rear suspension 24. Jul 2011 at 21:40 Hi guys, i've got a 2000 W plate 2.0 16v Estate. I had the MOT on saturday and it had advisories for the rear shocks. The car currently has the optional self levelling suspension. I was going to order some standard rear shocks to replace, is it as easy as just disconnect the self levelling stuff and fit the normal ones? Cheers
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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: Omega estate rear suspension Reply #1 - 24. Jul 2011 at 21:44 You may have issues with your spring length, sure they are matched to each other
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pmc_3 Newbie Offline Posts: 10 Drives: Omega 2.0 16v LPG	Re: Omega estate rear suspension Reply #2 - 24. Jul 2011 at 22:00 Nah, the suspension is sitting level but the current dampers have had it they are starting to leak oil
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2woody Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1402 Northumberland Drives: '02 MV6, '99 Elite, '99 MV6 estate, '92 Evo 500, Commodore SS	Re: Omega estate rear suspension Reply #3 - 25. Jul 2011 at 00:16 even when deflated, your current dampers still add something to the spring rate and the ride height, so much so that the rear springs you have are of a softer rate then on the non-levelling cars, which is what the poster was meaning. ideally, you should be changing the springs to the proper rate and ride height, too.
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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: Omega estate rear suspension Reply #4 - 25. Jul 2011 at 08:08 yes.. Every set of shocks, has springs to match, iird, self levelling 'springs' will be longer than the normal ones. so handling may be a bit too bouncy on regular shocks.
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2woody Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1402 Northumberland Drives: '02 MV6, '99 Elite, '99 MV6 estate, '92 Evo 500, Commodore SS	Re: Omega estate rear suspension Reply #5 - 25. Jul 2011 at 11:03 self levelling springs have a shorter installed length than normal ones
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Re: Omega estate rear suspension
Reply #6 - 25. Jul 2011 at 12:32

pmc_3 wrote on 24. Jul 2011 at 21:40:

Hi guys, i've got a 2000 W plate 2.0 16v Estate. I had the MOT on saturday and it had advisories for the rear shocks. The car currently has the optional self levelling suspension. I was going to order some standard rear shocks to replace, is it as easy as just disconnect the self levelling stuff and fit the normal ones?

Cheers

Where abouts are you mate?

Breaking: 2003 2.6 MV6 Auto Estate. Z157 Star Silver.
2002 2.6 Elite Auto Saloon. Z157 Star Silver.

P.M. your parts enquiries.

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pmc_3 Newbie Offline Posts: 10 Drives: Omega 2.0 16v LPG	Re: Omega estate rear suspension Reply #7 - 25. Jul 2011 at 19:05 Ah right, didnt realise the springs were different. I'm in Peterborough
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