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How do you know when its mullered ??? mine now feels like a 20 year old shogun on cart spring suspension , it doesnt make any odd noises and the tyre wear is pretty normal , but the back end feels detached .
tempted to throw it at the dealer and get SRI stuff shoved on ,
looks a mess but pulls like a train still
?Are you still running with the OE rear shockers..if so then it's allmost certain they are the culprits..even if they are not showing obvious signs of wear..leaks etc.Originally Posted by DennisTheMenace
How do you know when its mullered ??? mine now feels like a 20 year old shogun on cart spring suspension , it doesnt make any odd noises and the tyre wear is pretty normal , but the back end feels detached .
tempted to throw it at the dealer and get SRI stuff shoved on ,
looks a mess but pulls like a train still
the shock were changed at the 60k service IIRC but it is still very soft , and if i do hit a bump i can feel the wheel "bouncing" i cant see new shocks failing in 13k though ?
You say they were changed at 60 k m8..?what did you get put on then make wise...cus wheel bounce is odds on rear shocks.
Replacement OE shocks mate , thae car carries a lot of weight in the boot , im tempted to get SRi stuff fitted if i can , last pressie for the old girl before she retires , she is overdue now , but im waiting for the insignia as it might be coming on the co car list ... if not im going prius !!!!
That says it all then bud..the oem ones are garbage..as per justification from lots of members on here,who have changed to mostly billstein b4s including myself..as i had the same probs as you,with rear end bounce and step out,and my old ones had only been on the car for 20 thou apparently..if i were you for the sake of £80,i'd start with them..but then again if your selling soon then why bother.
Vauxhall shocks are rubbish, plain and simple. I've never got more than 50k out of a set. Either replaced with Bilsteins (EuroCarParts are your friend for those), or some sort of suspension kit. Last car had a Bilstein B12 kit, but it was a little lumpy for my liking unless you were doing about 90.
If you plan on keeping the car a long time, then Koni FSD are some job.
I will be changing my car end of jan when i get back from south africa . im not spending my own money on it as its a co car , so it can go to the dealer again , i will push for sri shocks and springs .
Hi mate!
My left rear spring was snapped and the shock had about 10mm (yes 1cm!) of movement in it when I replaced them last week!!
Tbh, I had suspected for ages, it was just a case of funds as to when I would replace!
There was this one dropped manhole that was on a bend near where I live, and the rear end would skip and twitch going round the bend whilst simultaneously trying to deal with the dropped manhole.
If you find something similar, you can bet your rear shocks have had it!
hth!
Nick :-)
I have an 04 Vectra C, 3.2 GSI auto its done 43,000 and like MCDAD probs with rear end bounce and step. The shocks are originals. Surely its too early to change the rear shocks. ls it worth changing front and rear the anti roll bushes as well?
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