if you put 3.0 suspension on you ride itll sit to high in the front ..i had 2x elites both diesel your best option is to fit dti sri suspension or cdti suspension .thats what i did and it made it a lot stiffer
if you put 3.0 suspension on you ride itll sit to high in the front ..i had 2x elites both diesel your best option is to fit dti sri suspension or cdti suspension .thats what i did and it made it a lot stiffer
Ugh. I just used my handbook to calculate the wheight.
Now I really have to take a pint.
In my car license it says 1613KG as net weight included driver.
The handbook says:
- 1633 as "EU" net wheight, from table 1
- plus 39 KG for model "Exclusive", from table 2
- plus 33 KG for towbar, from table 3
Total is then 1705KG, unknown if they include driver, but as I understand most german cars does include. So that would make kerb wheight to 1705-75=1630KG
The label at front passengers door says maksimum axle wheight in front is 1130KG.
If I understand you correct (if mounted on mine):
3.0 CDTI=No-go, it will be too high?
1.9 CDTI=Yep. Same height, but stiffer?
SRI=Lower=No-Go? (Cannot have any lower, to bad roads here)
And; you say suspension. Do you mean both spring and absorber? Do you know if its OK to mix 2.2DTi absorber and 1.9CDTI spring?
When I look at Lesjöfors application list, the 2.2DTi and 1.9 CDTi use same springs at some chassis-series. It just doesn't make sense in my little head
The 2.2 DTi use spring No 92 to chassis No:-48045597, higher chassis no use 93
The 1.9 CDTi use spring No 91 to chassis No:-4104878, higher chassis no use 92.
At the moment I have No 92 mounted on mine, same springs as 1.9 CDTi with chassis No 41048790 or higher.
Strange thing is that the car feels almost as soft as it did with the old springs, and when I look at pictures, it maybe looks like the car is a slight bit lower now!
Any suggestions?
Finally got an answer from Lesjöfors factory today. They claim that the spring I got is 100% the same as original, and most probably the reason I feel it's to soft in front is caused by the quite stiff "heavy duty" springs I got for rear. Yep, I follow that argument. So far so good. They says the springs for 1.9 CDTi is pretty much the same as mine, for some VINs it is excactly the same, so it woun't do any good.
Their suggestion is to get front springs for the SRi/SX, which is supposed to be 20mm lower than standard, and some stiffer. Then I could stick with the heavy duty in rear (with standard height), and the SRi-springs in front, and maybe get some stiffer and better performance, without suffering to much in height. They will not guarantee the result, but as they could look out of their spescifications, it can be a good match.
OK, back to the dealer then, and get a replacement
Hi Fikse,
Great that you got an answer. Their explanation sounds reasonable. The SRI springs will stiffen the front up over normal, hopefully meaning the front dives less under braking and cornering. I thoughts SRIs were 15mm, but hey thats only 5mm difference!
They said that the SRi-springs was 20mm lower when measured _unmounted_, but on the car it would be _almost_ the same height on the car. They also said they are strictly following the Opel/Vauxhall spec, this is not something Lesjöfors has "invented"
Well, I dunno what's wrong or right. As long as I get springs who is stiffer, not higher than standard and not more than a few mm than standard, I am happy as a fish in the sea
you will now see that the front is at the same hight as the rear.. on my standart setup the front wheel arch is actually 10 mm higher than on the rear..
I'm gonna measure and take pictures before and after, and give you feedback
mine is 59 cm back 60 cm front (on standard springs and shocks)
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