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**Mk101** · 16:th-Feb-2021, 09:26:46

hi everyone
new to the site and finding how to post a question nearly made me buy a new ipad lol
i am looking to firstly change my suspension on my astra j sri 1.7 i think aircraft landings are softer then these things lol.
i think i got 17 inch alloys i not had the car long and to be fair its been a nightmare so far as the spec dont match up to anything iv seen online. and custom wiring and left cut wires i found under trims ect.
but i want to change the suspension to a bit softer landing and if i didnt find out that sri are so low i thought i had broken springs lol.
in short can anyone help with what options i got to get softer suspension and higher up ?
thanks for listening to me waffle on lol
i may ask in another question if i can find a post question tab again on the mismatch interior of my sri/eco no button/stop/start ? what when i turn the key lol wonderful invention lol. leather interior not on any spec options on vauxhall
thanks

***Rusty2009*** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 08:47:14

You can go SE or Elite trim shocks.

**Jpbroad1970** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 09:03:04

I'm thinking doing SE/ELITE ones on my sri

**Mk101** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 09:30:34

Thanks rusty for that and Jp yeah I wouldn’t mind some of the auto lights and wipers and I do have to get more of a bounce in this motor lol. So do I just change the whole unit ? Shocks and springs if I get them from a breakers ? Or do I have to change bits separately?

***Rusty2009*** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 09:50:44

Buy the elite shocks and swap the spring over as the are 10mm shorter on the SRI.

in terms of the front buy new top mounts when you do it.

**Mk101** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 10:17:46

Oh ok I can’t just get the shocks and springs off an elite model and swap the whole unit for the ones in mine now ?

***Rusty2009*** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 10:34:28

(22:nd-Feb-2021, 10:17:46)Mk101 Wrote: Oh ok I can’t just get the shocks and springs off an elite model and swap the whole unit for the ones in mine now ?

Yes you can of course.

Just remember the the springs are sperate from the shocks. & if I'm honest I'd advise you buy new rear springs leffesons are good Vauxhalls one are prone to snapping.

**Mk101** · 22:nd-Feb-2021, 23:18:19

Ok thanks I’ll look into doing that then,
Do you know what the height of the new ones are compared to the Sri ones I got now ?
Are there different heights of springs ?
And are shocks all the same or different pressures and sizes ?
Thanks

***Rusty2009*** · 23:rd-Feb-2021, 07:56:42

I believe they are slightly different depending on engine.

The SRI springs are 10mm shorter (hence I suggested you retain the SRI springs).

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