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| morph |
 Mar 20 2004, 01:16 AM
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quality parts builder  Group: Members Posts: 1,828 Joined: 25-November 03 From: oregon coast Member No.: 1,389 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
on alot of the cars ive dismatled there are colors swiped on the springs my brother was telling me there spring weights.does anyone know what they are ?
i have white, green,and red on springs. |
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| davep |
Mar 20 2004, 07:05 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,151 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
I am familiar with the green markings, and they came in one, two and three bars. I am not sure that there was a specific rate for each one, but it was more like low, mid and high in the tolerance range for that rate. When the springs were made, they were rate tested and binned as 1, 2 and 3. The idea was that rate matched springs would improve handling.
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| morph |
Mar 20 2004, 10:33 AM
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quality parts builder Group: Members Posts: 1,828 Joined: 25-November 03 From: oregon coast Member No.: 1,389 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
so the green ones are factory ? most the green ones i got are 2
a couple 1s. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 20 2004, 10:36 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Supposedly, 914's had green and 914-6's had yellow paint markings.
As Dave mentioned, They were matched and marked with 1, 2, or 3 marks accordingly. I haven't got a clue if the 1's or the 3's were supposedly heavier but... you should have a matching number of marks (E.G.: 3 per spring) I've seen orange as well which could be a faded red. Your white may be a faded yellow...? |
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| majkos |
Mar 20 2004, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,370 Joined: 29-February 04 From: Mile High 914 Member No.: 1,729 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Kinda cool to hear Porsche went out of their way to build a good handling car,Matched springs! Does the big three do that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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