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Old 07-25-2012, 11:57 AM
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1985 Firebird with stock ???sport suspension???

i have a 1985 firebird and in the interior on the lower right hand side of the dashboard it has a badge saying "sport suspension" i have tried to find out what this means( heavy duty ruber bushings stiffer sway bars??) any ideas ?????
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Re: 1985 Firebird with stock ???sport suspension???

Do you have the RPO codes for your car? They would be on the SPID sheet in the center console.

My 1989 V-6 Firebird has the same badge... but it's not factory. That piece is extremely easy to replace.
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yes i have the RPO code sheet that is stock and came with the car and i have downloaded the decipher... is this the only way to find out is go code by code untill one pops up with the info i am looking for???
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Re: 1985 Firebird with stock ???sport suspension???

Look for the RPO F41
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yup its got the F41 code on the RPO sheet.. so i looked that up it says stiffer ride front rear... not to be picky is there a way to digg deeper and find out what that signifies???
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Re: 1985 Firebird with stock ???sport suspension???

The search on this website does work...

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...kage-what.html
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yeah that helped out on understanding what gm was doing back then with testing steering stuff thanks.. so it could be springs and swaybar differences.. mhh sounds good even know i have replaced all that with new upgraded lol
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