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Old Jan 17, 2001 | 10:04 PM
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Poll: What are your spring rpo's?

I'm putting together a chart of the spring rpo's available in thirdgens. I need the year of the car, the model, and any special suspension info, ie F41, FE2, WS6, etc... The codes I need are the ones that start with 6, 7, 8, and 9. Please post them here or email them to me.

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Old Jan 17, 2001 | 10:19 PM
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mines a 91 z/28 and the rpos are
6zw
7zw
8nl
9nl
hope this helps

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Old Jan 17, 2001 | 11:05 PM
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FE2

6ZW (14029397)
7ZW (14029397)
8NL (10018091)
9NL (10018091)

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Old Jan 17, 2001 | 11:08 PM
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WS6:

6ZX
7ZX
8NL
9NL
Old Jan 18, 2001 | 12:15 AM
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Thanks so far guys. I've got 21 cars as of now with partial information. The more cars I get info on the more likely the conclusions will be accurate.

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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 01:09 AM
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I'd be interested in your findings when you get them compiled Drew.
Old Jan 18, 2001 | 01:15 AM
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See this is what happens when you decide you want to know which springs are the best... I've figured a bit out, but I'm still working on GM's code.
Old Jan 18, 2001 | 01:19 AM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
1984 Z28: 6ZW, 7ZW, 8NN and 9NN
Old Jan 18, 2001 | 02:03 PM
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Car: '92 Trans AM GTA
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6ZX
7ZX
8NL
9NL
Old Jan 18, 2001 | 02:30 PM
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92 Z conv

F41, 6XT,7XT,8NL,9NL.
is this all you need?

Jeremy

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when it warms up Edelbrock STB maybe springs
Old Jan 18, 2001 | 04:39 PM
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Excellent.

keep em coming guys.

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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 04:44 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 05:50 PM
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Car: 1991 Z28 1LE
Engine: 305
Transmission: 5 Speed
1991 Z28 1LE
FE2
6DB
7DB
8NN
9NN
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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 07:30 PM
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From: previously OKINAWA JAPAN,georgia, now new england
Car: 1989 IROC--1989 T/A
Engine: 5.7 TPI in both
Transmission: W/C T-5 in both
Axle/Gears: B/W 3.27 in both
well i found my codes after all...... they are 6ZW,7ZW, 8NL,9NL for an 89 iroc 5.7

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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 09:09 PM
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Car: '84 Z28
Engine: L69
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73
1984 H.O. Z28 6ZX 7ZX 8NN 9NN
1984 LG4 Z28 6ZX 7ZX 8NL 9NL
1986 H.O. IROC 6DB 7DB 8NL 9NL
1987 LG4 Z28 6ZX 7ZX 8NL 9NL
1987 L98 IROC 6DB 7DB 8NL 9NL
1987 LB9 IROC 6ZW 7ZW 8NL 9NL
1989 L03 RS 6XU 7XU 8UY 9UY
1989 L98 IROC 6ZW 7ZW 8NL 9NL
1989 LB9 IROC 1LE 6DB 7DB 8NN 9NN
1990 L98 IROC 6ZW 7ZW 8NL 9NL
1990 L03 RS 6XW 7XW 8UZ 9UZ
1992 L03 RS(F41) 6XU 7XU 8NL 9NL
1992 L03 RS Conv(F41) 6XW 7XW 8NM 9NM
1992 L98 Z28 6ZW 7ZW 8NL 9NL
1992 L03 RS(FE1) 6XW 7XW 8UZ 9UZ
1992 L98 RS(B4C) 6ZW 7ZW 8NL 9NL
1992 LH0 RS(FE1) 6XT 7XT 8UZ 9UZ
All spring info. came from build sheets.
Hope this helps!
Old Jan 19, 2001 | 08:42 PM
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Car: 90 IROC
Engine: 406
Transmission: GMPP 93/4L60
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90 IROC..THE NNNs in the rear give it a good ride!
FE2
6ZW
7ZW
8NN
9NN

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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 06:55 AM
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anybody have NNN's they want to sell. most I have found are saggy.

my 89 WS6 has CBW's, and NNL's
Old Jan 20, 2001 | 04:18 PM
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I found mine for the 84 Firebird.. LG4, anything else you want to know I might be able to tell you, as long as its on the build sheet. There were only 2 digit codes on the sheet, so using your 6,7,8,9 for front rear left right, here it is:

6KR
7XU
8WA
9UZ

Why different ones I have no clue but thats whats on the sheet.
Ill see if I cant find the springs off my 86 around here somewhere, its not on the build sheet.

Got it:
86TA, fully loaded, WS6
6ZX
7ZX
8NB
9NB

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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 07:32 PM
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1987 Formula 350 hardtop
WS6
FE2
82B
82I
6ZX
72X
71A
8NL
829
87L
9NL

I'm sure I have too many, sorry. I didn't know which ones you were looking for.

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Old Jan 22, 2001 | 09:43 PM
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1988 Camaro Sport Coupe
L03, 700R4, speed sensor delete
factory 15in alum wheels

6XW : SPRING, COMPUTER SELECTED, FRONT, LEFT HAND
7XW : SPRING, COMPUTER SELECTED, FRONT, RIGHT HAND
8UX : SPRING, COMPUTER SELECTED, REAR, LEFT HAND
9UX : SPRING, COMPUTER SELECTED, REAR, RIGHT HAND


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Old Jan 23, 2001 | 10:19 PM
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Car: 82 T/A WS7
Engine: Pontiac 400
Transmission: Muncie 4-speed
82 Trans Am hardtop Originally LG4, 4-speed (M67) posi (G80) 3.23 Ratio (GU5)
WS7...... Special Handling Package..The factory did'nt expect to sell very many WS6's and ended up running out of rear disk parts in the middle of the '82 run. All '82's after that were WS6's with drum brakes (JL2) recoded WS7.

Springs...
Front RH/LH..BXZ
Rear RH/LH..NNL

I'll post my '83 codes when i find my build sheet (somewhere in the garage)


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Old Jan 24, 2001 | 01:51 PM
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I found the location on my buildsheet, but I don't see the 9NL that everyone keeps posting. Mine say NNL. If you can decode it, here's my build sheet.



Blocks 15 and 16 are the Front and rear springs in that order.

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Old Jan 25, 2001 | 12:55 AM
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WS6
FE2
6ZW
7ZW
8NL
9NL
Old Jan 25, 2001 | 12:40 PM
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Scott, the reason you don't see 9NL or 8NL but rather NNL is because the way GM coded the springs themselves and the rpo's. 8NL and 9NL are exactly the same spring. Both physically are actually NNL springs. But GM codes them as 8NL and 9NL on the rpo's to distinguish the location of the springs.

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Old Jan 30, 2001 | 03:07 AM
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WS6

6ZW
7ZW
8NC
9NL


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Old Jan 31, 2001 | 09:33 AM
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86 WS6

6zx
60P
7ZW
8NB
81A
9NB
Old Jan 31, 2001 | 09:35 AM
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86 WS6

6zx
60P
7ZW
8NB
81A
9NB

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Old Feb 1, 2001 | 01:29 PM
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86 Camaro Iroc

6ZX
7ZX
8NM
9NM
Old May 28, 2001 | 07:19 PM
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Car: 82 T/A WS7
Engine: Pontiac 400
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'83 T/A w/WS6

Front: BZW
Rear: NNM

Finally found my build sheet.

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Old May 29, 2001 | 04:35 PM
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6zw
7zw
8nl
9nl

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Old May 30, 2001 | 07:56 AM
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This is really old and the project was never completed... GM used whatever springs they wanted in whatever car they wanted.
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