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Old 04-04-2006, 10:01 PM
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what color dot found on rear OEM springs???

I'm selling my OEM springs and I have a question... How do you identify which one is for the rear and which one is for the front? I see that 2 of them have a purplish dot and the other 2 have a pinkish/orange dot. Which one goes where???

BTW, I can't go by the spring height cuz they're all the same looking to me.

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flip a coin!

i have no idea...
Old 04-05-2006, 11:20 PM
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anybody?
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it's somewhere on the forum, has come up before, otherwise I can tell you tomorrow after I run down to the shop
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^^Thanks, man!
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the way to tell so you never have to worry about remembering the color is that if you stand them up on the big end the rear springs are a bit shorter and the wire diameter is smaller due to the rear spring rate being less than the front


rears should be the pink dot and fronts purple dot


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I agree with TeamRX8.....mine are the same.
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EXCELLENT! Thanks TeamRX8 and apotocki.
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there are dots on the springs? haha
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Arrow Dots?

The actual spring cross-section is smaller on the rear. (The size of the steel, not the coil width)

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This is the info I've been looking for for the last hour. Great forum, once again!
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