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Old 06-21-06, 09:19 PM
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non-turbo vs. turbo springs?

i've seen lots of spring companies, ie:racing beat, that has the same springs for turbo and N/A rx7's. i was looking at rs-r race springs and they only have a listing for turbo rx7's and i really want to get their race springs...

so is there really a difference from n/a to turbo springs?
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turbos came with the sport-tuned suspension, which was available in some n/a models (coincidentally, my 88 GTU came with it). They are just stiffer springs. these aftermarket springs will fit your car fine.
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what about 3 gen springs, can they be mounted on FC's?

If so do are they better than the TII springs
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no and no.
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Originally Posted by umi415
what about 3 gen springs, can they be mounted on FC's?
NO.

If so do are they better than the TII springs
Invalid question since both cars use drastically different suspension designs.


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thanks, the owner of the first FC I was looking to buy had told me his car had FD springs on. I thought it was suspicious but since I was new to these cars ( still am) I took his word for it.
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Originally Posted by umi415
thanks, the owner of the first FC I was looking to buy had told me his car had FD springs on. I thought it was suspicious but since I was new to these cars ( still am) I took his word for it.
They were lying.


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(((((((so is there really a difference from n/a to turbo springs?()))))))))))))))))

The answer is "it depends". If your talking about a series four, w/o the auto suspension and not a convertible, the the rear springs on a turbo and the n/a are the same on the rear.

On the front, same conditons as above, if you selected the HARD springs for the front on your n/a, then the part number is the same b/t turbo and non turbo.

There seems to be three springs for the front on a n/a. NORM CONVERTIBLE, NORM COUPE and HARD SUSPENSION (same as the turbo).

I looked at the parts catalog that I downloaded a couple of years ago.

As a hint, go look at MAZDATRIX suspension page for springs.



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