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There were no Convertibles w/SPG suspension! Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:45:13 In Reply to: Yellow stripe front springs on a 1991 SE, RadioFlyer, Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:00:46 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
That's a fact I learned from Saab USA's Convertible expert, and published in an article in Nines, some years back. The SiS and SE models received the side skirts and wheels in Uusikaupunki, but never the springs. Believe me, about the last thing that chassis needs is a stiffer suspension!
So, if anyone found SPG/Aero springs on an SiS or SE Convertible, they were installed some time after the car arrived in the country of sale.
The SPG spring color codes are always a metallic color, either gold (sometimes referred to as bronze), or silver. I've never seen silver in the US, but they are listed as "Aero suspension" parts in EPC.
A Tan or yellow stripe (and green, blue, white, etc. etc.) is a standard car suspension spring.
SPG/Aero springs are also identified by thicker wire and fewer coils. I don't have the stats on hand, but if you ever saw them next to a standard spring, you'd know.
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