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Roadholdong springs/shocks INFO
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Posted by Kevin K [Email] (#374) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Kevin K) on Fri, 6 Oct 2000 22:10:13 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: the Roadholdong springs/shocks, DS, Fri, 6 Oct 2000 20:22:46
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SPG and Special Order Suspension
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From my collection of saab publications, the SPG was intro'd in 85 with sway bars and 'softer' shocks to keep comfort up. In 86 all turbos got the bars, and in 87 the 'S' also got bars and the SPG was finally lowered and reshocked.

The 85 accessories cataloge listed thick wired springs and shocks for off road-racing use only. Pic shows 7.7 coils total, and it looked like a front spring. Sway bars were listed separatly. Bilsteins were yellow with black gators, and blue 'stencil' Bilstein label.

The 86 accessories cataloge had the same offerings, as the 'Roadholding Kit' of springs and shocks for 'competition drivers ... not on public roads'.

The 88 acc's cat again lists the 'Roadholding Kit', noting 'it lowers the car 20mm in front and 10mm in the rear, giving it a lower profile and improved roadhandling'. Gone were race use only references, and the pic is similar to the 85 pic, but it looks like the wire dia is much smaller.

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It APPEARS that the later optional springs may have changed from race to street-sport rates around 87 or 88, and may be the same as the lowered springs on the SPG.

If anyone has actual SPG or 'Roadholding' spring measurments (wire size, free lgth, total number of coils), it would be interesting to see how these all compare.

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