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Old 09-20-2007, 07:23 PM
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i have a 98 z28 with 98K on it and im looking to do some koni sa, a friend has a lower mile ws6 that he has qa1's on. should i get his spring from him? ws6 and 1le are the same springs right?
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No

all LS1 f-bods have the same springs

Unless you have a 1LE camaro
Or a special order option like Bilstein Level 1 or 2 suspension
Or a special firehawk

http://www.angelfire.com/my/fastcar/suspension.html
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mine is not 1le, i wonder if his is
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What year is the WS6? 98 & 99 WS6 and SS had 1LE springs, for 00 - 02 they had the same springs as the TA and Z28
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Originally Posted by Rick99TAWS6
What year is the WS6? 98 & 99 WS6 and SS had 1LE springs, for 00 - 02 they had the same springs as the TA and Z28

Where did you hear that?
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...I have a 99 SS and they told me at the dealer the springs and sway bars were more stout than the non-SS cars.

...not sure if that was true, however.
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Originally Posted by OldeSkool
Where did you hear that?
Found that info a long time ago(1999ish) and seen it in another post 'round here somewhere - also my RPO Codes for my springs are: 6ZR, 7ZR, 8HS, and 9HS which are the RPO codes for 1LE springs

Found this info years ago.......


Springs information (RPO codes, P/N):
RPO codes (6xx, 7xx, 8xx, 9xx) xx is the
spring code and will be two letters.

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Front part # / Rear part #
(RPO #, F/R) Year & Model that uses these
springs V6

22077191 / 22077418
(AX, TD) 1995 Firebird (non-Y87) auto
convertible
(GM, TB) 1995 Camaro (non-Y87)
(GM, TB) 1996 Firebird (non-Y87) M5
(GM, TB) 1996 Camaro (non-Y87) M5

22133438 / 22077421
(PW, TJ) 1999 Camaro (non-Y87) A4
(PW, TJ) 2000 Camaro (non-Y87) A4

22133436 / 22077421
(PU, TJ) 2000 Camaro (Y87) convertible
(PU, TJ) 2000 Firebird (non-Y87) F41 V8

22077197 / 22077421
(HE, TH) 1994 Trans Am
(HE, TJ) 1995 Trans Am auto

22132887 / 22132889
(ZR, HS) 1998-99 Camaro SS Trans Am WS6 1LE
(ZM, TJ) 2000 Trans Am WS6 FE4
(ZM, TJ) 2000 Trans Am FE2
(ZL, TH) 2000 Formula NHRA FE2


FRONT
22077189
(93-96) Code AT, AV, AS, DN, DR, DX, DY, GJ,
GK, GL, GV, GT, HW, HX, HY
(97) Code AA, AB, AD, AJ, AK, AL, GL, HW, HX
22077191 (39 N/mm, 223 lbs/in) (93-97 V6)
(93-96) Code AW, AX, AY, DS, DT, DV, EA, EB,
ED, GM, GN, GR, GW, GX, GY
(97) Code AM, AN, AR, GM, GN, GR
22077195
(94) Code BA, BB, BD, BH, BJ, BK, HD, HA, HB
(95-96) Code BA, BB, BD, BH, BJ, BK, HB, HD
(97) Code BA, BB, BD, BH, BJ, BK, HA, HB, HD
(98-99) Code ZK, ZL, ZP
22077197 (51 N/mm, 292 lbs/in) (93-00 V8)
(93-96) Code BE, BL, BG, BM, EK, EL, EY, GA,
GG, GH, HE, HG, HL, HM, HT, HV
(97) Code BE, BG, BL, BM, HE, HG
(98) Code ZM, ZN, ZR
(99) Code ZM, ZN

22132887 (63 N/mm, 360 lb/in) (WS6, 1LE)
(94-96) Code BN
(97) Code R8
(98-99) Code NM, DZ, ZR

22133434
(98) Code PR

22133435
(98) Code PS

22133436
(98) Code PT, PR, PS, PU, PW, PZ
(99) Code PR, PS, PT, PU

22133437
(98) Code PU

22133438 (45 N/mm, 257 lbs/in) (98-00 V6)
(98-99) Code PW, PZ

22133439
(98) Code PZ

REAR
22077418 (16.9 N/mm, 95.4 lbs/in) (93-97 V6)
(93) Code TD, TM
(94-97) Code TB, TC, TD, TM

22077421 (19.9 N/mm, 114 lbs/in) (93-00 V8,
98-00 V6)
(93-99) Code TF, TH, TJ, TK
22132562 (old 1LE)
(94-96) Code TP

22132889 (23 to 30 N/mm, 130-170 lbs/in) (WS6,
1LE)
(96-99) Code HS, HR, HT
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I'm not sure what year WS6 they were from. But I just installed a set of WS6 springs all around in my 94 LS1 conversion Z28. The front springs I removed were from a 02 Firebird. The WS6 springs were different. Car sits a bit lower now and the ride is definately different. Not harsh, but more controlled. I like them.

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Originally Posted by Rick99TAWS6
What year is the WS6? 98 & 99 WS6 and SS had 1LE springs, for 00 - 02 they had the same springs as the TA and Z28
this is 100% correct
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so did all 98-02 ls1 motor cars have the same springs unless the door sticker said 1le
or did 98 and 99 ss and ws6 have 1le springs standard, and 00-02 only had 1le springs if it said it on the door
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It is my understanding that all 98-99 SS's and WS6's came with the 1LE springs - I would still check for the RPO's if available since there are plenty of fakes out there....



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