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posted by  punk240 on  Tue Dec 18 11:32 CST 2007
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Back in the late 90's I was part of a Quad4 Forum and a few of us knew we could use '84-'89 Bonneville springs for the front... Lowered the car an inch yet made for a firmer ride... Pretty cheap from the junkyard...

Has anyone got a database for what a 240 could swap out with?
Compression rates, overall heights and diameters?

You'd think this would be easy since most of the springs are closely similar

Tim
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1992 - 244 - AW70 'Soft Ride' / 1987 - 244 - M47 (Hydra, turbo bars, bilstein, urethane bushings - now deceased)








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    Always wondered 200

    posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Tue Dec 18 14:35 CST 2007
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    260's and Diesels have heavier front springs. When I installed an all aluminum Oldsmobile 215 V8 in a 1976 265DL my headlights were up in the trees. The 215 weighs less than the 4 cyl. and WAY less than the V6 I tossed out. I lowered the front springs and gained the advantage of the V6/Diesel higher rate.








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      posted by  punk240 on  Tue Dec 18 14:42 CST 2007
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      Very understandable - Olds 215? Is that the Aurora V8?
      Anyway - I'm looking for a way to beat the $250 for a slightly stiffer and lower ride coming from iPD...
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      1992 - 244 - AW70 'Soft Ride' / 1987 - 244 - M47 (Hydra, turbo bars, bilstein, urethane bushings - now deceased)








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        Always wondered 200

        posted by  Jorrell on  Tue Dec 18 15:57 CST 2007
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        May I recommend that you take your springs to a local spring shop and tell them what you want? A good spring shop can cut a spring, re-heat it and bring it to the ride height you want for cheap. If they can't, the last set of customs I had done (NOT 240) ran me $75 for a front set of two. Granted, not chrome or powder coated, but fully functional to my specs.

        jorrell
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        92 245 250K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!







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