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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 12:12 PM
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Default oem springs identification help

i have a bunch of oem springs in my backyard and i dont know which is which. how do you tell the difference. i have 3 sets. one form a 92 civic hatch, 95 integra gsr, and 00 civic hatch. im trying to find out which is which. there seems to be some kind of colored marking on each of them. does that mean anything? please help.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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i dont think the colors mean anything. if they do, id like to know. but i think youre out of luck in figuring it out.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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You count the amount of coils from top to bottom, then substract the amount of inches you can compress the spring, and multiply that by 4. That's your spring rate. Now you have to figure out which car had what spring rate. jk

I don't know if there is a way to know, sorry man
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