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Old Jun 10, 2002 | 10:57 AM
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I tried a search and didn't see the topic come up...

Was looking at getting a pair of sportlines from a friend of mine for my 97 Z28 Convertible but these are coming off a 93 T/A. Will they work?

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Old Jun 10, 2002 | 12:03 PM
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Sure. Convertibles use the same springs & shocks as the other cars.

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Old Jun 10, 2002 | 02:29 PM
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Anybody else confirm this? On Eibach's site this don't list it for the vert and I called them but the tech dept was at lunch so I spoke to a salesdroid and that was completely useless...

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Old Jun 10, 2002 | 04:35 PM
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They will fit - I talked to Eibach - but the relatively low spring rate and the shorter height of these springs will cause the rear to bottom out easy with the extra 130 lbs the conv carries over the coupe.

You could put a pair of Airlift 1000 airbags in the rear coils to solve this problem, but them you'd need higher front spring rates to match the (now firmer) rear spring rates. That's why I went with the Speedtech springs... but even they could use a bit higher rate on the front.

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