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Hi. Firstly - i'm in England, Great Britain, just to set the tone. So my parts and shipping cost in general is another level compared to everyone in the USA.
I am desperately seeking a front spring (mine is an FHA) to replace my cracked one. No one on ebay.com will ship to the UK for some reason, so used ones seem sadly out of the picture. Zip corvette seem to be the only place that has a new one. But they only stock two types. The "base spring rate FE-1" https://www.zip-corvette.com/84-96-f...ring-rate.html Or the "sprint spring rate Z51" https://www.zip-corvette.com/84-96-f...ring-rate.html I'm fairly sure neither of these are right to replace my FHA. I have reviewed the great thread on here with the list of spring codes. Would appreciate your advice/assistance on this and whether the new FE1 option is actually the same as an FHA. Thanks! Charlie |
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Found the following references in a thread from another forum, and from another decade. Can't vouch for the veracity, nor that this information will actually help you in your search:
Coupe, front HMZ 84 w. Z51 BMB 84 base, 85-87 with w. Z51 HKX, HMP 85-87 base FHA 88-91 base, 89-91 w. FX3&Z51 FHB 88-91 w. Z51 AA 90-91 w. ZR1 FSS 92-95 base, 92-93 w. FX3 FSK 92-95 w. Z07 FSM 92-95 w. ZR1 HA 94-95 w. FX3 22173028 96 base 17999032 96 w. Z51 Convertible, front HMN 86-87 FHC 88-91 base, 89-91 w. FX3 FSR 92-95 base JA 94-95 w. FX3 22173029 95 w. FX3 17999031 96 Coupe, rear BMF 84 base BMH 84 w. Z51 NYR 85 base(?) 86-93 base, 89-90 w. FX3&Z51, 90-91 w. ZR1 NYU 85-91 w. Z51, 92-95 w. Z07 RHY 92-95 w. ZR1, 96 w. Z51 RHZ 94-96 base Convertible, rear RCA 86-96 22112254 94-95 w. FX3 |
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My data shows the FHA spring was not used on a ZR1, but never say "Never" as according to Marc Haibeck, a lot of ZRs had FHAs
The FHA spring was 93.1 NM/mm which converts to 525 lb/in. Here in the States, there are other sources for used Corvette parts than eBay and some of those vendors might ship internationally. Use keywords "used Corvette parts", "Corvette salvage", "Corvette dismantlers" "J&D Corvettes" in California and "Corvette Recycling" in Utah are places to start. Neither of those Zip Products springs will work as the base spring is likely a 22173028 which is 60 N/mm and the "sport" spring (out of stock) is likely an FHB at 115.5 N/mm. If you can't find an FHA used the FSK may work
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Hi Charlie, I might have a FHA front spring in my shop...and shipping from Germany to GB shouldn`t be a problem. Can check it out in the evening and get back to you later.
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You can always contact Mark at Mirrock Corvette www.MirrockCorvette.com
He will have what you need and sure he can arrange shipment.
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