clutchdust Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Went junk yard hopping with a friend today and ran across an S30 (think it was a '72) that was being stripped. Not much good drivetrain-wise, but the front springs were a little older but powdercoated blue. I didn't find a name on them but I'm betting these are not stockers. If I can get them for a song, any thoughts? Any ideas who sells their springs powdercoated blue? How much would you offer for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letitsnow Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 $20 or so After you gut them, measure the OD, free length, wire diameter, and number of turns. Then we can calculate the spring rate and see if you got a set of useful springs or a set of pretty stockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTHALOSISM Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I believe that Tokico has blue springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Current Tokico springs are red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19762802+2 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 My tokicos are older I believe nothing printed on them at all and I bought them from someone who bought them from MSA a while ago and mine are blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I thought MSA sold their own blue springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeoster Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I have them, they are MSAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 78Z Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I have some blue tokico's and MSA's. Didn't nissan offer 2 spring choices besides the euro's back in the old comp catalogs? Yellows and blues, back in the day, just different rates. I did the same thing, bought a parts cars, had what I believe to be stock springs in the rear and some yellows in the front. They are shorter and stronger, than stock, for sure but I don't know the maker. Maybe we can get together and have a full set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchdust Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 OK, so I picked them up a couple weeks back and took the time yesterday to pop them in. Can I just say publicly how much I hate McPherson struts? Anyway, the wire size and number of coils appear to be the same as original but you can certainly tell from the accompanying photos that if these are stock replacements, the original springs were sagging pretty badly. I took it around the block to load the suspension but did not notice any significant difference in ride height or quality. Here are the pair I found in the junk yard. Just about $23OTD by the time they taxed me and my $1 admission fee. Comparison of the "new" springs versus what came out. Both old springs were at the same height uncompressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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