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by THague90 » Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:04 am

I just ordered a set of 88's from gmpartsdirect.com. They were a special order item from GM to gmpartsdirect then to my door. It took 12 days from start to finish; but you can once again buy 88's!!! :excited:
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by Trail X » Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:14 am

12 days isn't TOO bad for springs. I don't think GMPartsDirect stocks that sort of thing anyways.

If GM made a new order for springs, I'm sure it wasn't small, so we should be good for a while.
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by v7guy » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:39 pm

I wonder if 86 and 87s are back...
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by NC_IslandRunner » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:59 pm

87's are in stock. Just called dealer, they use to say backorder now showing stock in Lansing MI. Warehouse.
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by drburke » Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:17 pm

James, should the factory spring thread be updated to remove the back-order note?
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by SaltWaterDrinker » Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:53 pm

Did you grab a part number? I cant seem to find them.
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by TBYODA » Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:33 pm

SaltWaterDrinker wrote:Did you grab a part number? I cant seem to find them.


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by NC_IslandRunner » Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:24 pm

SaltWaterDrinker wrote: I cant se
em to find them.


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by AWCougar » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:22 am

so now buying qty. of one gives you both springs for the front or only one spring?

edit: i mean it sounds like a stupid question but... ball joints can be purchased in single or double as well as many other items that there are multiple of.
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by navigator » Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:09 am

I think with front springs they are usually EA. Z71 Rear springs off ebay are usually for the pair.
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by THague90 » Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:36 am

I had to buy 2 on gmpartsdirect to get 2 springs
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