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Old Oct 3, 2015 | 10:38 PM
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Any have a list of the two letter shock codes?
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Any have a list of the two letter shock codes?
Shock codes are on the build sheet. Are you interested in a particular year and option OR just curious?

'84 codes have been discussed a few times but I don't know that other years are discussed that frequently. '84 gets more attention because there's some dates and options that are somewhat vague.

It might be easier to just mention the year and the option that you're interested in. It would take several participants with build sheets to compile a list and then unless one person actually had copies of the build sheets and knowledge of the RPO codes to compile the list I don't know how accurate you could consider it.

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My '87 has "RX" coded Bilsteins. I'm just curious if they are original.
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Look it up here
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Damn cool website, but do you have the English version?
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Damn cool website, but do you have the English version?
If you use Chrome as your web browser it can translate for you. It works. I just used it. Look to the left of the star in the upper right corner. Click on the little icon. Some pages wont have this, for example the one we are on now but the link your asking about does.

Pretty cool stuff.
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Originally Posted by PLRX
Damn cool website, but do you have the English version?
All he asked for was two letter codes.
Now I gotta translate everything?
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Originally Posted by JrRifleCoach
All he asked for was two letter codes.
Now I gotta translate everything?
Interesting site, but I still don't see the two letter codes.
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Picky, picky, picky...

Lets start with the part number stamped on the shock.
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86 coupe, Z51. Front shock KA, rear KB. This is from the build sheet.
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