Odd Coil Spring Pricing at Dealership

[renob123]

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this for me:

 

These pics are off of the Lithia Subaru parts website. All are for front coil springs for a Brat. I can see different prices in '84 for turbo/nonturbo springs, but I don't know why they're so different between the years. Any ideas? Are they actually different aside from the turbo/non?

 

Here's '84 Brat:

 

'85 Brat:

 

'86 Brat:

 

Thanks.

 

Jacob

 

P.S. Anyone following that Russian spy story? I'd like to either understand the spring difference, or understand WTF Russia was thinking (assuming these people are actual spies) today.

[LPGsuperchargedBrumby]

maybe they are overstocked on the cheap ones lol

[renob123]

maybe they are overstocked on the cheap ones lol

 

That's possible, but how do they tell them apart?

 

Jacob

[hatchsub]

Im seeing the price differences but i have no idea why. I can see that with AC the price is higher but there really was not that much of a weight difference between having AC and not having it so idk why the spring would be different. The only difference would be between turbo and non-turbo being that turbo springs had about one more coil and were a bit stiffer than non-turbo. Otherwise all 4wd EA81 front springs should be identical and work for your app.

[renob123]

Im seeing the price differences but i have no idea why. I can see that with AC the price is higher but there really was not that much of a weight difference between having AC and not having it so idk why the spring would be different. The only difference would be between turbo and non-turbo being that turbo springs had about one more coil and were a bit stiffer than non-turbo. Otherwise all 4wd EA81 front springs should be identical and work for your app.

 

I was thinking maybe the parts database assumes all turbos had AC and all non-turbos came without AC. I don't think that's the case, though, since my non-turbo has that sticker on the dash saying it's ready for AC.

 

Jacob

[hatchsub]

yea all EA81s were built with the underdash ac unit ready to accept ac from the engine side so that if the dealership wanted to add it for a customer they could...which means that springs would NOT be different. Im very confused by the difference in pricing as well.

[nipper]

That's possible, but how do they tell them apart?

 

Jacob

 

 

Usually you tell them apart by the color they are painted