Coil Spring/Compensating Plate Allocation

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Identification marking -A- comprising two different colored lines indicates the spring rate and spring length (depending on the vehicle version and equipment).

Identification marking -B- comprising one colored line indicates the coil spring tolerance group (load group) and determines the thickness of the spring plate (compensating plate).

Fig 1: Identifying Color Identification Of Spring/Damper

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The spring plate (compensating plate) comes in two thicknesses -arrows- .

Fig 2: Identifying Spring Plate Thicknesses (Compensating Plate)

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Color identification A of coil spring	Vehicle version and equipment
Example rape yellow/blue	Standard chassis, Boxster/Boxster S Row/USA with manual transmission and Tiptronic
Example green/yellow	PASM chassis, Cayman S Row/USA with manual transmission and Tiptronic

Color identification B of coil spring

Spring plate (compensating plate) ⁽¹⁾

One white line or one yellow line (color identification B)

Thickness 3.5 mm ⁽²⁾

One green line or one blue line (color identification B)

Thickness 6.5 mm ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾	If you are installing new coil springs, then order the 3.5 mm and 6.5 mm spring plates (compensating plate) at the same time. As coil springs of load group 1 or 2 will be supplied, the correct spring plates (compensating plates) will then be present for installation.

⁽²⁾

In production there have been deviations from the general allocation of spring plates (thickness of compensating plate), in some cases different spring plates (compensating plates) have been installed. This was necessary due to the tolerances of the coil springs. This means that in the event of replacement: If the coil spring is to be re-used, then install the spring plate (compensating plate) with the same thickness. If the coil springs are to be replaced (only replace in pairs) then the allocation given above applies.