rawdeal91vert Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Morning All, My 91' suposedly has the "Corvette Suspension".... at least that is what the original owner told me. Reguardless the car handles better than anything I have owned include my Volvo 960. Original owner said he bought it with an upgraded suspension a $2800 option in 91'. The car is a one owner with 72,000 miles. How can I find out from the vin # or looking underneath to find out what I have. Or did all convertbles ship with the same set up? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshojo Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Nice car! I always thought those reminded me of the 1970 Cutlass's and needed to have some form of ram air on them. I have set of chrome grills for your car if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Compnine.com Put your vin into that website and it will give you a breakdown of your rpo codes. My guess is that you have the FE3 suspension on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawdeal91vert Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 What is an FE3 suspension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 FE3 suspension is the sportier version of suspension for our cars, I believe you get higher rate(stiffer) front springs, stiffer monoleaf spring, 34mm anti-sway bar up front and -sway bar in the rear. BTW I love your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) I would have thought all verts had FE3... though it is something i actually never thought to investigate. I've heard of the misnomer "corvette suspension" only recently, which seems to imply having actual corvette parts, rather than the actual situation which should be best said as "corvette inspired suspension" in reference to having the monoleaf style rear suspension. We basically have the same type of independent (or would that be semi-independent due to two wheels sharing the same spring?) suspension set up as corvettes did. last but not least, NICE VERT! I have a ratty black black with red leather interior 91 but it has been broken since time began. Edited July 23, 2012 by Crazy K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshojo Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I've had two verts, one 3.1 and my current DOHC. The 3.1 was definately softer ride and and the DOHC is definately stiffer around corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 My '92 convertible did not have a 34mm front bar. But it did have the FE3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawdeal91vert Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks guy for the info. I have not had a convertible in almost 30 years. My first was a yellow 1970 442 convertible., bench seat with a 455cid. Man, is good to drive one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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