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[05omegav6]

rear dampers are all W* except one which is L3..

EDIT .. found L4 .. self levelling dampers ..

but no LA  .. yet ..

L4 then... I really should pay more attention to stuff

Should be self levelling estate rough road

[Entwood]

rear dampers are all W* except one which is L3..

EDIT .. found L4 .. self levelling dampers ..

but no LA  .. yet ..

L4 then... I really should pay more attention to stuff

Should be self levelling estate rough road

No mention of the rough road bit .. but the rest seems to check out ..

REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS (CONTD.)ESTATE (21,22,23,F35,M35,P35) (USED WITH AUTOMATIC SELF LEVELLING DEVICE) (WITH MOUNTING PARTS)

  1  SHOCK ABSORBER, ASSY., WITH MOUNTING PARTS (IDENT WW) (NLS.- USE 72119085 )  W1000001- X1999999 (72119034) (4 36 274) 2
 
  2  SHOCK ABSORBER, ASSY., WITH MOUNTING PARTS (IDENT L4)  Y1000001-  72119085 4 36 164 2 


HTH 

[powerslinky]

Seem to recall that LA springs were a bit of a mystery .

I had a w reg 3.0 Elite fitted with them , very soft & wallowy,  but no one could offer any definate info on this " LA" marking

HTH

[johnnydog]

My '51 plate 3.2 Elite saloon had LA ident rear springs fitted as standard from new. I have replaced both sides several times always replacing them with genuine VX, and I've had no problems with them. I tow a car trailer , a caravan and heavy trailers. The air suspension compressor decided to give up the ghost a while back and then the car then sat down heavily at the back with a load on, but with a replacement compressor, the ride height remains pretty constant again no matter whats on the back.

[joff]

I have got an IDENT of WR on the rears of the MV6 estate is this corrct last 3 digs are 902 on the part number on the tag it has SACHS GM will have to look on the N/S tomorrow to see if anymore of the tag is still on it and check what is on the front.

[johnnydog]

I have recently removed a pair of rear springs from a scrap ex police 3.2 auto estate with s/l suspension. This vehicle had obviously been used by the Police right upto to it's dying day - on a skid pan as it was still fitted with extended mudflaps and aluminium plates in lieu of the lights front and back. It was nicely oiled underneath so there was no rust - just impact damage to the front. The rear springs were VX - LR ident code. Regrettably, the car has since been crushed - I got quite a few good parts off it, but it was crushed with the engine and gearbox still in it...insane, but no vehicles linger for long in that yard...

[omega3000]

I have recently removed a pair of rear springs from a scrap ex police 3.2 auto estate with s/l suspension. This vehicle had obviously been used by the Police right upto to it's dying day - on a skid pan as it was still fitted with extended mudflaps and aluminium plates in lieu of the lights front and back. It was nicely oiled underneath so there was no rust - just impact damage to the front. The rear springs were VX - LR ident code. Regrettably, the car has since been crushed - I got quite a few good parts off it, but it was crushed with the engine and gearbox still in it...insane, but no vehicles linger for long in that yard...

Have these breakers no heart 

[X30XE]

Plod will take sleeping policemen at 60, even with 18"s on

Apparently 

Zirks MV6 comparison is fair imho... Plod springs are unbreakable as near as I can tell. To put that another way mine are still original

My '97 ex armed response had a snapped rear HD spring.  I shudder to think how the previous owner achieved that 

[adey2]

my gold 3.0 estate has the ex plod springs off glynns car from worcester, self leveling was bit soft with the lpg tank full, self levelling shocks left in and rides great now

[2woody]

I've just been and checked my ex-plod springs for idents. Have only found the part number 700852

IMO they're not GM springs at all - fitted instead by MSD in the UK. There's no way that GM would have signed off springs so far outside the norm - with no load on board, they jacked up the rear of the car so much that there wasn't much suspension travel before the damper hit the bump stops.