Need To Learn How The Rear Coil Springs On A 2002 Mercury Mountaineer Works
Posted on July 30, 2010
When I learned that the rear coil springs needed to be replaced due to being rusted and broke into four pieces from the top of the springs, I noticed that the rear coil springs is compressed from the top of the springs three rings down..is this normal for a vehicle to compress the springs at the top? Thinking that the shocks/struts did most of the compressing? After I had the new coil springs replaced the new springs are also being compressed from the top from the vehicle? Is this a sign that the shocks/struts needs to be replaced? Basically help me learn how the coil springs, shocks/struts works with one another an with the vehicle?
Thank you
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There are One response to “Need To Learn How The Rear Coil Springs On A 2002 Mercury Mountaineer Works”COIL SPRINGS (NO MATTER IF FRONT OR REAR.) HAVE A DIFFERENT COMPRESSION RATIO
ON EACH PART OF THE SPRING, TOP HAS LESS, BOTTOM HAS MOST, MIDDLE EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN ! IF U’LL HAVE A SAME RATIO TRUE THE SPRING, YOUR RIDE WILL BE TOO SOFT, OR TOO STIFF ! IF U PAY ATTENTION, THE TOP OF YOUR SPRING IS
FLEXING ALL THE TIME, NEXT LEVEL WHEN U GET IN THE CAR OR LOADING IT, NEXT WHEN U DRIVING IT LOADED AND THEN, IF HIT THE POT HOLE OR SOMETHING…
THATS WHY THIS SPRINGS BRAKE IN THE SAME SPOTS, 1 PART OF IT WORKS 24/7, AND THE OTHER BARELY DO ANYTHING, WHEN IT OVERWORKED-IT BRAKES !
SHOCKS MADE TO PREVENT VIBRATION AND TO SOFT YOUR RIDE !