Originally Posted By: The Critic
Originally Posted By: mechtech2
Critic - Why blame the springs? They hold the car up. It the struts that do the dampening.
Quote:
Springs isolate the driver from road imperfections by allowing the tire to move over a bump without drastically disturbing the chassis. If the chassis remains fairly steady then the tires are better able to follow road contours.
While springs do an excellent job of smoothing over bumps, they will keep bouncing once started. In other words, the chassis continues swaying and the tires keep hopping long after the vehicle strikes a bump. Left uncontrolled, springs give an uncomfortable ride with very poor tire to road contact. To control this undesirable behavior, a shock absorber keeps the spring from overreacting to every bump or dip and prevent excess movement of the tire and chassis.
Springs are durable items and are easily inspected. If the ride height of a vehicle has decreased excessively or a coil/leaf has broken it is advisable to replace the springs in axle sets. Consumers also often change springs to alter their vehicle's ride and handling characteristics. Spring problems are generally easy to identify
From Hunter:
http://www.hunter.com/pub/undercar/4187T/
In that case, if springs are old and worn wouldn't they be unable to adequately isolated the driver from the bumps?
Well, at least I know it is not a spring problem...
Originally Posted By: mechtech2
Critic - Why blame the springs? They hold the car up. It the struts that do the dampening.
Quote:
Springs isolate the driver from road imperfections by allowing the tire to move over a bump without drastically disturbing the chassis. If the chassis remains fairly steady then the tires are better able to follow road contours.
While springs do an excellent job of smoothing over bumps, they will keep bouncing once started. In other words, the chassis continues swaying and the tires keep hopping long after the vehicle strikes a bump. Left uncontrolled, springs give an uncomfortable ride with very poor tire to road contact. To control this undesirable behavior, a shock absorber keeps the spring from overreacting to every bump or dip and prevent excess movement of the tire and chassis.
Springs are durable items and are easily inspected. If the ride height of a vehicle has decreased excessively or a coil/leaf has broken it is advisable to replace the springs in axle sets. Consumers also often change springs to alter their vehicle's ride and handling characteristics. Spring problems are generally easy to identify
From Hunter:
http://www.hunter.com/pub/undercar/4187T/
In that case, if springs are old and worn wouldn't they be unable to adequately isolated the driver from the bumps?
Well, at least I know it is not a spring problem...