What is the Spring Seat - Suspension and Brake Forum

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What is the Spring Seat
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 3:53 PM
Is it the plastic piece that goes on top of the coil spring with the upper insulator ??


Strut Nut
Strut Mount and Bearing Kit
Spring Seat + Insulator
Coil Spring
Strut
Boot + Bumper
Lower Insulator


The reason why I'm asking is because 2 weeks ago I installed everything new: mounts, AGX struts, boots etc. The only thing that I didn't repace was that plastic piece that goes on top of the coil spring before you put the mount on.

I'm getting a creaking sound when I turn my wheels. What is causing that noise? I

think It might be that piece.

Re: What is the Spring Seat
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:10 PM
the spring seat also known as the spring isolators go at the bottom of the spring.
between the spring and the strut.
Re: What is the Spring Seat
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:50 PM
Nooo.... The spring seat is not an insulator. Also isolating your springs would be a bad thing.

The spring seat goes on top of the spring (with insulator) and below the bearing.

It wouldn't creak, but the bearings might. I always rebuild the bearing if I take that stuff apart. Just a quick disassembly, cleaning, new grease; keeps those annoying creaking problems away.

If the sound is more metalic it might be the spring insulator too.



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