how important is the spring isolator?

[pyriel]

guys,

how important is the spring isolator?

thanks.

[docpete]

ditto...isolator or insulator?

[ghosthunter]

You mean something like these?





Taken from:
http://www.partstrain.com/ShopbyBran...ring_Insulator

Since suspension system and its components are vital to your vehicle performance, this makes also the coil spring insulator like the coil spring insulator extra important. This supports the weight of your vehicle and allows it to remain stable even in rough driving conditions. This coil spring insulator greatly helps your vehicle coil spring, which is a type of spring that is made from a wound heavy-gauge steel wire used to support the weight of your vehicle.

Most coil spring insulator including the coil spring insulator is used only on vehicles that have strut-type front suspension, which is typically found on most front-wheel-drive of the vehicles and sometimes on rear-wheel-drive. In every strut suspension, there are two coil spring insulator used. The first one or the so-called lower insulator is positioned between the coil spring and the spring seat on the strut, while the other spring insulator is located between the coil spring and the upper strut mount. Both insulators are used in order to prevent metal-to-metal contact between the spring and the strut, or mount. These insulators can certainly reduce the transmission of noise and harshness from your suspension to your vehicle chassis.

A coil spring insulator is comprised with a resilient rubber body interposed between the coil spring of your vehicle suspension and the spring seat that support the coil spring. Because it is made of rubber, deterioration is the common cause for its wearing and tearing. If your coil spring insulator becomes completely irregular, the coils spring and the strut mount will definitely strike each other, which can cause your riding quality to decline. When this happens, it is a must that you replace your coil spring insulator.

[pyriel]

thanks for the info...