What are these on my springs?

1. riggsy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 West Sussex Posts: 6280 Mk2 Saxo Vts

   #1 27th January 2007, 20:24

   The plastic covers at each end? there eibach springs, do they stay on when fitted?
   
   
2. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #2 27th January 2007, 21:49

   i've not seen them on springs before and i have changed loads over the years, at a guess i would say that there corrosion preventatives as the springs allways corrode at the top and bottom on the final curl as thats where water normally sits when its under load, its either that or something from the manufacturing process but then u would think they would have removed it. why dont u send them an email and ask them?
3. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

   #3 27th January 2007, 23:58

   are they not just covers for when they get posted to people??
4. riggsy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 West Sussex Posts: 6280 Mk2 Saxo Vts

   #4 28th January 2007, 02:27

   Yeah i thought they would be for protection but for when? When being delivered or when fitted to the car?
   
   Just wondered if anyone else on here had the same thing?
   
   Ok ill email them cheers
5. AlexR Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 Kunt & Sorrey Posts: 5763 Rep mobiles & Joes ma

   #5 28th January 2007, 21:48

   leave them fitted, they come with eibachs to stop them rusting where the spring coils touch, rusting and flat areas on the spring make them snap eventually so the clever germans fit these so in theory you could have them fitted for at least 10 yrs without them snapping!
6. riggsy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 West Sussex Posts: 6280 Mk2 Saxo Vts

   #6 29th January 2007, 08:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AlexR leave them fitted, they come with eibachs to stop them rusting where the spring coils touch, rusting and flat areas on the spring make them snap eventually so the clever germans fit these so in theory you could have them fitted for at least 10 yrs without them snapping!

   Cheers dude you know your stuff
7. motobruce Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 Maidstone Kent Posts: 561

   #7 1st February 2007, 16:09

   Could possibley be to stop the springs knocking as the suspention compresses and the coils double up on top of eachother. Thats just an idea cos ive never seen them either.
8. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

   #8 1st February 2007, 19:08

   I've never seen them but makes sense if they are to protect the springs.
9. PJA L-plater Joined: Aug 2006 Stoke on Trent Posts: 42

   #9 1st February 2007, 21:14

   I think the plastic tubes are fitted to stop the spring coils grinding against each other when coil bound under compression i.e the coils sit on top of each other when compressed so the tube acts as a bearing / noise suppressor
   
   PJA
10. riggsy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 West Sussex Posts: 6280 Mk2 Saxo Vts

    #10 2nd February 2007, 00:58

    These are now fitted, pug performance didnt want to fit them with the plastic bits as they had never seen them before even after fitting other sets of eibach springs.