Spring And Shock Absorber
- The rear left suspension components are shown, the rear right suspension components are similar.
- The passive shock absorber is shown, the active shock absorber is similar.
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nut - Shock absorber |
| 2 | Upper spring seat |
| 3 | Coil spring |
| 4 | Lower spring seat |
| 5 | Flag nut - Shocker absorber to wheel knuckle |
| 6 | Bolt - Shocker absorber to wheel knuckle |
| 7 | Shocker absorb |
| 8 | Bolt - Shock absorber to vehicle body (quantity 2) |
| 9 | Gaiter |
| 10 | Top mount |
Spring
The coil spring installed differs with vehicle specification. Each spring is color coded to identify its rating and installation requirements. The spring is supplied with the upper and lower isolators attached.
The lower end of the coil spring is located in the lower control arm which contains a feature for orientating the spring assembly. The design of the lower isolator prevents the spring rotating. The spring has a linear rate compression and is inclined to counter cornering forces.
The upper end of the coil spring is also located in a spring isolator underneath the vehicle body member. Both upper and lower spring isolates are made from rubber. The isolator reduces any noise produced during shock absorber and spring compression and extension, from being transmitted to the vehicle body.
Shock absorber
The shock absorber is a mono tube design. The lower end of the shock absorber is installed with a bush and is attached to the wheel knuckle. The shock absorber top mounting is secured to the vehicle body.
The threaded outer end of the shock absorber rod locates through a hole in the top mount. A self-locking nut secures the top mount to the shock absorber rod. The shock absorber rod on the adaptive shock absorber has an electrical connector integrated to the end of the shock absorber rod. The electrical connector is only equipped on the active shock absorber.
For additional information, Refer to: VEHICLE DYNAMIC SUSPENSION - INGENIUM I4 2.0L DIESEL AJ21/INGENIUM I4 2.0L PETROL/TDV6 3.0L DIESEL