Coil spring coils against each other?

[TylerW]

Hey guys:

My wagon has what look like new rear coil springs...but there are also spring spacers installed above the coils as well. As a result the bottom 2 or 3 coils of each spring are resting directly on each other when the car sits on it's wheels. That can't be right.

This car has always had a weird ride...way too stiff, esp in the front which isn't even related to this.

Spring coils aren't supposed to stacked on each other like that, are they?

 

[rustyroger]

Sounds like you have the wrong springs in there.
I'd replace them with the correct ones asap, bad ride and potentially dangerous handling issues with bottomed out springs.

Roger.

 

[tc1959]

They could be a variable rate spring like Moog Cargo coil springs. They have three coils that are closer together.

 

[TylerW]

Haha, yes they are cargo coils. I just happened to see a picture of them last night and realized what those were. Thanks for the advice.