What are coil spring isolaters for?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

What are these coil spring isolaters for?

This is plenty retarded but i've never used a set of these when i install lowering springs and/or new spring isolaters. I'm not talking about the ones that seat under the coils, i'm talking about the long tubes that you get with the Energy Suspension kits...is this just some other kind of isolater? When i did my Eibachs i got ES isolators and couldn't figure out where the hell they were supposed to go so i didn't use them. I didn't see anything like them in the factory setup either.

http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/sboots.html

Those straight tubes right there...?

 

[Snikt89GT]

I would guess they are for wrapping around the bottom of the front spring? A replacement for the stock rubber thing on the bottom

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yeah the round cups are for the spring seats...so the spring sits on those cups...no need to put the tubes on the coils themselves? We actually tried to get them on the spring just to see but we couldn't even slide them up enough to find out.

 

[86bluecobra]

I would guess they are for wrapping around the bottom of the front spring? A replacement for the stock rubber thing on the bottom

this would also be my guess.

 

[bubba-dough]

the stock springs have the isolators that wrap the lower part of the spring, as well as the isolator cup in the seat. Usually with age the rubber pieces of crap break and wear off.

 

[ronburgundy]

i have no idea, i bet thet put them in just to clog up forums such as this. if they dont fit on the coil or in the coil then they of no benefit.

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well i've been running without them for over a year with no problems so they seem pretty useless to me. I don't see the point of slipping them over the coils and then having bushing to bushing...just seems pointless.

 

[89white50]

They are installed TO quiet down road vibrations that will be transmitted to the passengers. If you are using stiff springs then you will hardly notice a difference either way. BUT, they will adjust the ride height slightly also. You do not need the spring cup for the rear either, they serve the same purpose as those round tubes you push onto the bottom of the front springs.

 

[HISSIN50]

The long skinny isolators don't sit bushing to bushing. They are the only item between the bottom coil and the LCA.

I guess I'm confused about what's is being pondered.

In any case, in my experience, the stock skinny tube isolators tend to wear in one or two spots and are ok otherwise (I've patched them up before and reused them). The lower cups (coil to LCA) in the back come out in pieces for me - I replace those.

Good luck.

 

[bubba-dough]

The long skinny isolators don't sit bushing to bushing. They are the only item between the bottom coil and the LCA.
Good luck.

+1 there are cups on the top and the push on ones on the bottom for the front. I guess I wasn't that clear in my post