Coil Springs for Comfortable Acura Rides

The helical wound steel in the Acura suspension called coil spring is the car's dampener against upward and downward bounce. It is an integral suspension system part. In tandem with shock absorbers, which absorb the bounce, the Acura coil spring helps snuff out the bumps and bounces that go into the car chassis. Acura coil springs, in general, support the weight of the car. They are what is referred to as compression spring. In the case of the Acura suspension, they lift the car from the ground and at the same time constricts to accommodate the up-and-down movement of bounce.

Acura coil springs are typically located between the vehicle's control arm and chassis, the axle and chassis, or around a MacPherson strut. They reinforce the suspension to keep bounce and chassis flex away from the vehicle cabin.
Corollary to the absorption of the up-and-down motions, the Acura coil spring at the same time protects the suspension assembly from disintegrating. Suspension system parts like the strut assembly and constant velocity joints, which are essential in maintaining car stability on the road, are attached to the car chassis through mounts and boots. With the bounce lessened by the Acura coil spring, drive train parts remain fixed on the chassis and their performance is not compromised. Acura coil springs are available in conical or spiral wound designs, and are wound with either variable pitch spacing or variable thickness wire.
The types of coil spring fabrication are essential to the performance of the suspension system. They determine the strength of the steel and the capacity of the Acura coil spring to take the brunt of car load and bounce. Acura coil springs are traditionally annealed and tempered with steel fabrications. It sags over time, but the coil springs can be repacked and reset. The automotive industry, however, does not support this stopgap solution. Repacked and reset Acura coil springs often have overused wound steel. Once the winding is annealed again, though the capacity of the Acura coil springs to resist compression remains as that of brand-new ones, it will only remain so for a shorter duration.