Glossary / Suspension

springs

30 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

They’re the metal coils that hold up your car’s weight and help it bounce over bumps. If they break, the car can sag or feel loose.

Technical Definition

Springs support the vehicle’s weight and absorb vertical motion, working with shocks to maintain ride height and stability.

Hear It Discussed

"Have they tried anything like changing the shock absorbers or changing the springs or do..."
#2608: Where Engines Never Warm Up The Best of Car Talk 31:51

"They had changed they put a little there's a new spring inside the shocks. They had a softer rear sway bar firmer rear springs."
Crazy Toyota Driving; Mercedes Engine Surprise; Lawsuit Update The Smoking Tire 43:34

"that we changed the shocks, changed the length of the shock itself and then changed the springs..."
Dialing in Goldberg’s Cobra kit car. CarCast 11:43