The coil spring provides suspension and absorbs shock.
Coilovers are coil springs designed to be mounted on the shock (special shock). It is a packaging/handling design that takes up less space than seperate coil spring/ shocks. They usually allow suspension height adjustment and improved handling.
i need a diagram for a 1984 caprice front suspension or if someone can tell me if the shock connected to the coil spring?
spring has been over loaded
Coilovers are coil springs designed to be mounted on the shock (special shock). It is a packaging/handling design that takes up less space than seperate coil spring/ shocks. They usually allow suspension height adjustment and improved handling.
a coilover..
coil spring indpendent.
It is front suspension.
A strut is a combination of a shock absorber and a coil spring
Assuming we're talking about Coild over springs. you need a compression device that allows the spring to stay compressed and remove of the suspension shock easily.
better road handaling and better braking
This is a strut suspension. You have to remove the complete strut. Then you will need a spring compressor to release the coil spring. From there the shock can be changed. It would be cheaper to take the car to someone and have it done as the tool's needed will cost you.