Product Bulletin

Side Load Coil Springs

(Banana Springs)
Side load (or banana) springs are curved and exert a
side force on the shock absorber which reduces the
friction between the shock absorber piston rod and the
seal. This not only improves shock absorber response
but also extends the shock absorber life.
Side load springs are fitted to many modern cars. The
coil spring pictured is for the front axle of a Citroen C3,
out of the box this coil spring is shaped like a banana,
but when compressed the spring is parallel.
This type of spring is often highly stressed and difficult
to compress. KYB recommends the use of powerful
spring compressors, otherwise the spring will not be
compressed sufficiently to fit onto the strut. Listed
below are some popular applications that use banana
springs:

RH3006
RH3007
RH2608
RH2611
RG1366
RA1394
RH2641
RG3405
RG3406
RA1818
RA1819
RA1815
RH2634
RH6069
RH2636
RH2635
RH6070
RH2638
RC1688
RH1711
RH1710
RH2696
RH2692
RH3316
RH2658
RH2657
RH3402

CITROEN
CITROEN
CITROEN
CITROEN
FIAT
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
SEAT / VW
SKODA / VW
SKODA / VW
VAUXHALL
VAUXHALL
VAUXHALL
VAUXHALL
VAUXHALL
VAUXHALL

C2
C2
C3
C3
PUNTO
FIESTA V
FIESTA V
FOCUS II
FOCUS II
FUSION
FUSION
FUSION
MONDEO III
MONDEO III
MONDEO III
MONDEO III
MONDEO III
MONDEO III
IBIZA / POLO
FABIA / POLO
FABIA / POLO
ASTRA H
ASTRA H
COMBO / TIGRA
VECTRA C
VECTRA C
VECTRA C

Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Rear
Front
Front
Rear (HD)
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front
Front