MacPherson strut spring coil mounts

A MacPherson strut assembly comprising:

• a hydraulic cylinder having a fluid chamber with a piston disposed therein and a rod extending from said piston;
• a lower spring seat supported on said hydraulic cylinder;
• an upper spring seat supported on said rod;
• a coil spring arranged between said spring seats;
• and
• an isolator supported on one of said spring seats between said spring and said one of said spring seats, said isolator having first and second portions respectively including first and second stiffnesses with said first stiffness less than said second stiffness, and said second stiffness creating a greater spring load at said second portion than a lesser spring load at said first portion.

A MacPherson strut assembly comprising:

• a hydraulic cylinder having a fluid chamber with a piston disposed therein and a rod extending from said piston;
• a lower spring seat supported on said hydraulic cylinder;
• an upper spring seat supported on said rod;
• a coil spring arranged between said spring seats, said spring having first and second spaced apart coils with first and second opposing sides;
• and
• an isolator arranged between said first and second coils, said isolator defining a first distance between said coils on one side in a compressed spring state, and said isolator defining a second distance less than said first distance between said coils on said opposing side in said compressed spring state.