In the front axle, the coil spring is a part of the telescopic shock absorber and thus forms an independent assembly unit - an elastic unit. The lower part of the spring rests on a plate base welded to the outer tube of the shock absorber. The assembly unit of the front elastic unit is one of the sub-assemblies of the McPherson front axle. In fact, it performs the function of the kingpin of the steering knuckle.
The rear axle suspension has a coil spring as an independent assembly unit and a telescopic shock absorber installed near the spring and directed away from the vehicle's axle.
The control over the operation of suspension units, mainly telescopic shock absorbers, is checked in the ŠKODA service, which has the necessary measuring equipment, as well as the skill to check individual suspension units for various types and modifications of cars. If necessary, the replacement of the unit is best done by the ŠKODA service, which has a list of types of springs and shock absorbers and their combinations according to the identification data of the car.
Of course, we must adhere to the principle that for a car of a certain type, modification (execution) and year of manufacture when replacing elastic components - springs or telescopic shock absorbers - use in each case spare parts of the same number or code designation (and therefore technical data), that are used in this vehicle, i.e. were installed during the assembly process.
The next principle should always be to replace both suspension components on one axle at the same time.