Patent ID: 6854720

Claim:
A MacPherson strut for a MacPherson wheel suspension, comprising a shock absorber with a body ( 1 , 11 , 21 ) and a rod ( 2 , 12 , 22 ); said rod ( 2 , 12 , 22 ) being surrounded by a coil spring ( 4 , 14 , 24 ); said coil spring ( 4 , 14 , 24 ) being mounted between a lower spring retainer ( 3 , 13 , 23 ) non-pivotally secured to the shock absorber body ( 1 , 11 , 21 ) and an upper spring retainer through which the shock absorber rod passes; wherein said MacPherson strut comprises means capable of immobilizing a first turn of the spring ( 4 , 14 , 24 ) on and with respect to the lower spring retainer ( 3 , 13 , 23 ) in a plurality of predetermined positions on the lower spring retainer ( 3 , 13 , 23 ), said predetermined positions defining a direction of translation that allows adjustment of an inclination of the spring with respect to an axis of the shock absorber.