Rear And Front Shocks On An 08 Rx400h

[martin geden]

I hadn't noticed before and someone pointed this out to me at the weekend. The bottom plate for my rear shocks are about an inch or two from the tyre but the first spring is well clear of the plate. When I "bounced" the car the plate didnt move (good) and the shock slightly moved down and up (good again)

Is this because the shocks on an RX400h 08 are hard and not soft like a normal saloon car. Im just worried that with the car fully laden that the bottom plate will touch the tyre but then if the actual coil spring is well clear of the plate then there is nothing to worry about. I will post a pic and shoe the evidence

[ColinBarber]

The bottom 'plate' is fixed to the wheel hub. It is always the same distance away from the wheel.