Suspension or Law of Physics?

[_VVTi_]

about 2 weeks ago i replaced my leaking OEM struts with KYB GR-2 struts. With the leaking OEM, things in my trunk wouldslide around when i take a turn, and would flip over any groceries or anything in my trunk when i hit a bump or pothole, even the slightest crack on the road would cause an earthquake inside the car.

Now, with my new GR-2, things didn't get flipped over, nor would i feel any vibration inside the car when going over a normal bump. HOWEVER, things would still slide around inside my trunk.
Now is there something wrong with my suspension that's causing things sliding around? Or is it because the natural law of physics and gravity that's making things sliding around?

Unfortunately, i don't remember how would the items in my trunk behave when i my OEM struts were brand new when i first got the car, so i can't compare if it's because of the stiffer struts that's causing this?? or should i just bring it back to the shop?

can anyone enlighten me?/

thank you

[cam2Xrunner]

It's rolling stuff in the trunk because of physics. Just like when you make a sharp turn to the right notice how your body want's to move to the left and vice versa. There is nothing wrong with your struts.

[_VVTi_]

ooo icic
cuz i was kind of expecting things in my trunk to be settled down and not move.... well at least it got rid of the things getting flipped in the trunk..... u DO NOT want to go through the process of cleaning up after an ice cream cake that got tossed around in the trunk..... especially the carpet!!

[Adam H]

Inertia.

[_VVTi_]

but funny thing is that my aunt's camry, the stuff in her trunk seems to be more settled... doens't get tossed around much... and that's with OEM struts

[Adam H]

Your aunt drives like you do?

[_VVTi_]

well do.... she drives a lot less aggressive... hahah

maybe thats why

[CrawlingEye]

does your aunt have a newer camry? the susepension's very soft in them.

[_VVTi_]

nope, i think it's a 93, but it's an I4

[_VVTi_]

would softer suspension be less prone to things moving around?

[prnc_chrmng]

Originally posted by Adam H
Inertia.

inertia? it may have been a while since i took physics but what does inertia have to do with it?

[Adam H]

Objects in motion have a tendency to stay in motion. If you're going straight, and you turn, they will want to keep going straight.

It could also be attributed to centrifugal force.

[Camdaddy]

I just installed KYB GR2s in Frt and Rear with Intrax Springs. Also installed my whiteline swaybar. and two new Toyota Sway Bar Links, I went with the OEM sway bar links because my old one were good but the bolt were just rusted on. So didn't even bother taking them off while removing the old struts. Just used a few cutting disc to cut them. In my opinion OEM stuff is made better to last, since my sway bar links were 12 years old and they were still a b*tch to cut off....but thats just me...Now the set up is way more stiffer.

[prnc_chrmng]

but the objects in the trunk arnt in motion, the car is in motion, just like when you drop an item while your driving it doenst continue going stright it drops stright down, it would have to be more centrifugal force that causes the items to move rather than inertia

[Fresco Bob]

^sorry all wrong

centrifual force? do you mean momentum?
if you drop somthin from yur car it obviously isn't going to drop straight down, everything in motion has momentum

if you really wanna see what is going in on your trunk flip down the seat and watch what happens