Emergency rubber springs (ERS) are an integral part of an air spring and act in series or parallel with the compressed air provided inside the bellow. Under the air spring’s deflated state, the ERS acts as a bumper/suspension and supports the full operating vertical and shear load. The influence of the amplitude and direction of the shear strain on the emergency spring when subjected to compression load is investigated. It is observed that the emergency spring’s stiffness slightly decreases, whereas the damping of the spring significantly increases when the central core is introduced. The influence of the central rubber core in the emergency spring and the effect of both emergency springs on the dynamic performance of vehicles are also being investigated. The results suggest that the ERS with a rubber core reduces the displacement part of the car body.