ABSORBING SHOCKS
COIL SPRINGS FOR SUSPENSION.
’J’HE comparatively slow progress which has been made in independent suspension systems, by British and American manufacturers particularly, has been very disappointing to those who know that exceptionally good springing can be given a car 1 by this system. Probably one of the reasons why so many manufacturers have been slow in adopting it is because of the excellent surface of the main roads of most motoring countries today.
It is rather interesting however, that next year several manufacturers, while still retaining the old front axle, will use coil springs instead of leaf. Coil springs have proved their effectiveness in several types of independent springing systems, their important point being a complete lack of friction, so that when used in conjunction with really efficient hydraulic shock absorbers, much greater accuracy in the control of spring action is possible.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 47, Issue 2668, 10 September 1937, Page 6
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144ABSORBING SHOCKS Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 47, Issue 2668, 10 September 1937, Page 6
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