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2. Leaf spring - Wikipedia

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   Originally called a laminated or carriage spring, and sometimes referred to as a semi-elliptical spring, elliptical spring, or cart spring, it is one of the oldest forms of vehicle suspension. A leaf spring is one or more narrow, arc-shaped, thin plates that are attached to the axle and chassis in a way that allows the leaf spring to flex ...

3. Car suspension - Wikipedia

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   These were often made of low-carbon steel and usually took the form of multiple layer leaf springs. [4] Leaf springs have been around since the early Egyptians. Ancient military engineers used leaf springs in the form of bows to power their siege engines, with little success at first. The use of leaf springs in catapults was later refined and ...

4. Ride quality - Wikipedia

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   Early vehicles, like the Ford Model T, with its leaf spring, live axle suspension design, were both uncomfortable and handled poorly.. Historically, weight was key to allowing cars such as the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and the Cadillac in the 1950s and the 1960s to have a more comfortable ride quality.

5. Torsion bar suspension - Wikipedia

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   The first vehicle to use torsion bars was Leyland Eight designed by J. G. Parry-Thomas and produced from 1920 to 1923, however its rear suspension, patented in 1919, [1] was retrospectively named "torsion bar assisted" by Leyland in a 1966 publication [2] because the bars only complemented the leaf springs.

6. Corvette leaf spring - Wikipedia

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   A Corvette leaf spring is a type of independent suspension that utilizes a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) mono-leaf spring instead of more conventional coil springs. It is named after the Chevrolet Corvette , [ 1 ] the American sports car for which it was originally developed and first utilized.

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