Road clearance for Chassis 2006 with different tyre and axle configurations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page037 | |
| Date | 29th June 1912 | |
| = 615 = Re Clearance on Chassis 2006. -2- TBB3/L29612. Mr Sanderson 29.6.12. The road clearance of this chassis under various conditions will be as follows :- 895 tyres and standard axle - 8" 935 tyres and standard axle - 8.8" The Colonial type axle referred to is not fitted to this type of chassis and if such a course were adopted it would have to receive the sanction of Mr Royce and would also necessitate a new rear spring seating. The objection to the course is that it upsets the alignment of the transmission. If however such a course were adopted the extra clearance obtained would be 1" in each case. The above clearances are what we anticipate we shall obtain with certain modifications at present in hand in the shops and is measured in | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).