Improvements to front suspension, suggesting increased clearance or camber to prevent breakages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page072 | |
| Date | 15th December 1913 | |
| COPY. To Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} Copy to J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} Copy to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X 615 X1049 P7/P 15.12.13. COPY. With reference to the improvements in the front springing of our cars, I think every care should be taken that we do not have bumps between the axle and the frame. These may be the cause of considerable breakage about the front part of the car. This suggests either slightly more rigid spring or more clearance. How to get the greater clearance is not quite clear to my mind, without losing something. The only thing that I can suggest is, that we run normally with about an inch of camber instead of flat spring. This will require a slight modification of the axle, otherwise it will lift the frame up. Another alternative is to raise the frame at the front only as you did in the Sheffield Simplex. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).