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).
Feedback on alterations to controllable shock dampers and the resulting effect on steering movement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\2\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 8th February 1934 | |
| X4698 To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Er [Strikethrough]By.EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Dn.Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} [/Strikethrough] Controllable Shock Dampers. 40/50 HP. Referring to Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les.6/KW.25.1.34 relative to the alteration made to the amount of damping on the front of 104-MY, I have now tried it and both Kennett and I are of the opinion that there is rather more movement and joggle on the steering than there was before. In fact we rather liked it best as it was. I asked Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} to try it and, although he says he cannot exactly remember what it was like before, he puts forward the view that there is definitely more movement of the steering wheel - a kind of persistent joggle which he does not remember when he tried the car previously. I had not told him what I had thought about it. With regard to 22-EX and comparing it with 104-MY I am assuming that Les. {Ivan A. Leslie} has in mind that my car has the low rating front springs. One would imagine that they demand a greater amount of damping than a similar type of car with the standard springs or the Continental type. I note that, until further experience has been gained, you are not in favour of reducing the front damper loads on production cars, which I assume are going to be the same as my car originally was. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [Signatures] LES Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||