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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).
Suspension settings for Continental cars and a proposed change to the axle ratio.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 111\4\  scan0023
Date  8th February 1938 guessed
  
④. Suspension: For some reason the governor control is now behaving sensibly and the damper loads are a good compromise even for Continental conditions. It is obvious that, with a full load, the rear tyres are over loaded & a front roll rod is wanted. We must try it out with the very soft springs Les is getting. We might make it a standard fitting for Continental Cars.

⑤. Axle ratio. Owing to the vastly improved handling, the car can be driven far harder than the 25/30 & I want to persuade H's & Sales to agree to a higher axle ratio. Presumably we can fit a 4.25 ratio using the PIII gears. Anyhow stop production cutting any number of gears until we have discussed this with Sales.
  
  


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