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).
Test report detailing the performance of rear shock absorbers under various component tolerance conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0307 | |
| Date | 26th March 1920 | |
| R.R. 235 A (100 T) (S F.{Mr Friese} 846, 6-8-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2460. RE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS. Test 1. All details having + limits. | 1st. 19 lbs. | 2nd. 38 lbs. | 3rd. 52 lbs. | 4th. 66 lbs. | Remarks. Test 2. All details having - limits. | 18 lbs. | 34 lbs. | 49 lbs. | 64 lbs. Test 3. Friction plates having + limits and spring cap having - limits. Stator having - limits. | 18 lbs. | 34 lbs. | 50 lbs. | 67 lbs. | With these we get a combination of limits which should give the maximum load. Test 4. Plates having - limits. Stator having + limits. Spring cap having + limits. | 14 lbs. | 27 lbs. | 39 lbs. | 53 lbs. | With these we get a combination of limits which should give the minimum load. These tests have been carried out with N.1044 Springs which give a load of 60 lbs. on the lever, and we consider they represent all results which can be obtained from drawings. | ||