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Specification sheet detailing spring rates, roll ratings, and wheel movements.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 154a\4\  scan0099
Date  1st March 1939
  
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Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FWK.6/JH.1-3-39.

Spring Rates.
N.S.F. 110 lb/in. Δ = 8.35"U.L. 9.35"L.
O.S.F. 102 lb/in. Δ = 9.45"U.L. 10.75"L.
N.S.R. 146 lb/in. Δ = 5.35"U.L. 6.59"L.
O.S.R. 148 lb/in. Δ = 5.35"U.L. 6.50"L.

Roll Rating.
Front roll rating = 307 lb/in at wheel.
Rear roll rating = 62.5 lb/in at wheel.
Front roll bar fitted.

Front wheel Movements.
Choc. B. Buffer Cont. Laden. Unladen. Reb. Buffer. Contact. Metal. Contact.
O.S. 0 1½" 2½" 3½" 5¾" 7¼"
N.S. 0 1½" 3¼" 3¾" 6½" 7½"

Rear wheel Movements.
Metal Conact. Buffer Contact. Laden. Unladen. Full Rebound.
O.S. 0" 1½" 5¾" 6½" 12½"
N.S. 0" 1½" 5½" 7" 12½"

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /F.W.Kennington.
  
  
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).


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