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).
Design document detailing vehicle weight distribution and steering system characteristics.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\1\ Scan325 | |
| Date | 23th November 1932 | |
| -4- Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} (f) Distribution of WEIGHT. The boxes containing the springs are located at the extremities of the chassis, their mass thereby increasing the value of K²/ab and reducing the pitching tendency. (2) Steering. (a) Gear Ratio. From full lock to full lock only 2.3 turns of the wheel. (J.III is 2.5). (b) Pivot Inclination and point of tyre contact. The wheel is further out than it might have been owing to the use of Hispano brake parts. (c) Self Centering Action. Diagram Text: PIVOT VERTICAL DIRECTION OF MOTION ¢ OF STUB AXLE 1.00" BEHIND ¢ OF PIVOT. 6° 2° 3/4" | ||