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).
Fitting a light torque arm to car 1-G-1 to prevent axle lean and dive when cornering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan226 | |
| Date | 25th May 1925 | |
| X4264 To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/LG25. 5. 25. 1-G-1 X3481 X4264 We are anxious to fit a light torque arm to 1-G-1. It will be observed that as the springs of this car are shackled at the front, the torque member will have to be in compression. As, however, there is no braking force to be resisted, we consider that the arm will not have to be a very heavy section to withstand the loads likely to be imposed upon it. The object of this arm is to prevent the axle taking a forward lean when cornering. This car at present has a marked tendency to dive on full lock. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||