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Examination and description of the front springing and hydraulic dampers of the Lancia Lambda car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67a\1\ scan0182 | |
| Date | 29th April 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/ACL. c.c. to BJ. RG.{Mr Rowledge} c.c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c.c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c.c. to Na.{Mr Nadin} X8410 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/ACL1/LG29.4.26. FRONT SPRINGING OF THE LANCIA LAMBDA AND DESCRIPTION OF THE HYDRAULIC DAMPERS. X4048 We have had the opportunity of examining the suspension of the Lancia Lambda car and in view of its good riding qualities and unconventional design have taken particulars of the more important components of the front springing and hydraulic damper units. The general layout of the Lancia suspension is probably known but we have appended blue prints showing the arrangement of the front springing and dampers. From the particulars of the springs employed, and their disposition, we have prepared a Load Extension Diagram, neglecting the sliding and damping friction which illustrates the characteristics of this system. On the same diagram a similar curve has been placed for our standard 20 HP car, making the same assumptions, but actually in the case of the latter the diagram would differ from the theoretical more so than for the coil springs owing to the internal spring friction, but we put it forward as, at the moment, we have no reliable experimental curve for this. FRONT SPRINGING. The following is a brief description :- The stub axle is fixed to a sleeve which is free to move in a vertical direction relative to the frame between two guides attached to the frame and controlled by coil springs. contd :- | ||