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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).
Page discussing design principles for a back axle and suspension system.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 41\3\  Scan026
Date  19th July 1921
  
contd.
-2-
RL/G19.7.21.

a simple scheme, with very practical features of good shape and proportion.

The back axle should be very light for its weight carrying capacity, and the springing well damped, so that with soft springs the riding and holding the road should be good.

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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