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).
Springing complaint on car 39-RY and recommending spring setup changes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\1\ Scan131 | |
| Date | 25th May 1934 | |
| X7410 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.14/KW.25.5.34. Springing Complaint 39-RY (Mr. Colin Kingham). From Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}15/KW.23.5.34. it appears that low rating springs with controllable dampers are unsuitable for the owner who drives himself on the Continent. We should recommend that before fitting normal rating springs all round to this car, the owner should have his car with normal rating rear springs and low rating front springs. This we consider should be far more satisfactory as the normal rating rear springs increase the controllability and reduce rolling, but the low rating front springs prevent the pitching which is evident with a car sprung throughout with normal rating springs. We should be interested to hear if normal rating rear springs with low rating front springs satisfy this owner, as we consider this a more satisfactory arrangement for production than normal rating springs throughout. For cases of steering road shock complaints it may be necessary to fit normal rating springs all round and sacrifice some of the riding qualities. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/I.A.Leslie. | ||