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).
New front axle design for the Phantom to reduce steering wobbles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\1\ Scan161 | |
| Date | 16th November 1925 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. BJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X457 R3/M16.11.25. RE. PHANTOM FRONT AXLE. (STEERING WOBBLES) X.235 X.457 X.8420 X.8430 DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} is sending a drawing of a new complete front axle, of a design we have made to give many advantages, such as less weight, more upright pivots etc. to reduce tendency for steering wobbles. We ought to foresee that this may be adopted at an early date, and we should keep the stock low, and not make any new dies which can be avoided. This improvement is more urgent than can be realised, because this and the hydraulic shock dampers are the only things we have to reduce this phenomenon. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||