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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).
And diagrams concerning rubber shackles, tyre noise, and suspension geometry.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\4\  img058
Date  4th December 1935 guessed
  
(3) I gather that rubber shackles are essential for tyre noise although I had discussion of this before ?Cff. The point about the spring eye (not clear in my last C.R.S) is that the shackle centre is 1 1/2" lower on the offside, away from the spring. An easy way to lower the new chassis front end is to turn the arm over, doing this is to reverse the eye.

[Diagram labels]
EFFECTIVE COURSE
FRONT
REAR
1 1/2"
.75" C
New frame bracket required
EFFECTIVE CENTRE

(4) The only reason G.M. car came into discussion is that they have spent 300,000 dollars on E.P.S. & feel it worth it. It was originally a sales feature that got on the rebound.

(5) They consider the electrical suspension to be worse than coupled with longitudinal torsion bars.
  
  


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