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).
Table of comparative data on spring rates and buffer clearances for various vehicle models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\2\ scan0163 | |
Date | 13th January 1937 guessed | |
SPRING RATE BUFFER CLEARANCE. CHANGE IN BUFFER CLNC. DUE TO 50LBS REDUCTION IN BUFFER CLNC. FOR 50 LBS. POUNDAGE NECESSARY TO MAKE 7% CHANGE IN BUFFER CLNC. PH. III. REAR. 207 LBS/" 3.550" .242" 6.85 % 51.3 LBS. 30 H.P. FRONT 200 2.250 .250 11.1 % 31.4 LBS. REAR. 177 4.000 .283 7.1 % 49.5 LBS. BENTLEY FRONT 333 1.600 .150 9.4 % 37.3 LBS. REAR. 238 2.600 .210 8.1 % 43.3 LBS. 346 | ||