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).
Modifying front road springs by removing leaves for a test on the S.S. car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\7\ Scan228 | |
| Date | 12th March 1930 | |
| RIC. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} N410 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} 2/MJ.12.3.30. FRONT ROAD SPRINGS. We have been trying to get hold of some very weak front road springs for a test on the S.S. car. We find that if we take two leaves out of a pair of standard front road springs we can get what we want for test purposes. We are handing these springs over to you and wwe would like you to alter the free camber to 4½"pos. approx. at the same time making spring clips to suit. Lubrication of the springs is of course upset by removing two leaves but this will not matter as if we get the effect that we want from the reduced rating we shall order up a pair of properly designed springs giving this deflection from Messrs. Firth's. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||