Taperlite-springs, made by English Steel Corp Ltd, are light in weight, inexpensive, and can operate at high levels of stress; they have been adopted for front suspension of Fort Transit van; final form and distribution of stress of springs are shown; details of manufacturing process and test program as result of which Ministry of Transport gave approval for Ford Transit vans with Taperlite springs to be used as public service vehicles.
Single tapered-leaf springs
Automobile Engr
Automobile Engineer ; 58 , n 5
1968
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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