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.


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    Title :

    Single tapered-leaf springs


    Additional title:

    Automobile Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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