Tired of harsh rides and axle hop? See what you actually gain by ditching traditional leaf springs for a high-articulation, ...
The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by electrification, connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles, and growing importance of technologies such as ...
There is the matter of power, and then there is the matter of putting that power to work most efficiently. Without a well-designed chassis and suspension, all the power in the world doesn't mean ...
It is said that the leaf-spring suspension is the oldest suspension used for automobiles. The leaf-spring system was used more recently in '70s production cars, some of which are still in service ...
We've often touted the benefits of leaf spring suspensions. Sure, they are simple. Sure, its technology that could be almost 300 years old, and sure, leaf springs aren't terribly fancy. But hey, they ...
BrightDrop electric delivery vans (above) as well as Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra pickups from General Motors Co. feature North America’s first composite tension leaf springs (TLS) with progressive ...
If drum brakes and flat-tappet camshafts are old-school technology, then springs are quite literally ancient. In some respects the wooden bows and catapults used by medieval knights to bludgeon their ...
Nobody sets out to fall in love with a leaf spring. It’s the kind of suspension part that quietly does its job for decades and gets zero credit, mostly because it was borrowed from technology that ...