----- Original Message -----
From: "Winget, William A CONT JTFCS5G" <winget@jfcom.mil>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 2:48 PM
Subject: [MV] Track Shoes A follow-up and artillery for sale
> First a basic description: A torsion bar is a high quality piece of steel
> rod (round or hex, even square) that is held fixed at one end, and placed in
> bushings. When a suspension or wrench attempts to twist the other non-fixed
> end, the spring rate of the rod tends to force it back into the original
> position. This replaces springs in the suspension system (French had a car
> with these in it at one point)
>
:-o
French had _many_ cars with torsion bar suspension and so did we, the ubiquitous
Morris Minor to name but one, and all highly successful.
Well known wheeled MVs with torsion bars are, but not limited to:
Austin Champ, Humber 1 ton truck, Humber Pig, Alvis Saladin, Saracen and
Stalwart.
Richard
Southampton - England
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