From: bobbyjoe@chartertn.net
Date: Fri Apr 11 2003 - 11:40:38 PDT
with no load the springs don't depress
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve & Jeanne Keith" <cckw@attbi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, 11 April, 2003 2:33 PM
Subject: [MV] Deuce rear suspension: no shocks: why?
> Why are there no shcok absorbers on the rears of a deuce? Not having them
> makes the back
> end very succeptable to tire balance and diameter. All the deuces I have
> driven,
> CCKWs to M35A2 seem to get a bit 'busy' as you approach their top speed.
>
> As a point of reference, my 1941 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer has 2 single
> wheels on each side
> mounted on a balance beam whose pivot is attached to the leaf spring
similar
> in
> function to a deuce. It has 4 hefty shock absorbers.
>
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
>
>
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