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- Springs
-
- Suspensions use a
- variety of
- different types of
- springs to absorb
- the shock of
- ordinary driving.
- As well, the tires
- and shock absorbers
- help the spring in
- distributing the
- force of driving.
-
- Sprung weight is
- the portion of the
- car's weight that
- is supported by
- springs, and
- unsprung weight is
- that which is not.
- The ride in the car
- is smoothest when
- the ratio of
- unsprung weight to
- sprung weight is
- low.
-
- Coil and leaf
- springs, and
- torsion bars are
- the most commonly
- used springs.
- Shock absorbers are
- often mounted in
- the center of
- spring coils.
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