How to Use leaf spring in a Sentence

leaf spring

noun
  • These include a leaf spring and a sturdy box joint construction.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 May 2021
  • The rear will be a live-axle setup with leaf springs, and both axle designs will be supplied by Dana.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2020
  • At the rear end, the traditional leaf spring and live axle has been discarded.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • The two-door coupe was built with independent front suspension and a live rear axle leaf spring.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Its suspension consists of control arms and torsion ban up front and a rigid axle and leaf springs in the rear.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
  • To help soften the ride, the Chase is equipped with elliptical leaf springs at all four corners.
    — Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The 3500s use leaf springs with optional air bags, the ol' belt-and-suspenders approach.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2019
  • The double-leaf spring suspension is much sturdier than standard coil springs, resulting in a more stable ride.
    — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The load-bearing rear end of the F-150 rides on traditional (for a pickup) leaf springs.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Back in the '60s, just about every four-wheel drive vehicle used solid axles with a leaf spring suspension at each corner.
    — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2020
  • Old timey leaf spring suspension was thought to be heavier duty, never mind its poor ride and handling characteristics.
    — Matthew Scott, Outside Online, 7 June 2019
  • At the rear, Chisholm Enterprises provided custom leaf springs that lower the ride height by four inches.
    — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • The incorrect leaf spring shims may have been installed between the rear axle and the leaf springs possibly affecting the vehicle's handling.
    — Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2020
  • How To Buy Skis Your weight is the main factor in selecting skis, which are essentially leaf springs.
    — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The ride quality is reasonably comfortable for a truck, with a double wishbone front suspension, coil-over shocks, rear leaf springs and solid rear axle.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2019
  • Far below you, heavy things are oscillating, the seismic plates of those leaf springs grinding a perpetual fault line that rattles the china up there in the penthouse.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2019
  • The good thing about leaf springs is that any change in their behavior is gradual, and consequently easily controlled and corrected by the driver.
    — Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The Reatta's suspension is fully independent, with struts all around, coil springs up front, a transverse plastic leaf spring in the rear, and anti-roll bars at both ends.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 27 Nov. 2020
  • There's nothing particularly interesting about the control-arm front and beam-axle rear suspension other than the transverse leaf spring that suspends the front.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 22 May 2022
  • In front, the design philosophy is similar, with unequal-length control arms and a transverse plastic leaf spring mounted to another large cast-aluminum subframe.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • One innovation, Bell said, is a low-profile leaf spring design that holds the cooler to the GPU core while still allowing for a backcover to fit.
    — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The short wheelbase and rugged leaf spring suspension combine were designed for capability, not comfort, but the Roxor is maneuverable, easy to drive and instills confidence.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Other parts also came from Volvo, including its independent rear suspension, which uses a composite transverse leaf spring, and the roadster's steering column and seats.
    — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Another interesting feature of the tank was its incorporation of already outdated suspension,layered elliptical leaf springs.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The leaf springs which were adequate with Falcon engine torque began to give trouble with axle tramp and spring wind-up during development with the 289-cu in Mustang V-8, so the springs were beefed up too.
    — Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020
  • While the leaf spring works for the heavy workloads that most pickups endure—including all other F-150s, except the Lightning—that old-school setup can't maintain good wheel control in brutal high-speed desert conditions.
    — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2021

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