Chassis 4

The mass (weight) of a vehicle is suspended by:

• Springs

• Shock absorbers

• Macpherson Strut

• Ladder chassis

What type of spring is pictured?

• Coil Spring

• Air Spring

• Twirly spring

• Twisty spring

Which type of spring is pictured?

• Air spring

• Rubber spring

• Torsion spring

• Leaf spring

Which type of spring is pictured?

• Leaf spring

• semi - elliiptical spring

• Coil spring

• Half moon spring

Which type of spring is pictured?

• Torsion bar

• Twisty spring

• Lever spring

• Coil over

Which of these statements is NOT an advantage of Rubber springs.

• Cannot support heavy loads

• Silent in use

• Require no lubrication

• Can be moulded in any shape

Why is there a shackle at on end of a leaf spring.

• To allow for spring length to change on bounce

• So vehicle can be raised up

• It is only way to fix to chassis

• It makes spring independent.

The advantages of Torsion Bar suspension are

• All of answers

• Lightweight

• Good ride comfort

• Low maintenance

If a coil spring has different diameter at top and bottom this does what to the spring rate?

• Varies spring rate

• Doubles spring rate

• Halves spring rate

• Has no affect on spring rate

Coil springs are the most common spring found in car suspension.

• True

• False