Paper devoted largely to advantages gained in change from leaf spring to air spring suspension on motor coaches, including increased riding comfort, constant platform height, decreased maintenance, reduction of fatigue loads, and lower body height; General Motors Corp application of air suspension to tractors.


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    Title :

    Air suspension on highway tractors


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Society of Automotive Engineers -- Meeting (Cincinnati Section) ; 1957 Springs and suspension


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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