Take our Hot Rod Hauler as an example ... one heat-treated plate of steel whose thickness is uniformly tapered from the center to each end. A tapered mono-leaf spring can equal or exceed the ...

It takes energy to wear down a heat-treated piece of steel, and those tiny pieces of valve spring worn off of the spring all end up in the oil system. The conical springs do not require an ...

The Volvo T-Ride suspension for both on- and off-highway applications, such as waste haulers, features a parabolic tapered ... spring to help absorb shock and vibration, while four lower torque ...