How to Use leaf spring in a Sentence
leaf spring
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The front leaf spring rear-lower shackle bolts may be loose.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2021
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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
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The 3500s use leaf springs with optional air bags, the ol' belt-and-suspenders approach.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2019
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The load-bearing rear end of the F-150 rides on traditional (for a pickup) leaf springs.
—Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
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At the rear end, the traditional leaf spring and live axle has been discarded.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 20 May 2021
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To help soften the ride, the Chase is equipped with elliptical leaf springs at all four corners.
—Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2019
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The two-door coupe was built with independent front suspension and a live rear axle leaf spring.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2022
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These include a leaf spring and a sturdy box joint construction.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 May 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This car starts life as a modest, mass-market compact sedan, on a commonized vehicle platform, with a transverse-leaf spring rear end and none-too-racy a stance.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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Well after Horch the man departed, the automaker was cranking out dual-overhead-cam straight-eights, servo-actuated brakes, four-wheel independent suspension, transverse leaf springs, and five-speed gearboxes.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 25 May 2019
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