How to Use leaf spring in a Sentence

leaf spring

noun

• The front leaf spring rear-lower shackle bolts may be loose.
  — Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 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
• The 3500s use leaf springs with optional air bags, the ol' belt-and-suspenders approach.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2019
• The load-bearing rear end of the F-150 rides on traditional (for a pickup) leaf springs.
  — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
• 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
• At the rear end, the traditional leaf spring and live axle has been discarded.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• 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 two-door coupe was built with independent front suspension and a live rear axle leaf spring.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2022
• These include a leaf spring and a sturdy box joint construction.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 May 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024