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Advances in the Design. Analysis, and Manufacturing of Steel Leaf Springs
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New rear suspension springs were designed for the 1988 General Motors full-size pick-up truck. In order to meet the aggressive project goals for durability and quality, several advances in technology were made. A new computer program was developed to more fully define the variables in leaf spring design. The program has the ability to optimize a spring's stress balance according to user defined input. Manufacturing processes were refined in order to meet requirements that were established early in the design phase of this new vehicle.
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Wachtel, D., Adkins, D., May, J., and Hohnstadt, W., "Advances in the Design. Analysis, and Manufacturing of Steel Leaf Springs," SAE Technical Paper 872256, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/872256.Also In
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