It is said that the leaf-spring suspension is the oldest suspension used for automobiles. The leaf-spring system was used more recently in '70s production cars, some of which are still in service ...

Leaf springs are pretty common on custom 4x4s, even though coil and coilover combinations are becoming quite popular. Coils and coilovers can be tempting, but don't sell the old-fashioned leaf-spring ...

Leaf springs are treated like archaic tech, as they aren’t found under any of the latest industry-leading performance cars, and are often used as a point of reference that shows how “dated” a ...

Leaf springs were a hot new technology several years ago, and by "several years," we mean the Bronze Age. Vehicles have evolved somewhat since the chariot, what with trotting and biting horses being ...

If drum brakes and flat-tappet camshafts are old-school technology, then springs are quite literally ancient. In some respects the wooden bows and catapults used by medieval knights to bludgeon their ...

Porsche is quietly preparing a suspension revolution that looks, at first glance, like a step back in time. Instead of chasing ever more complex multi-link hardware, the company is exploring a new ...