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Old 06-10-2014, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Air&Road View Post
As for the first paragraph, correct. The only unusual thing about it is the prop shafts serving as suspension members. The leaf spring serves as just that, a spring.

As far as the second paragraph, I'll leave it to you guys to equate suspension design with political parties. That science is much too illogical for me to comprehend.
A huge number of Jags have been built with the ds serving as the upper locating arm. they have two shocks with coil over springs per side though.
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