NOW COIL-SPRING SUSPENSION FOR AEC RELIANCE SEMI-COACH
22nd September 1967, Page 34
22nd September 1967
Page 34
Page 34, 22nd September 1967
— NOW COIL-SPRING SUSPENSION FOR AEC RELIANCE SEMI-COACH
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by JOHN CULLEN
THE AEC RELIANCE 691 semi-coach is now available with coil-spring suspension front and rear, as well as with leafand air-spring systems.
Coil-spring suspension is not entirely new for AEC passenger vehicles but it is the first single-decker to have it on both axles.
I like the design of this suspension, which employs four coil springs to each axle— two on either side—with the rear coils being much heavier.
The basic air-suspension axle-location linkage is used with top and bottom radius rods for each axle, and with Panhard rods for sideways location.
• 1 was given the opportunity to road test the 691 this week. Full details of the test will appear in CM on October 6.