Corvette Suspension has Leaf Springs, How?

[Racerf1]

Remember this is during a turn and it is loaded.

[khattak]

GOD! [banging my head against the monitor]. now read carefully racer bro:
In the P R E V I O U S pics u cant see a leaf spring. the arrows that u have drawn only point to the girder and the control arms. the actual LEAF SPRING cant be seen. ofcourse i can see it in the new pic, i am not blind! lol. i cant see them in the PREVIOUS pics.

[Racerf1]

Exactly my feelings with you, coz you are having difficulty figuring out the shape of the leaf spring. In the previous pics it is difficult to see, i agree but once you have located it it should not be that hard to figure it out. In earlier posted pics, you have the double A arms hiding the leaf spring, but with the slight bendings on the spring you will be able to make it out. Just use a bit of your mind, where it might be located, think!

Allah na Karey kay Aap blind hoon, then I will have a really hard time to make you see.

[khattak]

EXACTLY BRO! the A-ARMS are HIDING the leaf springs! i am glad u finally understand what i have been trying to say all along. it cant be seen until it has load on it, thus bending it. in the pics it has no load, so its hidden. it CANT be seen. ( not in the new pics, the PREVIOUS pics).
if u STILL insist it can be seen, kindly point it out again. do NOT point out the place where it SHOULD be, but point out the exact spring. (in the PREVIOUS pic, NOT the new pic. i can see it in the new pic, but cant see it in the precious pic).

[khattak]

This pic should make it clear for EVERYONE, even the blind! lolsss.

[Racerf1]

Bro, you have to be more precise, that is why I could not make out if your were refering to my earlier posts or just the previous pics. It really got me pissed, after i thought you said you could see it in the pics that I had posted few minutes back. You know that last pic without the exhuast was a tough one to get.

I still say you can see a hint of it in the earlier pics but if you can't, sorry! A bit tired need to go to bed.

Allah Hafiz

[Racerf1]

Yeah, but the thing is that is not a corvette (if I am not wrong) and that is not composite (difference in design and looks too). Though it does give you the idea where and how it would be mounted.
That is why I had posted this pic in my earlier posts.

[khattak]

Yes Sir! will try to be as precise as possible! sorry for any inconvenience that my inaptitude of not being able to see things which cant be seen has caused you. Sweet Dreams! Allah Hafiz.

[Racerf1]

Hey if you guys still can't see it then I will try find these pics in Braille, lol!

[khattak]

hey racerbro. i have a feeling its just u and me who are interested in the spring, lol. and since we both know where it is now, abt time we wrap it up! lol

[mics420]

No you are not alone. I am following the spring all along. The last pictures show a composite spring and unlike metal conventional spring it is one piece assembly. Made of glass fiber epoxy as mentionad earlier in my post in this forum.

[FLi_GTi]

So we all know where the leaf spring is.
Sweet!

[khattak]

yup Fli! thanks to racerf1s perseverance! He even went to the trouble of having a couple of cars stand on their front ends so we could see the spring! lol. btw, the composite leaf spring (as point out by mics420) has a weird shape. its twisted at the ends. thats a new one on me. not that i have seen everything, but i thought the springs should have a uniform eliptical shape to offer torsion. neways, now since we are all experts on the corvette suspension, lets start talkig abt whether toyotas or hondas are better!!!

[FLi_GTi]

How clean is that undercarriage!?!
Makes me sick with envy! Everytime i get my car on the hoist, i can't tell if its a rust coating or horseshite!

[Krazee]

By the way,i heard there is also coil over suspension conversion available for the corvette that they use in the racing version of the corvettes for the track.

[Racerf1]

Glad you guys could see it, Lol!

@Fli
That is a almost brand new car being inspected. About being clean I hear you bro!

@Khattak
Hey Bro, I thought I had it wrapped but I guess @Mics420 bro wants to discuss more
About it being eliptical, when using composites you can have it any shape you like.

[spectra]

Thanx guys. I was not able enough to contribute in any way but u guys have discussed it to the core of it.
I gave up thinking that this is something beyond me and way more complex then the leaf springs that i had in my mind. Ones we see in mehran, Shehzore and many others around but Khattak bro, u are the reason why this discussion continued for so long and helped many.

U guys are amazing especially RacerF1.

I will bug u guys again with my stupid questions.

Thanks everyone.

[Racerf1]

@krazee
Yes, there are coilover suspensions available. I think you can get them for almost all cars.

@Spectra
Well there is no such question as stupid, they are all good. So keep asking! I think each and everyone participated and in their own way.

[mics420]

Having interest in automobile composite parts I have many research papers in which experimental fabrication and testing of parts like leaf springs, bumpers, hood etc have been carried out. One research carried out by a Brazilian engineer replced the conventional metal springs on a Jeep with composite spring. They matched the elements like spring constant, elastic modulus and the final product was 15 kg lighter than metal conventional spring. The weight was reduced from 18 kg to 3 kg for entire set. The metal spring had 18 parts and composite spring had 3. Such a drastic wieght reduction is highly beneficial in light aircraft but only applicable in high end cars because of high production cost.

[khattak]

@spectra: sorry if u think i dragged the thing a bit. actually, i have to be ABSOLUTELY sure abt everything. i dont like knowing half the thing and then guessing. i couldnt see the bloody spring so i kept saying so. lol. anyways, i agree that it WAS beneficial cuz i notice only THREE ppl having any specific idea abt what a leaf spring does and HOW it does that! its such a common thing, i thought many would contribute. anyways, here starts ANOTHER interesting discussion! WHERE are the 18 parts of a coil spring???