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leaf springs

30 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Leaf springs are a type of spring that helps keep your car stable and smooth on rough roads. They bend when the car hits bumps, so you don’t feel every little dip.

Technical Definition

Leaf springs are long, flat metal pieces that act as suspension components to absorb road shocks and support vehicle weight. They are commonly used in trucks, SUVs, and older cars.

Hear It Discussed

"[1351.9s] And she drove a 67 Mustang to the high school every day. [1355.7s] The leaf springs were shot, right?"
The One-Year Garage: 1967 (Revisited) Bring a Trailer Podcast 22:35

"they were like we were actually considering drum brakes on this car we were considering leaf [1189.0s] springs i think most people ditched drum brakes because they became more expensive than disc..."
Never Build a Whole Car: Autopian's David Tracy and Griffin Riley The Smoking Tire 19:43

"And some of those, the steel leaves, as Land Rover owners know, tend to get more and more clogged up with rubbish and friction, and the damping goes wrong and all that. So the Volvo engineers..."
Corvettes, the Can-Am Lotus, luxury MPVs My week in cars: the Autocar podcast 12:07