On 23/02/2019 10:39, RJH wrote:
On 21/02/2019 12:02, NY wrote:
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There were even cars with rubber band suspension.

If you mean the sort used by BL, I'd guess cost ruled it out rather
than a
fundamental problem.

what car did BL ever produce with rubber band suspension?
Have you been having a tipple?

I suppose you *could* describe BL's Hydrolastic suspension as using
rubber bands, but they are more like rubber bushes (doughnut shaped
rubber between "axle" and body).

ITYM rubber cone suspension, as used on most original Minis?

Hydrolastic was a fluid-based system - by all accounts quite effective
if done properly, but expensive. Used for a short while on Minis in the
60s.

And 1100s. And IIRC 1300s and Maxis.

And in fact dozens of te ****ers.

It seems it did use rubber springs as well.

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...tic_suspension

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