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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.


Yes - I had an Austin 1800 with it. And unlike a spring/damper setup, it
tends to stay on spec throughout the life of the car - bar the odd pump
up. Unlike a conventional system where springs break and shocks wear out.

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