The 7 feet 6 inch ( 2286 mm ) wheelbase, 3 feet 10 inch ( 1150 mm ) track chassis was a conventional one with half elliptic leaf spring suspension front and rear but the bodywork could be specified made from cane basketwork.
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It used the 88's B-body platform with a longer wheelbase ( matching the larger C-body Ninety-Eight ) with multi-leaf spring suspensions that differed entirely from the all-coil suspensions used in sedans and coupes.
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These cars, with u shaped pressed steel frames, two axles with leaf spring suspension and a pointed radiator, were considered to be " the most significant technical innovation of the early 1920s " and " the most progressive German serially-produced cars of their time ".
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In June 1965, the Renault Super Go�lette SG2 replaced the Go�lette with new features : wide curved windscreen, replacement of the sheet metal dashboard, steering wheel shifter, front independent, variable flexibility suspension with coil springs ( rear leaf spring suspension in 1967 ), telescopic shock absorbers and high ground clearance.
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In Japan, the Starlet was only available with the larger, 1.3 litre, engine once it had been introduced, excepting the Van model which retained the smaller, 1.2 litre, MacPherson front struts accompanied by four link rear suspension with coil springs for hatchback models and leaf spring suspension on van models.
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Wilkinson had also diversified into light car production by this time and designed a substantial enclosed sidecar with leaf spring suspension as an option for the TMC . In 1912 the'worm drive'rear hub was replaced with more effective bevel gearing and the Wilkinson designed girder forks were updraded to a'Saxon'design to improve handling.
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Rough terrain capacity was somewhat limited however : though all four road wheels were actuated, the leaf spring suspension confined the off-road speed to 42 km / h and the possession of just four wheels allowed for a wading and a trench crossing capacity of only sixty centimetres; it could overcome a thirty cm vertical obstacle, assisted by two small bottom wheels in the front hull.
