Parabolic Springs

Parabolic springs consists of one or two or more leaves. The leaves touch only in the middle, where they are fixed to the axle and at the outer ends, where they are fixed to the vehicle. In between those two points the leaves do not touch each other as they do with conventional leaf springs.Each leaf represents a complete spring in itself and will act as the same. To enable this, the leaf is tapered, from center to the outer end.parabolic spring This tapering is called parabolic and it means that every centimeter (or inch) the thickness of the leaf decreases in an amount that relates to the square function of it's length. .