3rd springs!!!

[cfditya]

we all know that there are 2 springs ate the front and the rear each.......OBvious.....

K......but Wht are 3rd springs used in F1 cars....how do they work and wht dos it do?????

[manchild]

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[MrT]

The 3rd spring only comes into play when 2 wheel bump occurs and this therefore gives an effective difference in spring rates in bump and roll. Used in f1 to stiffen 2 wheel bump to cater for large aero loads without having a car overstiffened in roll.