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Show Homemade Snubbers Are Effective on Bad Roads Iteboutid on rough roads is the greatest cause of broken springs, and snuhhers are usually provided to offset off-set this action. If the .automobile owner does not feel justified in purchasing pur-chasing commercial sniihhers, he can make some which will he found entirely entire-ly satisfactory. Obtain two strong coil springs, about 12 inches long, made of -inch wire. Attach to the ends of each spring a piece of -inch steel cable, long enough to reach the front and rear axles, allowing the Homemade Snubbers Absorb All Shocks cable to pass over heavy pulleys at tached securely to the frame, as is shown In the drawing herewith. Using cable clamps, draw the cables up si tight that the springs of the car will he slightly compressed. The coil springs should be located In the cen ter of the car just behind the run ning board apron, ami care should be taken to get them In alignment. Tliesi snubbers will absorb side sways as well as the vertical rebound of tin-car, tin-car, and the riding qualities of tin automobile will be found greatly im proved. Geo. !. McVickcr. Nortl r.end. N'cb.. in Topular Mechanics Mag j a"ine. i |