Show new knee action chevrolet gives passengers ride like a glide 31 6 A ig A L V M N W N 74 1 in the lh desir end and devel p a t of the th new 1934 ch chevrolet let Sarti particular cular attention has h been ilven to driver and nil paso 1 er comforti winfort 11 II 11 yang nullo nl c of d fiven and and nil fee ir I r having hain been eliminated ahe tipper photo howl th new chevrolet Cher rolet coach with its it londt sleek aleek ad nuh h hu has be been eliminated by tha no conj unit fe ve anil na the new 1 1 b bojin airs C chevrolet enec wheel ej e enoy J 1 the he 0 bag the driver and passengers in the new 1934 ch chevrolet affet a ride like the glide elide of an airplane one of the main factor r in improving the riding qualities of the new car to su uch ch a great extent la is the knee action or independently sprung front wheels to use ue the technical ta term s so ro much iwo haa been written about independent that the public has hag doubtless concluded that it la is something too technical to understand As a matter of fact act there Is nothing complicated about either the principle involved or the construction of tile the system chevrolets lets knee action enjoys the advantage of being bein enclosed in a welded weather tight housing in wh which the entire spring mechanism and shock absorb ers en ride up and down in a bath of oil an automobile gives elves it a perfect ride when both the front and rear springs have the same game frequency or tension actually t this his has been impossible to carry out in the past because the front springs had to be over twice as stiff as the rear springs in order to hold the front bent axle wheels and brakes in place in independent completely eb in a the colt 11 c anil and h hock borbor b ride la bt william tu E houer chevrolet oleC e n ale leg rna manager nager Is 1 chown at the left holding a chart which h how 01 the internal of 01 the the re radiator d lawo of t the a new a w ca car I 1 tuu added behary brugh it in graceful erace ful and ami h hardly pointed smartness Smut acu h hu be acea tho the ta theada 1 in eve tery it alae ti t iteal yes y year es achre chevrolet springing printing the wheels and spring mechanism are rigidly attached directly to the frame and there is no front axle dy by relieving the front springs of the task of carry carrying inz wheels and axle therefore it became possible to make the front springs as soft boft as the rear springs when the new chevrolet strikes an irregularity in the road both front and rear move up and down with the same frequency there is no inclination on the part of the th rear end of the car to leap into the air and throw th the passengers forward and upward chevrolets lets knee action has ha additional advantages all contributing to a comfort in riding never before thought po possible isible in a motor car there la Is a decided improvement in handling steering safety at high speeds and tire economy in design the front spring is a neat compact and efficient unit as mr holler bolter points out in the above picture the entire spring mechanism is attached rigidly to the frame from this enclosed unit the wheels spring vertically at the ends of strong tel steel horly horox tal arms |