Talk:Torsion beam suspension

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I've seen the automotive torsion bar credited to Stephen L. Coleman (Frederickton, NB) on 22 April 1919. Comment? Worth a mention? Trekphiler 05:45, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

The whole thrust of this page is bizarre. A torsion bar is a type of spring, not a type of suspension. Virtually any independent suspension could be made to work with a torsion bar spring. Can anyone come up with a good reason why it shouldn't be deleted and replaced with an article about torsion springs?Greglocock 20:38, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree with you. Also, in case it comes up, torsion bars are different from torsion springs, which are different in a number of respects, including having a coiled geometry. I recommend changing the name of this page to 'torsion bar suspension' and creating a stub for a 'torsion bar' page to contain information about the spring type. At minimum, a disambiguation page should exist, but that seems like an inferior solution.Jim Lipsey 20:14, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

This page could do with a picture

[edit] Note

From 1960 until 1962, GM used tortion springs for the front suspension of its 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks. This was the first independent front suspension on an American truck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.78.96.87 (talk) 00:39, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs Wikification

in that it needs sections, and a diagram would be extremely useful. --jazzle 14:10, 21 April 2007 (UTC)