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alternative to the equally-common four-spring clusters
on 40- and 50-ton trucks.
39: The double-truss side frame design, with the ribs
extending into the spring box, is clearly visible in this
view with the spring package removed. Note also the
absence of a spring plank. In the spring package, the
inner springs are barely visible inside the outer ones;
few modelers seem aware that truck springs had both
inner and outer coils.
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