Leaf spring
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Mostly used on pickup trucks and commercial vehicles suspension, leaf springs are long, flat and flexible pieces of steel (or a composite material) curved into an arc. Usually mounted on solid axles, they were a normal type of suspension spring until World War II on most automobiles, being gradually replaced by coil springs over time because of their better comfort potential.
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