The Benefits of Double Wall Flexible Automotive Chassis
The automotive industry is constantly evolving, with new technologies and Materials being introduced to improve the performance and safety of vehicles. One such innovation is the double wall flexible automotive chassis, which offers a range of benefits over traditional chassis designs. This article will explore the advantages of using a double wall flexible automotive chassis and why it is becoming increasingly popular in the industry. One of the key benefits of a double wall flexible automotive chassis is its durability. Made from hot dipped galvanized welded zinc coated Carbon Steel, this type of chassis is highly resistant to corrosion and rust. This means that it can withstand the harsh conditions of the road, including exposure to salt, water, and other corrosive substances. As a result, vehicles with a double wall flexible chassis have a longer lifespan and require less Maintenance, saving both time and money for owners.Labels | Outside Diameter (d/mm) | T&C (kg/m) | Wall thickness (t/mm) | Type of end-finish | |||||||
1 | 2 | J55/K55 | M65 | l80/R95 | N80-1/Q | C90/T95 | P110 | Q125 | |||
4-1/2 | 9.50 | 114.30 | 14.14 | 5.21 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
10.50 | 114.30 | 15.63 | 5.69 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
11.60 | 114.30 | 17.26 | 6.35 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
13.50 | 114.30 | 20.09 | 7.37 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
15.10 | 114.30 | 22.47 | 8.56 | – | – | – | – | – | PLB | PLB | |
5 | 11.50 | 127.00 | 17.11 | 5.59 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
13.00 | 127.00 | 19.35 | 6.43 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
15.00 | 127.00 | 22.32 | 7.52 | PSLB | PLB | SLB | PLB | PLB | PLB |   | |
18.00 | 127.00 | 26.79 | 9.19 | – | PLB | SLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
21.40 | 127.00 | 31.85 | 11.10 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
23.20 | 127.00 | 34.53 | 12.14 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
24.10 | 127.00 | 35.87 | 12.70 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
5-1/2 | 14.00 | 139.70 | 20.83 | 6.20 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
15.50 | 139.70 | 23.07 | 6.98 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
17.00 | 139.70 | 25.30 | 7.72 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
20.00 | 139.70 | 29.76 | 9.17 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
23.00 | 139.70 | 34.23 | 10.54 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
26.80 | 139.70 | 39.88 | 12.70 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
29.70 | 139.70 | 44.20 | 14.27 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
32.60 | 139.70 | 48.52 | 15.88 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
35.30 | 139.70 | 52.53 | 17.45 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
38.00 | 139.70 | 56.55 | 19.05 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
40.50 | 139.70 | 60.27 | 20.62 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
43.10 | 139.70 | 64.14 | 22.22 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
6-5/8 | 20.00 | 168.28 | 29.76 | 7.32 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – |
24.00 | 168.28 | 35.72 | 8.94 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
28.00 | 168.28 | 41.67 | 10.59 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
32.00 | 168.28 | 47.62 | 12.06 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
7 | 17.00 | 177.80 | 25.30 | 5.87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
20.00 | 177.80 | 29.76 | 6.91 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – | |
23.00 | 177.80 | 34.23 | 8.05 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | – | |
26.00 | 177.80 | 38.69 | 9.19 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
29.00 | 177.80 | 43.16 | 10.36 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
32.00 | 177.80 | 47.62 | 11.51 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
35.00 | 177.80 | 52.09 | 12.65 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
38.00 | 177.80 | 56.55 | 13.72 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
42.70 | 177.80 | 63.55 | 15.88 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
46.40 | 177.80 | 69.05 | 17.45 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
50.10 | 177.80 | 74.56 | 19.05 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
53.60 | 177.80 | 79.77 | 20.62 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
57.10 | 177.80 | 84.98 | 22.22 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
7-5/8 | 24.00 | 193.68 | 35.72 | 7.62 | – | – | – | – |   | – | – |
26.40 | 193.68 | 39.29 | 8.33 | PSLB | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | – | |
29.70 | 193.68 | 44.20 | 9.52 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
33.70 | 193.68 | 50.15 | 10.92 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
39.00 | 193.68 | 58.04 | 12.70 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
42.80 | 193.68 | 63.69 | 14.27 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
45.30 | 193.68 | 67.42 | 15.11 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
47.10 | 193.68 | 70.09 | 15.88 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
51.20 | 193.68 | 76.20 | 17.45 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
55.30 | 193.68 | 82.30 | 19.05 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
7-3/4 | 46.10 | 196.85 | 68.61 | 15.11 | – | – | P | P | P | P | P |
8-5/8 | 24.00 | 219.08 | 35.72 | 6.71 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
28.00 | 219.08 | 41.67 | 7.72 |   | PS | – | – | – | – | – | |
32.00 | 219.08 | 47.62 | 8.94 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
36.00 | 219.08 | 53.58 | 10.16 | PSLB | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
40.00 | 219.08 | 59.53 | 11.43 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
44.00 | 219.08 | 65.48 | 12.70 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
49.00 | 219.08 | 72.92 | 14.15 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
9-5/8 | 32.30 | 244.48 | 48.07 | 7.92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
36.00 | 244.48 | 53.58 | 8.94 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
40.00 | 244.48 | 59.53 | 10.03 | PSLB | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | – | |
43.50 | 244.48 | 64.74 | 11.05 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
47.00 | 244.48 | 69.95 | 11.99 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
53.50 | 244.48 | 79.62 | 13.84 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
58.40 | 244.48 | 86.91 | 15.11 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
59.40 | 244.48 | 88.40 | 15.47 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
64.90 | 244.48 | 96.58 | 17.07 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
70.30 | 244.48 | 104.62 | 18.64 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
75.60 | 244.48 | 112.51 | 20.24 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
10-3/4 | 32.75 | 273.05 | 48.74 | 7.09 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
40.50 | 273.05 | 60.27 | 8.89 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
45.50 | 273.05 | 67.71 | 10.16 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
51.00 | 273.05 | 75.90 | 11.43 | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | – | |
55.50 | 273.05 | 82.60 | 12.57 | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | – | |
60.70 | 273.05 | 90.33 | 13.84 | – | – | – | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
65.70 | 273.05 | 97.77 | 15.11 | – | – | – | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
73.20 | 273.05 | 108.94 | 17.07 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
79.20 | 273.05 | 117.87 | 18.64 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
85.30 | 273.05 | 126.94 | 20.24 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
11-3/4 | 42.00 | 298.45 | 62.50 | 8.46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
47.00 | 298.45 | 69.95 | 9.53 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
54.00 | 298.45 | 80.36 | 11.05 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
60.00 | 298.45 | 89.29 | 12.42 | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
65.00 | 298.45 | 96.73 | 13.56 | – | – | P | P | P | P | P | |
71.00 | 298.45 | 105.66 | 14.78 | – | – | P | P | P | P | P | |
13-3/8 | 48.00 | 339.72 | 71.43 | 8.38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
54.50 | 339.72 | 81.11 | 9.65 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
61.00 | 339.72 | 90.78 | 10.92 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
68.00 | 339.72 | 101.20 | 12.19 | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | – | |
72.00 | 339.72 | 107.15 | 13.06 | – | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
16 | 65.00 | 406.40 | 96.73 | 9.53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
75.00 | 406.40 | 111.62 | 11.13 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
84.00 | 406.40 | 125.01 | 12.57 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
109.00 | 406.40 | 162.21 | 16.66 | P | – | P | P | – | P | P | |
18-5/8 | 87.50 | 473.08 | 130.22 | 11.05 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – |
20 | 94.00 | 508.00 | 139.89 | 11.13 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – |
106.50 | 508.00 | 158.49 | 12.70 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
133.00 | 508.00 | 197.93 | 16.13 | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | – |