TheleafspringshavebeenusedbyhumanssincethetimeofancientEgyptians.Thepeopleof
Egyptusedthespringsincatapultsandinsiegemachines,althoughthesemachineswerenotas
advancedandwereoperatedattheirfullpotentialseveralyearslater.Thesespringswerenot
justmadeoutofasinglemateriallikemetal,butseveralothermaterialslikewoodcanalsobe
usedtomakethese.OneoftheearlymodelsofcarsliketheFordModel-Tusedleafspringsin
the rear suspension.
Theleafspringsystemwasthefirstsuspensionsystemintroduced,latercameatimewhen
changesstartedtoenterinthe roadconstructionfield.Duringthattimethecarsthatwere
equippedwiththeleafspringsuspensionsystemwerenotsuitableforthetypeofroadsin
America. Thus advancements began to find a proper replacement of the leaf spring
suspensions. Acompany namedConcordre-introducedtheleatherstrapsuspension inthe
market. These leather straps were placed oneabovethe other which inturn provided a