Thread: My unique rear suspension

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Looks cool, but i seen a guy bend the crap out of the springs and twisted the driveshaft off when the pinion pointed into the sky as he tryed to do a burnout with that same setup. I'd add the lower bar if it was me.

Originally Posted by 27tee

Looks cool, but i seen a guy bend the crap out of the springs and swist the driveshaft off when the pinion pointed into the sky as he tryed to do a burnout with that same setup. I'd add the lower bar if it was me.

I realize the leverage issue and I kept the spring closer to the axle with that in mind. I had a lot of concerns about the spring eye taking all the forward push, but then on a leaf spring rear end the foreward forces are the same on the spring eye.
I had some very stiff, and short, trailer springs but I ended up needing longer ones and these are fronts from a 46 Ford Pickup. I still plan to add one of the stiffer leaves for a progressive rate. I will also mock it up with air shocks and see how that works out.