Sideways quarter elliptic split spring suspension......

Or something.

Just when I finally decide how to set up the frontend on my truck Ron post a pic of this at the Indy deal.


Any discussion on problems with this? This is the first time I have seen one set up like this...what would be the advantages or disadvantages?

What about the setups with the spring mounted on the split bones? What type of reinforcement to the wishbone itself is necessary to do this? Is a regular spring perch bolt used for this, or something custom made?

I'm new to all this ford suspension stuff...if some of this has been answered in a previous post please direct me there...just trying to learn all I can.

While I'm in the question asking mode, here's one more. I've got a '40 front spring I plan to use on the rear...but that's all I have so far. Planning on using a '61 Ford 9" housing. What is the best way to mount the spring to the housing...and the bones (which I'm still looking for) to the housing? Anybody got any pictures?

All this work is going on a '28 chevy frame...with a much modified '41 cab...shorty bed...kinda like Butt Reynold truck.

Thanks in advance for all the advice...

Brian

 

The problem I see with the 1/4 eliptic sideways is a lack of lateral support. If you add a panard bar it should work fine.
TZ

 

I think the advantage was clearance on the crankshaft pulley.The truck belongs to Kulturepimp.

 

kulturepimp will probably have the answers if you pm him,I cant see any advantage other than clearance as unk said,its really not doing anything different to a normal transverse spring.looks like the outer ends are custom made to attach to the hairpins....

 

Back to the top, I guess I should have had a pic of a nekkid guy on a motorcycle in this post to keep it on the first page....!

 

I think that the alloway Trackstar uses this set-up. I know the Posies web site has 1/4 springs and says they can be mounted this way.