Just depends on what you like. The drop axle is the traditional way to go. The IFS is the less than traditional way to go. Kick back, do some reading and hit some car shows before you start dropping cash into your project (I assume that's where you're at). I bought a 34 body about 10 years ago with plans of putting an IFS setup in it. Luckily, I was broke and had to wait. Over time I learned about the styles of hot rods, what compliments, what conflicts, etc. Not trying to slow you down, but immerse yourself in the scene fully before commiting to vital components. It will all make sense very soon.....
If you go with the transverse leaf (study it very long and you realize it works the same as two quarter elliptics) on a dropped axle, teflon liners in the spring and an unsplit wishbone with stabilizer bars will give the best ride and handling (a panhard rod is essential with side steer and helpful anytime). If you go with an independent, using the longest links possible will give the best camber curves (not the typical Mustang II derived stuff), and torsion bars (lengthwise or cross) are the most unobtrusive on an open wheeled car and give a great ride when they and their links are properly sized without the complexity and space consideration of a rocker arm type arangement . Just a little food for thought.
This guy is just a troll...let this stupid post drop off the page. check his profile and look at his previous posts. No way is he for real and working for TCI. Every response he gets is just a waste of space...
you dont have to know everything about hot rods just to get a job their i know kits on some of the stuff we make and I assemble 4-link bars. but im in charge of running boxes (for the UPS). they ain't nothing wrong about learning stuuf that you don't know.
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