got a question, is anyone out there running a transverse leaf spring. i have a few ideas going threw my head on how i am thinking of doing it, going to run the wisbone set up with a track bar. i am thinking of building the brackets off the frame and have a dom tube welded to the bracket for the spring to ride on or the other idea is to use a roller fairlead or turn some bearing bronze or something for the roller to ride on besides the plastic insurt. any ideas will help. thinking the roller cause it will have less resistance and be able to flex and move easier then the dom welded to the bracket for the spring to ride on. if anyone has some pics of there transverse set up that would be great to see some pics. going to be a winter project along with dove tail and bobed bed

 

Are you talking about an upside down leaf spring mounted left to right instead of front to back? Kinda like old wagons and gasser type cars?


Ive got to say there are better suspensions out there for an offroad truck. Why exactly do you want to do this?

 

yes only running one spring and it would be parralel with the axle, it is a simple set up has great flex and there is no limit to how far the axle can drop out and it will cost me about a hundred bucks in metal to build the whole suspension set up. running the wishbone link on the front with coils and it works great flexes ten times better then the 3 link i was running with the coils.

 

No one here running that setup.

Your best bet would be try pirate but my guess is that they'll laugh at you. I dont believe you'll get the flex and handling youre looking for and I certainly do not believe you will get more flex than a properly set up 3 link or radius arm/track bar deal.

 

You had me thinking so I went to Pirate and searched myself.

This was the only thread I found with positive feedback on a suspension system like you are talking about. - this guy only ended up with 6" of up and 8" of down travel = very do-able with cage coils and extended radius arms. Paul (CaptainP4) probably has that much or more on his B-hoe and Im quite certain Fishy did also.

anyway, heres the link
M-151 Build Thread - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board

All the other threads I found didnt have positive feedback from their results as I expected.

 

yea just looked at it and he is connecting the leaf spring to the axle and mine will only sit on it to were when it drops out only thing will stop it is limiting straps or a chain and i am not worried how it handls it is trailered everywere

 

this guy is running wisbone front and rear with transverse rear and coils front

 

im all for something new! go for it! may suprise allot of folks.

 

73, this is my third attempt at typing a long post so Im going to leave it at best of luck with the build and post pics.


This isnt a new idea. Its 150yr old technology that was left in the 70s before coilovers and link suspensions became popular.

 

will do i will get some pics of it now and when i finish it this comming spring with the transverse spring flexing will take some pics step by step thanks for the input but one question since know one is running this setup what is your opinion dome tube welded in place or a tube that will roll with the spring when flexing

 

My 37 has front suspention kinda like that....




Anyways, its prob doa le easy, not my first choise.


Plus suspention flex was nexer a limiting factor on my wheeler.


But I'd do a rolller on the end of the leaf if I where u.

 

thats what i was thinking was a roller and i cant see spending the thousands of dollars in the links and joints and all the other stuff needed when i have everything in the back yard for the transverse spring and i would rather put all that money in my tow rig building the motor. will get some pics together when i swap the suspension out and build it

 

Update?

Gd10cl

 

been to busy wiring my garage so i can get my welder and all my metal tools out to my house and got to get my camper out of the garage so i can pull the ranger in and start on it. might be just after the first of the year before i can start on it but i will deffently get some pics up of it when i start

 

this is the wishbone i built for the front same setup for the rear