Leaf Sprung Front

[flareside_thunder]

Thought a leaf sprung front 2wd would be....different to say the least and give good handling and possibly tighter steering...any other pros/cons anyone can think of.....?

 

[O'Rattlecan]

I don't think I'd want to run a 2wd front leaf spring setup unless I had a sway bar of some kind. Seems like it would be a little more stiff.

Ryan

 

[surewhynot]

All I can compare with are heavy trucks, and they ride and handle like heavy trucks.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Yea but they don't have to.......pull out a leaf or two per side, throw good shocks on it, and a swaybar and you'll be good...halfway decent ride and good handling.

 

[FordF-SuperDuty]

DO it DO it DO it

 

[95F350XL]

The best handling cars are coil overs. Y would you want to put a leaf springs up front. Thats just goooooofffffyyyyy. lol

 

[flareside_thunder]

You're pouring fuel on the fire...Tony, doesn't a heavy duty truck handle real well in curves and turns?

 

[95F350XL]

Lol oh God.

 

[flareside_thunder]

what?I'm tired of all my bodyroll and trying to hunt down dang swaybars...besides my motto is be different.....everyone else said swap a 351 so I built my 302 a little, everyone else said make it 4wd if you're gonna lift it so I left it 2wd.I don't wanna be like everyone else.

 

[surewhynot]

You're pouring fuel on the fire...Tony, doesn't a heavy duty truck handle real well in curves and turns?

Nope. It is stiff, but thats about it. A nice coil setup can give you the best of both worlds. But a thick swaybar and some auxiliary shocks on your truck and you'll be good to go.

 

[flareside_thunder]

auxilary shocks?You ain't gotta work tomorrow?you mean like Bronco dual shock setups?

 

[Skandocious]

Not just Broncos, any truck that got the handling package will have front and rear sway bars + dual shocks up from. My truck has the package and it handles great. I think leaf springs would be a step in the WRONG direction. I'd get some nice shocks, run a dual shock setup, and get front + rear sway bars and you'll be real happy.

 

[NeXtras]

I dont think you can use leafs in the front.. all leaf spung front ends are solid axels..

Even if you did get it leaf sprung, u may get less body roll, but ALOT of understeer.. as skan said, find a dual shock tower and find a front sway bar.. i have the quad set up on mine, handles well, and believe it or not, all my shocks are orginal with 211k miles on it.. i can only imagine what it will be like after 4 new shocks

 

[flareside_thunder]

I dont think you can use leafs in the front.. all leaf spung front ends are solid axels..

Even if you did get it leaf sprung, u may get less body roll, but ALOT of understeer.. as skan said, find a dual shock tower and find a front sway bar.. i have the quad set up on mine, handles well, and believe it or not, all my shocks are orginal with 211k miles on it.. i can only imagine what it will be like after 4 new shocks

I disagree with the statement in bold. Just so everyone know. I never said I was going to do this to my truck...just merely a thought in passing.

 

[Truckin4life]

I disagree with the statement in bold. Just so everyone know. I never said I was going to do this to my truck...just merely a thought in passing.

I agree i have the ghey ttb, not a solid axle mind you. And i have leafs...

 

[flareside_thunder]

I owned an 89 diesel 4wd TTB that had leaf sprung front.