Leaf spring question

[Bandit]

I agree with astroracer's comments: "It really depends on the end usage of the car. If it is a street car what is your performance goal? Straight ahead? Cornering? If both, a good set of handling springs from Hotchkiss or Gulstrand is probably all you'll need."
In my case I wanted a great all-around street setup, that handles flat in the twisties.
I have a Hotchkis Total Vehicle (TVS) setup, 600lb 2" lowering springs front, 1.5" lowered rear, on my '80 TA and I can say that this kit has met all of my expectations and then some, and it's not really expensive (about $1400 with shocks). I wanted to maintain the stock configuration and mounting points, which the kit does (no crazy fabrication), except for a different rear swaybar setup (at least on my car). I used Bilstein shocks. The first thing I noticed was that the suspension is QUICK! Meaning that at high speed on the highway, when I go over a slight inclination, there is no more of that scary "floating" sensation that forces you to slow down, the car just lifts, then quickly plants itself back down, with no hint of bouncing afterwards. The other thing is that it is a noticeably rougher ride, but who cares, right? If we wanted a soft ride we would all drive '76 Buick Electras.
I will include a link to an excellent article that helped me alot when I was researching suspension options, some of you might know the author but I don't, anyway it is really well written and worth the read:

http://racingarticles.com/article_racing-9.html

The main thing I got from it was: pick one reputable company, and buy all of your parts from them as a system. That way, you know you are getting a good system that has already been proven to work; otherwise, there are just too many variables to piecing a system together from scratch, which could be a frustrating process.

Anyway, good luck with your selection. Sorry this post turned into a novel.

Paul
"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"