Leaf Spring Help

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You can definitely get a leaf spring car to handle great, although there is typically a compromise in ride quality. There is no need to run a axle locator like Panhard or Watts either. Like Falcon65 mentioned, you can get a spring that is thicker on the front side or a shifted forward spring pack to prevent spring wrap and axle hop. This will not guarantee you traction at the drags so there will be a compromise there as well. Do you know the current weight on your rear axle? Its pretty easy to select a good spring rate, but the spring install height, RC, etc. will need to be taken into consideration as well. You dont need a super stiff spring if you can run a rear sway bar to increase some roll stiffness.

You may need to have custom springs made. I highly recommend Deaver Springs because they are top notch, although they are a tad pricey. http://deaverspring.com/