angling one end of each leaf spring in towards the center of the truck, would it work? it would allow fitment of a longer leafspring in a shorter area, could potentially decrease your turning radius, and if you could design your frame around it it could REALLY decrease your turning radius.

only hurdle i can see is dealing with u-bolts, but that could be easily solved by switching to straight bolts with a plate (like all pro).

i know a bunch of you will ask "why?" but it was just on my mind and i thought i would ask.

here is a pic for the visually stimulated:

Are you talking front or rear? In the front you would have to use a center diff or mount the sping on top of the diff.

Matt

Originally posted by RockRanger
Are you talking front or rear? In the front you would have to use a center diff or mount the sping on top of the diff.

Matt

yeah i know thats the only problem i could see in the front... but in the rear it should work ok i think.

Actually I hear Ford does that on the F150's. THe reason that was explaind to me is it creates an anti roll effect. Seems reasonable if you think about it. As the truck tries to roll from side to side due to the angle it would have to creat a rotational force on the leaf packs Well the force requied to do that with the spring at an agle would be higher. If the truck say hits a bump with both wheels it will not cause bind that the Bushing would handle easily.
For trail use, unless you went to a articulated purch it would hurt wheel travel if the above is correct.

Stacey did that on Big Top. Think of the travel you'd get by moving the springs in closer to the centerline of the rig.

Think of ther motion sickness you'll get.

see ya,

tony k

I don't see how you could decrease the turning radius. you could tuck the tire in farther on the one side, but you'd be almost as far out on the opposite side, and you could really only cut in one side more.

see what i'm saying? I'll draw up pics if the explanation doesn't make sense

You are going to transmit allot more torisonal force to the spring bushings. You might think of a stronger design or ad flex in to the mountings