Lets talk about body lean - with transverse springs

[Boones]

Was talking with Tudor about the set up he (and I plan) to use on our Model A sedans. The rear has transverser spring and of cource the front is a dropped axle with spring.

It appears the car will be balanced off the center of each spring and with its design want to lean/sway. For those that are running this type of set up. are you using sway bars in the rear or is the body sway/ lean not that bad

[Darwin]

Nah leave it alone unless it proves to be a severe problem. You can always retro-fit an anti-rool bar if the need becomes intolerable. As much lower the average streetrod is compared to an original the body roll is not that much of a problem. Of course it is, in general, a very bad idea to push hard on the limits of a Model A's handling envelope--such as it is--unless many thousands have been spent on front & rear independent suspensions. Even that's not going to turn it into a canyon carver.
Switching to coil-overs in the rear might improve the ride slightly but if you match the original spring rate the resistance to roll will not be all that much different. There is nothing inherent in a transverse leaf spring that particularly encourages body roll. After all Corvettes still use 'em on their rear suspensions.

[choprods]

FOUR WORDS....
limited travel
Gas shocks

[Andy]

My car leaned and understeered pretty bad. I added a rear roll bar and it helped. I kept increasing the dia. of the bar untill I got it to neutral steer. A lot of fun now on twisty roads. Ended up with a 3/4" bar and 12 inch arms. I have coilovers in back and transverse spring in front.

[Deuce Roadster]

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Got a sway bar on the old 40.
Handles like the old moonshiner hauler it realy was http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


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