ke71-rolla Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hey there, just wondering what the difference is, what advantages does each offer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19914afc Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 coil is better, axle tramp can come with leaf springs from what I know too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke71-rolla Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 must be some advantage of leaf springs, apart from cost of manufacturing possibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 leaf springs need no links to stop the diff moving forward or back like coils do, so are less complex. Axle tramp can be minimised if you know what you are doing....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 leaf springs are stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Leaf springs are perfect for straight line traction, drag racing. If you had to chose between a factory coil or leaf spring, leaf is far easier to create a seriously simple and effective setup for traction. Also, much better for load carrying- the only reason leafs are still on all the utes. Tramp is a factory problem, easy fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 For better handling coils are superior. Leaves distort and wind up under acceleration and braking, which moves the axle around relative to the car body fowards and backwards, and sideways as well. The arms in a coil setup hold the axle in place much better. However leaves are great on a donkey cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLO-030 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Also, much better for load carrying- the only reason leafs are still on all the utes. VE utes have a coil sprung IRS rear end now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 VE utes have a coil sprung IRS rear end now. Holden utes have had a coil-sprung rear-end since 1990, with the VN-based VG. The IRS coil-sprung rear-end was introduced with the VX-based VU in 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeAE71 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 VE Utes are also very awesome :) Buy one and keep me in a job :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLO-030 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Holden utes have had a coil-sprung rear-end since 1990, with the VN-based VG. The IRS coil-sprung rear-end was introduced with the VX-based VU in 2001. Oh ok. Well goes to show how much i like to work on commodore utes. Just suprised me when i saw one at work with an IRS rear end. But I suppose they've either engineered it to take the loads or decreased the payloads. Just thinking back now, i have seen the IRS on earlier utes :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Just suprised me when i saw one at work with an IRS rear end. But I suppose they've either engineered it to take the loads or decreased the payloads. Decreased payloads. And the sportier versions (ie SS, Maloo etc) have even smaller payloads, to the extent that they are practically useless at actually carrying anything substantial (and the standard hard tonneau means things like motorbikes etc are out). For quite a while the Ford vs Holden ute war has been a battle about style (Holden) vs substance (Ford), and the Holden has almost always come out on top (despite the Falcon probably being the better overall ute). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappo12 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 falcon utes have leafs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeelzaMate Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Z06 Corvettes have a transverse leaf springs rear end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) Z06 Corvettes have a transverse leaf springs rear end All Corvettes have had some kind of leaf spring in their suspension design (not just Z06, which is silly anyway since the Z06 is just a spec, not a particular model or generation), however ever since the C2 (the C1 had a live rear end with leaves) they have been fully independent front and rear. The transverse set-up has many distinct advantages and is also almost completely different to a traditional longitudinal setup. The transverse leaf has also been single-leaf fibreglass since the C4. Edited March 21, 2010 by Hiro Protagonist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.