Whats your guys opinion on a 1/4 elliptic suspension i was taking a look at it and it seems like a good system just wanted to know what you guys think.

 

you can get some serious flex out of it if setup right. not sure how well the mounts would work on a unibody.

 

this what your talking about?

 

There is some serious fab work here. No kits available.

 

problem with this suspension would be too much flex steer....( axle moving out to one side when one tire hits obsticle before other you can adapt your driving to this but still in my opinion would be an annoyance but gives huge flex...as you can see above lol

 

ive never seen that crap before... lol

 

i searched it up o see exactly what it was and seen this 3/4 on a wrangler... i think it could be done on a xj...

http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/susp/3_4ellip/

 

It for the most part is "Old School" tech. as is per 4 link in design, use and development..

 

i wouldnt really trust that . by the time your done fabbing and stuff you could do a sic rear coil conversion with a real 4 link and still get some sic flex

 

WOW. thats flex

 

That is a 3/4 elliptical suspension, also known as a buggy leaf. That is not a 1/4 elliptical suspension.

A few of the yota guys run buggy leafs on the rear.

 

uh yeah? u just quoted me saying it was a 3/4 elliptical... i never said it was a 1/4... stuck that in here cause it looks easier to do then 1/4... but in reading about them... i think there junk... 3/4 anyways... 1/4 might be nice but im not rich... lol

 

i'm not sure how the 1/4 ellipitical works but i looked at the 3/4 elliptical and to do that on a cherokee you could probly drill the leaf to plug weld then weld the sides but you would have to do the renforce ments to the uniframe so that you got the extra strength

 

1/4 elliptical setups are generally on the soft side and meant for only one thing, very slow rock crawling. They are so soft that they are not stable on the highway. 3/4 on the other hand are not near as difficult to set up and can be used on the highway safely if you can tie down the 1/4 spring when compressed for highway travel. With those, basically you can double your travel.

 

Buggy Leafs 3/4 elliptical setups are old school, and with the fancy after market shackle setups there are obselete.


A properly setup 1/4 eleptical is just as much work as a true 4 link with coils. Just have to buy a few more parts to build a 4 link.