Hi all,
I have a 1929 Essex Coupe with a 350 sbc and th350 trans and an Eaton Positrac out of a 1968 Camaro. Right now I have the rear axle mounted on the original leaf spring suspension, which isn't parallel to anything. The front hangers are at 31.5 inch centers and the rear hangers are at 46.5 inch centers. I get excellent traction with them, but the hangers are pushing 75 years of age and I'm concerned about them giving away on me.

I've put about 10k miles on the setup since I upgraded the car originally and have not had any problems at all. But, I'd like to go to either a 4 bar or trailing arm suspension. I'm leaning toward a trailing arm because of what I've read in the different forums about 4 links and ladder bars being mainly for straightline driving. The trailing arm also seems to be the simplest to fab and install.

Does anyone have any experience fabbing and installing a trailing arm suspension in this type of car?

I'd also welcome any comments, pro or con.

Also are there any sites around that show what the proper geometry for the trailing arm would be.?

I have a plan view of the original suspension at this site.
www.nucwa.com/essexlube.jpg

Thanks ahead of time.
Gary

The car can be seen at www.nucwa.com/page6.html