Thread: Leading/trailing arm suspension

Interesting.. similar to the front and rear of a Discovery suspension

I can see some potential to rip underneath if it's not adequately controlled

I can see that there might be an issue with one leading arm one trailing arm?
I don't know enough about the geometry and suspension in general to know whether "leading arm" as opposed to "trailing arm" is better or whether you can use them in combination like that.

The similar issue exists with the differences between front or rear hung leaf springs. Landcruiser etc front leaves are fixed at the back and during compression the axle wants to move forward which is a crime against physics. The humble landrover series is however a far better design where the axle follows the natural movement of the forces involved during suspension compression 😍

Jc

It isn't load sharing. There is a similar design which uses a rocker leaf spring instead of coils to allow for independent and load sharing.

Originally Posted by BigJon

It isn't load sharing. There is a similar design which uses a rocker leaf spring instead of coils to allow for independent and load sharing.

Sinplicity suspension. Used on some New Age vans etc.
Can't say I am a fan. ..

Jc

I prefer mine's 2 trailing arms with 2 cross rails taking the weight rather than a single cross-rail, without considering the leading arm debate.

gotta pic Graeme?