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bottom mounted leaf springs?

tecton

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i see on some newer suv's, rear axel is sitting ON the rear leaf springs.

what is the deal with that? keeping it low?
 
a lot of jeeps are like that too. front and rear. I belive it makes the vehicle more stable. atleast thats what ive heard. You hear a alot of people say they have a "spring over lift" that just means they took the axle and they put it under the leafs instead of above the leafs like from the factory.
 
thats not a new practice. Most rear leaf sprung vehicles are like that. It allows them to run a higher arc spring, which makes the vehicle ride better and have a higher load capacity. It also allows them to save space in the passenger compartments, or beds for stuff. O yeah and it does make the vehicle more stable.
 
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