Gary I was considering this conversion myself a while back on a 59 Bugeye. You would need the rear frame rails from the trunk of a 1/2 leaf Spridget, the rear axle case, and a fearless attitude to at
It has been my observation that cars with 1/4 springs tend to stay closer to home for they like to change lanes on rough roads at high speeds. One bug eye friend of mine puts it (you learn to anticip
Cogent observation. 1/4" elliptic are great town cars for zipping in and out of traffic on decent roads. You'll loose some of the above mentioned lower speed tossability for sure, but if you want to
while i'd tend to disagree on the handling at speed being better in a 1/2 Vs. a 1/4 eliptic car , the 1/2 eliptic is a softer or smoother ride. both have their own merrits as far as rear axle locatio