What SOME people don't realize is that the type of spring has little to do with handling. How the spring is mounted and how it is controlled is what counts. The biggest drawbacks to leaf springs are weight and the space it takes to use them!!
Heck!! Even the old transverse leaf spring took on a whole new life under the Corvette over the last forty years!! With the advent of plastic springs and other technologies, that "stupid" leaf spring recently won class in the 24 hours of Le Manns and won several manufacturers championships!!
That spring has no idea what its shape is!! It just holds the vehicle up!!!
