oilwell1415
Well-known member
Handling is a very subjective thing and means different things to different people. Some consider it the feel of the vehicle, some consider it to be peak cornering load, others consider it the ability to turn a fast lap time. Those are all very different things and there might be others. I can't imagine that a CV swap wouldn't significantly improve all of those. Just the removal of 80lbs on the nose of the truck and at least as much unsprung weight is huge for handling.
FWIW, I don't remember ever driving any mildly modified street truck that didn't understeer. It doesn't always show up that way on the track, but the track is a terrible place to evaluate that because of all the variables. You could have a truck with significant understeer and all it takes to change that is getting on the brakes or making a throttle adjustment. The only place to really evaluate it is on a skid pad where there aren't as many variables in play.
The rear leafs are a limitation, but you can still go a long way with them and they still aren't as limiting as the front. A $100 Panhard bar will completely change the character of the truck.
FWIW, I don't remember ever driving any mildly modified street truck that didn't understeer. It doesn't always show up that way on the track, but the track is a terrible place to evaluate that because of all the variables. You could have a truck with significant understeer and all it takes to change that is getting on the brakes or making a throttle adjustment. The only place to really evaluate it is on a skid pad where there aren't as many variables in play.
The rear leafs are a limitation, but you can still go a long way with them and they still aren't as limiting as the front. A $100 Panhard bar will completely change the character of the truck.