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First a couple of questions for freebeard. First, how hard is that to align with the offset rear wheels? Second, how does it track down the road? Third, how does it handle (in general and in a cross wind)?
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Hypothetically? It's 1/25th scale plastic, currently in parts in a box. The tires are off a model AA Fuel dragster. Without a massive rear weight bias it wouldn't corner well.
- Align the inset rear wheels? Same as it ever was.
- OK except with snow on the road, but better than a tricycle
- Like an Isetta
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Rather than centrally mounting the transverse leaf spring and thus isolating the left and right sides of the springs, some manufacturers, starting with Fiat used two widely spaced spring mounts. This was first used on the front of the 1955 Fiat 600 and later at the rear on the Fiat 128. The spring is allowed to pivot inside of the mounts which allows the displacement of the spring on one side affect the other side. This mechanical communication between the left and right sides of the suspension results in an effect similar to that of an anti-roll bar.[1][2] Chevrolet Corvettes, starting with the 4th generation in 1984 have combined the dual pivot mounts with FRP leaf springs.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_suspension#Transverse_leaf-spring
The picture of the bed-less Ranger is helpful. Are your rear tires that wide? You can only use about half of that gap to the frame to allow for body roll and bumps. If you put the axle between the frame and spring you'd have to C- or Z- the frame (not finding pics). Traverse leaf springs also require a high kick-up (Model Ts had the spring on top of the axle, Model As have it behind the axle)
Coil-overs are incompatible with stock shock mounts.
Considering the cost/benefit, here's what I would do:
