Racers look here to help a newbie -Thanks
I thought I should clarify some ideas here. My point is that if you stay with leaf springs, Cal Tracs are hard to argue with. All the NHRA stocker racers I mentioned earlier that run them would probably go to a 4 link or a ladder bar if the rules allowed them to do so. Saying that they all use them is fine but its only because the rules dictate they must run the original factory configuration. The Calvert stuff has been allowed by NHRA for whatever reason hence their popularity.
That being said, I guess your choice comes down to how much fabrication you are willing to do at this particular time with the car stripped down. Ladder bars would be less work but either one takes a skilled hand to do them right.
Plus, I still say leaf springs will be OK for your application but I'm probably in the minority with that opinion.