I don't see how this is STILL a debate...
1/4 eliptic is not a "style" of suspension.....
it ONLY describes how/what the springs look like....
ALL the springs do is push up.....if they are doing any more than that, they are doing more than they are design'd to....
do coil-overs limit drop........NOPE.....at least not the spings....
do my un-restrained coil springs???....NOPE...
neither do 1/4 eliptic's....
all a limit strap, a shorter shock, whatever.....don't blame the spring for doing its job.......it pushes down, thats what its designed and engineered to do, WTF more do you expect it to do..????
if you poorly design a 4 link......you can put air shocks, coil overs, or big rubber bouncers between the axle and the chassis, it'll all work like ass....
my $.02
--B