80 toyota truck four link?

tube_wood · Feb 18, 2009

any easy or crafty ways? let me know

2slow4you · Feb 19, 2009

Easiest... I'm assuming rear 4-link? TG has a pretty easy kit. Both 3 and 4link

nowires · Feb 19, 2009

Yep TG that is a sweet looking kit

joeyf · Feb 19, 2009

try off road solutions they may still have a few kits

crash2 · Feb 19, 2009

joeyf said:
try off road solutions they may still have a few kits

ORS went under...

Money Mark · Feb 19, 2009

Don't link it. Stay with your leafs. You'll be happier in the end.

But what do I know.......

nowires · Feb 19, 2009

Money Mark said:
Don't link it. Stay with your leafs. You'll be happier in the end.

But what do I know.......

So tell us why not to link

Money Mark · Feb 19, 2009

nowires said:
So tell us why not to link

Leafs are great on Yotas.......no need to complicate things.

nowires · Feb 19, 2009

Money Mark said:
Leafs are great on Yotas.......no need to complicate things.

I have to agree but all the cool trucks have it............

Darby1 · Feb 19, 2009

Money Mark said:
Don't link it. Stay with your leafs. You'll be happier in the end.

But what do I know.......

Agreed. Too many of my friends linked their Pickups and obviously set them up wrong. Body roll. They flex great but they tip over all the time or tear mounts off. Steep learning curve

2slow4you · Feb 20, 2009

Darby said:
Agreed. Too many of my friends linked their Pickups and obviously set them up wrong. Body roll. They flex great but they tip over all the time or tear mounts off. Steep learning curve

Set up "right" and its the obvious choice on and off road. In the distant future :booo: My plan is to keep the front leafed and the rear 3 linked. I remember in my 4runner that my waggy's up front far out flexed my rear and the rear was all over the place. So perhaps its the best of both worlds. BTW don't Listen to Money.... What would buggy owners know... :fawkdancesmiley:

joeyf · Feb 20, 2009

crash said:
ORS went under...

they are still trying to sell off what they have left. like i said they may have a kit left, wouldnt hurt to see

Cascade_Crawler · Feb 20, 2009

leaf springs will out perform a poorly setup link setup. Dont bother if you have no knowledge of links

sly-yota · Feb 21, 2009

whats better, 3-link or 4-link front and rear and why?

i was toying with the idea of 4-link the front and rear of my yota but a friend is trying toargue with me and say a 3 link is better ? :corn:

Not Jobless · Feb 22, 2009

1 link is better than the 3 or 4.

Boosted · Feb 22, 2009

sly-yota said:
whats better, 3-link or 4-link front and rear and why?

i was toying with the idea of 4-link the front and rear of my yota but a friend is trying toargue with me and say a 3 link is better ? :corn:

Im no expert, but for some reason, I do not care for the 3 link setup because of the 3rd link (panhard bar or whatever its called). For example...a 3 link setup used in the rear. Whenever the suspension is compressed, the entire axle assembly will move to the left and when its extended, the rear axle moves to the right. Not saying this is a bad thing, but I would prefer a suspension kept the rear axle centered left to right as much as possible.

The other difference between the 3 and 4 link is....generally speaking, the 4 link requires more work to have the clearance for the links whereas on a 3 link setup, the links are close to the same area as leafs would be so there isnt the same clearance issues.

That being said, I dont have an opinion on which is better....