whats your guys opinion

cameron_garrison · Dec 19, 2006

just scored a set of fox air shocks 14" travel for the rear of my truck and im exploring ideas for rear link so opinions on this pros cons for three links im not sure if id call this a ybar or not but i like that you can reuse your tank

64FJ40 · Dec 19, 2006

That "y-bar" will not hold up. In this application, it's serving 2 (at least) purposes, and not doing a very good job of either. There is a reason that linkage suspensions generally use triangulated links.

Compared to the relative expense of a proper suspension setup (and the additional expense of the consequences of a poorly designed one), a fuel cell is cheap.

Not Jobless · Dec 19, 2006

64FJ40 said:
That "y-bar" will not hold up. In this application, it's serving 2 (at least) purposes, and not doing a very good job of either. There is a reason that linkage suspensions generally use triangulated links.

Compared to the relative expense of a proper suspension setup (and the additional expense of the consequences of a poorly designed one), a fuel cell is cheap.

Ditto.

And judging by the control arm angles you are going to need some burl ass limiting straps to keep the axle from driving itself under the vehicle.

Bunk1 · Dec 20, 2006

If you want to keep your stock fuel tank than copy the toyota rear link set-up done by Shaffers offroad.

cameron_garrison · Dec 21, 2006

thats the picture

Roccrawler · Dec 21, 2006

crap... another poorly thought out design, trying to save a buck

Bunk1 · Dec 22, 2006

cameron_garrison said:
thats the picture

If yer saying thats the shaffer pic yer wrong. They run a parallel 3 link with panhard and a huge tower to hook the upper link up. In my opinion a purposely bent link is desitned for failure, Unless its heavily beefed up.

Do a 4 link with cell.

cameron_garrison · Dec 22, 2006

i could of swor i saw that on pirate saying it was the shaffer build that they were going to sell in there kit if so im wrong sorry i will probably do a triangulated 4-link