4 link design

[JP-Fab]

Looking for info on 4 link design. Spent hours reading over on Pirate and after sifting through the crap I can't seem to find and patern way of doing it?? Anyone?

[jessebones]

Looking for info on 4 link design. Spent hours reading over on Pirate and after sifting through the crap I can't seem to find and patern way of doing it?? Anyone?hi there i have a 4link on my truck (f-150,dana60,dana70,460,c-6,39.5swamper's,) this 4link works great if you have any questions e-mail meandif you started make shur you use good joints you ca find them at bears performance in canada you need some joints as hard as 4140 steel beleive me you get for what you pay$$$

[MadMax]

Out in the desert 3 and 4 links rule the roost...

www.dezertrangers.com
and
www.racedezert.com

They have a butt load of info on there...

-Max

[JP-Fab]

Thanks fellas I will read up on it.

I have a 4 link caculator program. But I don't get good end figures compered to what the crew over there say is correct, It is going on a cj5 so I don't have alot of room to play with convergance and offset.

[Timinmb]

Looking for info on 4 link design. Spent hours reading over on Pirate and after sifting through the crap I can't seem to find and patern way of doing it?? Anyone?

I wish someone would publish a good set of well engineered and off road tested plans for CJ's. I have interest in the same, but designing my own sounds like re-inventing the wheel. There are too many parameters to consider.

[jessebones]

dear jp-fab may be i can help by sending you some pictures of my 4-link suspention if you could give me your e-mail it is not as complicated as you think

[BadDog]

There are just too many variables to have a "formula" for a 4 link. *Everything* figures into what you have. Tire diameter, wheel base, CoG location, obstructions (cross members, gas tank, exhaust), drive shaft configuration (pinion needs to stay pointed at case, or track constant horizontal angle) and so on. There is also the matter of what you want. Long travel, articulation, how concerned are you with "flex steer", how fast do you want to go (high roll axis for rock crawling, low for high speed whoops), how sensitive are you to anti-squat, and on and on and on...

Here (http://www.members.cox.net/darthtruggy/rearlink/rearlinks.html) is my write-up on my rock crawling 4 link for a big pig of a 4 seat truggy.

[JP-Fab]

E-Mail is Jpfab1@gmail.com

Dog, I followed your Truggy, Looked good. It is things like you just mentioned that are helpfull.

What I am working on is a 68 cj5. It is going to be a woods buggy only. No reason or intent to ever put it on the road. I have Waggie Dana 44's to go under it and 5.89 gears to put in it. Full hydro steering to go on it. I have built several rigs, but all the coiled ones were kits. I have fabed control arms for others who gave me a set of measurements but I have never figured out the geometry. I pulled a caculator off of Pirate and plugged my intended numbers in but could never get the kind of anti squat that is allegedly needed. Just want to at least come close on the first setup. Thanks for the info. I will look the truggie over again and get the tape measure out again.

Jeff

[JP-Fab]

Max I can't get those links to work.

[MadMax]

Hmm, try typing them in possibly?

-Max

[canyoncritter]

dezertrangers.com

race-dezert.com

desertrides.com

go to the forum section and search 4 link or lower links 101 in race-dezert.com forum lots of info, but most will be for high speed desert play.