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shooter64 11-12-2014 11:16 PM

triangulated 4 link installed
 
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I was originally going to do a parallel 4 link but decided to do a triangulated so I didn't have to mess with a watts link or panhard. I Built a cross member with a tunnel for the drive shaft out of 3/16" wall square tubing and wwelded it inside the frame rails and reinforced it with additional tubing on top of the frame rails.

PAPABEAR 11-13-2014 12:28 AM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
Any pics?

shooter64 11-13-2014 06:40 AM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
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Sorry I don't know why the picture didn't post

jjzepplin 11-13-2014 06:51 AM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
Nice! More pics! I don't see the other two. Have you driven it yet?

shooter64 11-13-2014 07:16 AM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
No. I just got the top bars completely welded in after setting the pinion angle. I used the front leaf sing perch for the lower bars then went stright back to the axle.

jjzepplin 11-13-2014 08:56 AM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
VERY interested in results as I was thinking something like this for my truck in the future. I got the idea from looking at a big box truck one day. It seemed to have half a leaf spring going to the front leaf perch and then air bags under the axle. Nothing in the rear. Must have had some type of track bar but I didn't see one.
More pics are definitely necessary. Curiosity is peaking.

shooter64 11-16-2014 02:53 PM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
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Sorry I forgot about pics. I started disassembly already but this is the passenger side link bar and how it's mounted

BaggedRanger 11-17-2014 12:34 AM

Re: triangulated 4 link installed
 
Here are a couple of pics of a triangulated link. This is on my Ranger.. On my Blazer we are going to go with more of a wishbone link but it does the same thing, it keeps the axle centered.

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m..._3985695_n.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m...0820082043.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m...0207092045.jpg


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