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Originally Posted by Musclerodz
Running a pair of bars diagonal in a 4 link is called a satchell link suspension. If set up right they work very well. The other thing they do is eliminate the need for a lateral locating device such as a panhard bar or watts link.
Mike
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I knew all that already, but most stock style satchell link suspensions have the links mounted to the pumpkin on the rear end housing, and spread far apart towards the frame. I thought about doing it the other way around so that when the truck goes around a corner and the bushings in the links squish a little it will actually push the outside rear wheel back, and bring the inside rear wheel forward just a hair. It should promote a slightly "loose" handling through the center of the corner, keeping the front end from washing out so easily, in turn making cornering faster.
I race cars on the weekends, this is stuff that goes through my mind all day long every day, thought maybe it would be cool to apply it to my truck.