some people with limited knowledge of suspension setups and limited welding experience often go at it, and the results are often scary.


if i am getting this right. you are running the long lower arms from the axle to the front of the truck. and the upper wishbone from the top center of the axle to BEHIND the axle?

I have seen similar setups in the front of some street queens. gonna be curious to how it works offroad and in a rear application.

 

It appears you have the experience and know how to do this without question but we don't know the OP's experience level and since he's asking how hard it is and how much it costs, i'm thinking his experience is limited.

To the OP, what experience do you have with 4-linking and coil setups? Welding? Fabricating?

 

i helped a bud to a 4 link in a Nissan with a full size d44. it wasn't terribly hard but it was VERY time consuming!! I'm talking months in the garage!! If you can't weld good or fabricate then i wouldn't do it. or just save the money to buy the kit. or you can bring it to Maine and i will weld it up for you!!!

 

with suspensions i havent messed around too much but i have found some calculators and read up alot about it the last few days and i dont think it will be too bad. im a decent welder and as far as fabbing stuff up im plannin on pullin a 44 out of a wrangler since it will allready have buckets mounted then ill move them as needed and also ill grabber the upper spring buckets off a wrangler, but thats all assuming i dont run coil overs i havent made up my mind about that yet tho. but also im thinkin bout just buying the kit, since im in the military it can be a pain to get stuff into a garage let alone a shop to work on it. i figure with the kit and the auto shop on post ill be able to do it in a few days aslong as i can get the time to do it between family and the army life

 

yes. the upper wishbone (body side) will mount circa the shackle mounts, directly below the frame. the upper axle side will use one RE superflex joint with a mount built on a truss that doesn't weld to the diff but does to the tubes. the mount will be reinforced by a plate which bolts to the upper 4 diff cover bolts as well, so as to reduce stress.

the lower mounts will come from inside the frame from the back of the cab to the front of the axle (not under the axle).

coilover shocks will be triangulated, though the upper mounting locations may turn out somewhat interesting to allow for flex...they may actually mount to the wishbone. the wishbone will be be triangulated and reinforced crossways, and will have two air bags above it between it and the body.

should keep the axle centrally located, and not allow it to roll when flexing. I have a feeling that I'm missing one part of the design to reduce axle wrap...may need a small stub link with limited motion between the upper axle end mount and the wishbone itself.

the air bags will be manually controlled individually from inside the cab via some solenoids and pressure switches that I can get through work. these will allow me to adjust ride height by around 4 to 6 inches for hill climbs and such.

somewhere I have a link to a similar 4-link setup I'll try and dig it up. may give you guys some ideas

 

http://www.elcajonexhaust.com/projec.../commanche.htm

 

thanks Wade. I decided I like the setup but plan to modify it to my purposes.

 

wouldthis be worth it

 

that is the weirdest suspension setup i have ever seen. i dont even know if i can follow how its supposed to work. I just see more links than there needs to be

those shocks do nothing mounted that close to center either

no idea what those big stupid green arms do

 

alright i see the airbags now. its interesting to say the least

 

the big green arms are overbuilt upper arms, and supposedly they keep the axle from wrapping even with those upper links.

I agree about the shocks...I wouldn't be using that setup.

just a general design I'm planning out and measuring. I don't want to move my gas tank, exhaust, or worry about my driveshaft with putting the link on the front side.

 

those upper arms in that pic arent for axle wrap, they are attatched to the axle via small links similar to swaybar endlinks with heims. they are for airbags.

 

um...

dude, they're the ONLY upper links that it has.

ever here of multi-function?

 

if you look closely you will see 2 rusty arms mounting to the top of the diff

those hold the axle in place

there is no way a link attatched to a small link via heims on each end will keep the axle in place.

no need to get an attitude. gonna feel silly once you realize you are incorrect

 

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