Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 558342)

For the best rear articulation you don't want a triangulated 4 link. For some how to advice start with post 11.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...t=42568&page=2

Originally Posted by jarhead (Post 558355)

Thanks, I had never seen this...

Originally Posted by dhutton (Post 558412)

Somewhere out there a magazine (PHR?) did a performance comparison between the AME triangulated four bar and three link suspensions on the same car. Difference in performance was very small if I recall.

Edit: Here it is:

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/cha...pension-tests/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO2yva2JvAY

Don

Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 557898)

What you need to do is call AME, tell them what it is you want to do and let them guide you. They will have their Engineers look at what needs to be done to do it right and advise you on how to achieve your goal. Customer service at AME is very impressive. Ask for Scott. I've dealt with him before and the guy is awesome.

Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 557985)

By the way ---- That's exactly how I'd go about updating the suspension. You can buy all of these parts from Morrison or DSE and do without the chassis portion. Morrison folks are super helpful --- and it's really just a whole bunch of measuring - tacking in the mounts - landing the arms - triple checking and squaring --- before you weld 'em final.

I did my brother in laws Camaro with about half a dozen plumb bobs --- a couple squares -- some straight 1 by tubing - pulled about a zillion measurements off before I ever started and wrote them all down... and checked for square and went to cutting....

I added a crossmember for Rudy since his is pro street and he's running 18" wide tires... so I couldn't land the stuff anywhere near his existing frame rails (if you call the tin crap in a '69 Camaro a frame rail). Originally on his job we were leaving everything else alone -- so I even flipped the crossmember upside down and used it as a driveline loop... rather than cut up into his floor.... of course then we ended up gutting the car and doing all new upholstery --- so I could have welded it in correctly and attached his whole floor to it but OH WELL.

Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 558342)

For the best rear articulation you don't want a triangulated 4 link. For some how to advice start with post 11.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...t=42568&page=2

Originally Posted by jarhead (Post 558449)

Thanks Don



Talked to Scott today, thanks for pointing me that direction, he had allot of great advice!



I think I am going to buy the parts from AME and do the install the way you mentioned.



Thanks for steering me back in the right direction again. Scott with AME said the triangulated would be a tough install for a first timer.

And after I read all the Ron Sutton stuff the parallel sounds like the way to go. I need to finish all my other projects on the GT first, then I will tackle this. I do think I have decided on the AME package after talking to Scott, I will just do it with their parts and not the clip after I understand it more.

Originally Posted by dhutton (Post 558538)

Isn't a parallel setup mostly for drag racing with the exception of the Quadralink that has the swivel links to allow it to articulate? For best articulation I thought it was a three link followed by a triangulated four link, except as noted for the quadralink.

Don