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Originally Posted by wedged
wow. over 80 views and no one has any thoughts ? OK, how about if we pretend it's a first gen camaro instead of a Job Rated Dodge truck ?   |
Actually, you've probably got a better starting point for a tri-4 link with your truck...
Some general guidelines:
- Keep the lower links level with the ground at ride height.
- Mount the upper links together on the housing, and apart at the frame (complicated explanation having to do with roll center location deleted)
- Minimum of 60deg included angle ("V" angle) between the upper links.
- Upper effective link length should be roughly 70% of the lower links (this is in side view, NOT the actual hole to hole measurement of the angle link).
- Upper link angle (side view) is impossible to determine without more info, but they should intersect ("IC")with the lower link line no further than the front axle centerline (see drawing)
You will find that your narrow frame width will make it difficult to get
both the 60deg included angle and 70% link length ratio for the upper links. Stay with the 60deg minimum for stability. You're not going to be looking at a lot of suspension travel, so the pinion angle change should not be a major issue, especially if you keep the intersection (IC) of the link angles in the front half of the wheelbase.
Hope this all makes sense.