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Old 08-06-2012, 09:56 AM   #9
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Re: suspension question: 4 link w/ coils

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Originally Posted by ch0psv1lle View Post
good info guys..... i want to get away from the leaf springs and go coils in the rear and coil overs up front..... ive been thinking about running coil springs up front but coul overs are all around better. http://www.fabtechmotorsports.com/suspension-101.php
found this the other night....... i want the 4 link set up thats toword the bottom of the page. i like how the shocks are cocked to the rear of the axle.
Keep studying and reading....

That 4-link (actually a 5-link) will be OK, but you can probably do better with a more traditional converged 4-link and it will take fewer links to do it.

Play with the 4-link calculator if you haven't already. If you aren't really paying attention to the details as you go, it's quite easy to build an expensive linked-suspension that actually performs worse than the leafsprings you removed.


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