Question about bags on lower 4 link bars - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

4cefed · 03-25-2008, 08:15 AM

Could someone post some pics ( i couldnt find any) of a custom rear "lever" setup. I see the ones that SD and KP build and they incorporate a "dog bone" suspension link between the lower bar and the axle. My question is why?

The Fab Shack · 03-25-2008, 09:18 AM

b/c they use short forward bars so you can keep the stock tank in place.. if you stuck the bag on a short bar, you are acceptable to pinion changes quicker b/c your arc is smaller. so they use lift bars to counter this..

FnLow69 · 03-25-2008, 09:22 AM

on a 5 link or a 6 link i believe the "dog bone" is there so when the axle move the lower bars(behind the axle) dont bind or interfer with the downward motion of the axle and the 4-link bars. kinda hard to explain maybe some one else can explain it better...

4cefed · 03-25-2008, 05:54 PM

sorry, im talking strictly 4 link setups. Im contemplating whether to just put the bag on my factory rear control arm or do a custom tri 4 link with big square tube bars on the outside of the frame rails similar to what SD and KP does. I was just curious whether i had to run dog bones on the lower links in order to prevent binding. I dont think i should have to though because i dont have anything that will interfere, and a standard tri 4 link works without them. Thanks for the input

EDIT: this is a 72 2wd burb im talking about too

FnLow69 · 03-25-2008, 06:37 PM

a tri four link doesnt need "Dog bones" on 5 or 6 links do

baggedcten · 03-25-2008, 07:55 PM

i dont know if this is what you talking about but heres a pic.

4cefed · 03-26-2008, 04:03 AM

Yes thats exactly what i was looking for. Thank you guys for the help. Thats exactly what i had in my head

nhtc33d · 03-26-2008, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggedcten

i dont know if this is what you talking about but heres a pic.

Does this truck lay frame with this setup?
Do you have any pctures of it laid out? It seems like a nice simple setup. I like it!

baggedcten · 03-26-2008, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhtc33d

Does this truck lay frame with this setup?
Do you have any pctures of it laid out? It seems like a nice simple setup. I like it!

I dont know it does not belong to me but thats the setup i was going to copy. Thats the only picture i have of it.

*Shane* · 03-26-2008, 06:47 AM

im diggin' the all terrain tires under that massive notch ... he can lay frame AND play in the mud ... *****in'

03-25-2008, 08:15 AM	#1
4cefed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: washington Posts: 22	Question about bags on lower 4 link bars Could someone post some pics ( i couldnt find any) of a custom rear "lever" setup. I see the ones that SD and KP build and they incorporate a "dog bone" suspension link between the lower bar and the axle. My question is why? Last edited by 4cefed; 03-25-2008 at 08:16 AM.

03-25-2008, 09:18 AM	#2
The Fab Shack Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lost in Central PA Posts: 7	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars b/c they use short forward bars so you can keep the stock tank in place.. if you stuck the bag on a short bar, you are acceptable to pinion changes quicker b/c your arc is smaller. so they use lift bars to counter this..

03-25-2008, 09:22 AM	#3
FnLow69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 848	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars on a 5 link or a 6 link i believe the "dog bone" is there so when the axle move the lower bars(behind the axle) dont bind or interfer with the downward motion of the axle and the 4-link bars. kinda hard to explain maybe some one else can explain it better... __________________ [PROJECT] FnLow69- 69 C-10 Full frame & layin' doors [PROJECT] Laidout53 - 53' Dodge Pickup, Full Kustom Build [PROJECT] "Hot Rod" 1931 Model A Bonneville style "Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" ~ James Dean

03-25-2008, 05:54 PM	#4
4cefed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: washington Posts: 22	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars sorry, im talking strictly 4 link setups. Im contemplating whether to just put the bag on my factory rear control arm or do a custom tri 4 link with big square tube bars on the outside of the frame rails similar to what SD and KP does. I was just curious whether i had to run dog bones on the lower links in order to prevent binding. I dont think i should have to though because i dont have anything that will interfere, and a standard tri 4 link works without them. Thanks for the input EDIT: this is a 72 2wd burb im talking about too Last edited by 4cefed; 03-25-2008 at 05:54 PM.

03-25-2008, 06:37 PM	#5
FnLow69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 848	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars a tri four link doesnt need "Dog bones" on 5 or 6 links do __________________ [PROJECT] FnLow69- 69 C-10 Full frame & layin' doors [PROJECT] Laidout53 - 53' Dodge Pickup, Full Kustom Build [PROJECT] "Hot Rod" 1931 Model A Bonneville style "Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" ~ James Dean

03-25-2008, 07:55 PM	#6
baggedcten 86 C10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ga. Posts: 416	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars i dont know if this is what you talking about but heres a pic. __________________ 1986 C10 2001 chevy silverado purchased 8-29-09 sold 2004 silverado purchased 8-27-10 sold

03-26-2008, 04:03 AM	#7
4cefed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: washington Posts: 22	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars Yes thats exactly what i was looking for. Thank you guys for the help. Thats exactly what i had in my head

03-26-2008, 06:47 AM	#10
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Question about bags on lower 4 link bars im diggin' the all terrain tires under that massive notch ... he can lay frame AND play in the mud ... ****in' Last edited by Shane; 03-26-2008 at 06:47 AM.*

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