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Old 11-11-2010, 09:13 PM   #1
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Question 4 link up front

On a front axle 4 link setup, do you guys run your links above the mount, below the mount or one over & one under? (mount=servo plate)

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Old 11-11-2010, 09:29 PM   #2
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Im using one of these, it puts the links side by side. When I ran mine on a plate they seemed to bind the front end.


http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi...=&part_id=8983
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Old 11-11-2010, 09:54 PM   #3
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I just started putting my truck together and I'm running the TCS 4 link servo mount, I tried first mounting the links on the top but the end links were binding or hitting the plate. I switched to the bottom and have no problems, someone else suggested to me to check out the d-mount.

Sorry I double checked and the d-mount is only for the rear.
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:12 PM   #4
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Im using one of these, it puts the links side by side. When I ran mine on a plate they seemed to bind the front end.


http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi...=&part_id=8983
The new era mount won't work with a bta, but other than that it looks like it would work good. And your right about the D-Mount, it is for out back. Most buys run their four links under the battery servo plate. I run mine on top, but it is something I did a little out of the ordinary for my bta setup.

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Old 11-11-2010, 11:00 PM   #5
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Pretty much depends on how much vertical separation your chassis has between the upper and lower links. I've built rigs with links above and below the plate, and both have worked well. Both setups will also depend on how much room you have for shocks, steering, battery/servo, preventing binding, etc.
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