Shorter links in front or back
 

I have read that if you are doing a 60/40 split the short links should be in the front. I have seen pics of some rigs that look like there front links are much longer.

I understand that putting the shorter links in the front will put more weight over the front axle, but are there advantages to having longer links up front?

Thanks,
Dan

From my experiance no. I built a tube frame just for the heck of it and recycled links form other projects so it had about a 60 up front and 40 out back, the front links would drag on anything I tried to climb and made some thing impossible. It was more capable in reverse than it was going forward

you want more weight forward so when you are on steep climbs the front tires have more weight on them with a 50/50 split. so shorter links up front for a "cab forward" design.

Thanks for the replies guys. I will play around with different lengths of links. I will just keep the shorter links up front.

Dan

Another vote for short fronts.

Short links in the front and long high clearance (j-hook) links in the rear.