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11-13-2010, 08:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
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|  Upper link triangulation
Would having the upper links close on the chassis and spread apart on the axle work ok or is this a no no? .jpg) The axle is rotated a bit too far down in this pic, but you get the idea of the link placement. .jpg) |
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11-13-2010, 09:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nacanowhere Texas
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From what I can see it looks like the upper and lower links follow the same line. I do not think this will work very well and you will have shifting problems (left to right). But try it and let us know.
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11-13-2010, 10:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
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Thats kinda what I was worried about, I might build a axle truss type mount like this one.  |
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11-14-2010, 12:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madrid, IA
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its hard to terll fro the pics but it looks like the lowers are almost staight if they are then if your uppers come to a single point on the chassis like your plan it should work
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11-14-2010, 03:21 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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It should control sway, but I'm guessing it will through everything else out of whack. Probably see some strange axle movement through the travel range when articulating.
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11-14-2010, 05:03 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Springfield
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I'm not certain but I think that would have a lot more torque twist that way. But I don't know for sure. You should try it and let us know what you find out.
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11-14-2010, 05:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC
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dont forget that the lower links play in wb as the uppers play for angle on yoke.  |
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11-14-2010, 06:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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you should triangulate the lowers (close together at the chassis) and parallel the uppers and then raise the uppers at the axle and drop the at the chassis to make for more antisquat and less torque twist
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11-14-2010, 08:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
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Thanks for all the replys I have decided to build a mounting location over the axle to bring the uppers together on the axle like a more traditional setup. I have been reading some threads about link geometry, from what I have read it seems like you don't want too much anti squat. So I am going to try to keep the upper link parallel or a very slight incline, am I thinking the right way? Thanks again.
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11-14-2010, 08:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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if you bring the uppers together at the axle youll increase TT,,part of eliminating TT is increasing anti-squat
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11-14-2010, 11:52 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
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Not sure if I understand 100% but isn't this pic kinda saying the opposite, about the anti-squat at least?  Quote:
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