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theacura · 12-11-2007, 06:10 PM

when trying to set up suspension geometry does a bent lower link act different than a straight link? i just cant seem to get my rig set up any sugestions i wonder if the links make a differance

brendan h · 12-11-2007, 06:23 PM

i did run bent links. to me nothing chaged other then shortening the wb a little. depend on your chassie and mounting bending them isnt going to gain anything

Steveakus · 12-12-2007, 05:24 AM

Need pics to help,

But bent links will add ground clearance on most and will not change travel or any other aspect, it should not have changed your wheel base, your not supposed to bend the links that are already there you have to take the existing link eye to eye length and make a bent link the same eye to eye.

Rockcrawler · 12-12-2007, 07:06 AM

Yeah, from what I was told by guys that know what there talking about, you can tie a knot in it and as long as the length from eye to eye is the same, nothing will change.

jbrandt · 12-13-2007, 03:06 PM

Bent links won't change the way the susp acts.

Think of it like this: Once you bend a link, you now have a triangle, two sides of the bent link and the 3rd side is the stright line btwn the two ends (hypotenenuse). The link will act like a link that is the same as the hypotenuse. You could have a whole bunch of S curves and bends in the link, and it will still act like a straight line btwn the two ends.

Cave Dave · 12-13-2007, 04:16 PM

If it makes it ez er to visulize set your rig up with the straight links then swap in the bent links to drive.As said before just make sure the C to C is the same. I love my bent links !

mauromj · 12-14-2007, 10:39 PM

Lol, hypotunuse, thats what im learning in geometry.

12-11-2007, 06:10 PM	#1
theacura Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: phoenix Posts: 9	bent links when trying to set up suspension geometry does a bent lower link act different than a straight link? i just cant seem to get my rig set up any sugestions i wonder if the links make a differance

12-11-2007, 06:23 PM	#2
brendan h Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 373	i did run bent links. to me nothing chaged other then shortening the wb a little. depend on your chassie and mounting bending them isnt going to gain anything

12-12-2007, 05:24 AM	#3
Steveakus Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a House on a Hill Posts: 155	Need pics to help, But bent links will add ground clearance on most and will not change travel or any other aspect, it should not have changed your wheel base, your not supposed to bend the links that are already there you have to take the existing link eye to eye length and make a bent link the same eye to eye.

12-12-2007, 07:06 AM	#4
Rockcrawler I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama Posts: 6,777	Yeah, from what I was told by guys that know what there talking about, you can tie a knot in it and as long as the length from eye to eye is the same, nothing will change.

12-13-2007, 03:06 PM	#5
jbrandt Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 338	Bent links won't change the way the susp acts. Think of it like this: Once you bend a link, you now have a triangle, two sides of the bent link and the 3rd side is the stright line btwn the two ends (hypotenenuse). The link will act like a link that is the same as the hypotenuse. You could have a whole bunch of S curves and bends in the link, and it will still act like a straight line btwn the two ends.

12-13-2007, 04:16 PM	#6
Cave Dave RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,382	If it makes it ez er to visulize set your rig up with the straight links then swap in the bent links to drive.As said before just make sure the C to C is the same. I love my bent links !

12-14-2007, 10:39 PM	#7
mauromj Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Spokane Posts: 96	Lol, hypotunuse, thats what im learning in geometry.

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