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05-06-2005, 06:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in tha lab ( the shop )
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|  2-link or 4-link ?????? what do you guys think is better like the stock twinforce 2 link withthe shocks attached to the axles or the traditional 4 link ? which one gets more articulation ? please i need input and ideas im in the process of building a maxx crawler and i cant decide . |
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05-06-2005, 06:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grand Forks
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| just go 4 link. |
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05-06-2005, 06:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasant Grove
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| I like the idea of a 2 link for simplicity. It also might give you some creative options for mounting things, or keeping a low cg. It can be tricky to keep a 2 link from binding though. Also, squat or anti squat may be a tough issue to deal with on a 2 link. |
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05-06-2005, 07:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Not where I'd like to live
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| I've never seen a 2 link work without leaf springs. It's only half a suspension in my eyes. |
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05-06-2005, 07:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasant Grove
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| 2 links work really well (with some key mods) in the full size rock-crawler world. 66-77 broncos are pretty decent rockcrawlers. Radius arm type suspensions are used in lots of aftermarket kits for cherokees and grand cherokees. I guess it's really a three link since you need a track bar. I've seen some one link setups that work really well also. |
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05-07-2005, 05:42 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in tha lab ( the shop )
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| rckjeep think of it like this instead of using the leaf springs ide use savage shocks |
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05-07-2005, 07:49 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: orange county n.y. , building the hydro crawler
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| If you think of the cherroke set up its very limited compared to a 4 link. 4 link is the only way to go, articulation, adjustment, strength, triangulation (no need for track bar), keeps steering geometry correct, can be used to rotate parts out of the way in suspension travel, many more benefits than the 2 link set up, if the 2 link has any benifets at all. Last edited by sambmx; 05-07-2005 at 07:51 PM. |
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05-07-2005, 08:01 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in tha lab ( the shop )
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| what about 3-link i was thinking of that for my maxx crawler too ? |
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05-07-2005, 08:19 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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| with only a 2 link with panhard bar(3 link) you will get alot of torque roll..just run a 4 link to help[ eliminate some of that problem |
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05-07-2005, 08:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasant Grove
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| Just to clarify my position, I agree that a four link is superior. It will give more predictable launches, better handling, generally more flex, etc. That said, with the tight quarters of rc crawlers a 2 link might lend itself to some interesting design possibilites and ways to keep the cg down low, especially in shaft driven rigs. |
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05-07-2005, 09:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in tha lab ( the shop )
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| how are the red revo links for links i will get 8 of em ? |
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