What is a 5 link front end?

[BigRAWesty]

Umm I was actually joking but yeah you go man!


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Have a read Winnie..
http://www.mypatrol4x4.com/index.php...a-cab#entry440

[Ben-e-boy]

Yea bloody tought Ute hay. And the coil over setup is insane hay..

I would like to find out some of his calculations on the coilovers, some of his measurements on the calculator were abit off and would like to know what they actually are.

[BigRAWesty]

I would like to find out some of his calculations on the coilovers, some of his measurements on the calculator were abit off and would like to know what they actually are.

You need to decide on travel first so you can work out the min and Max diff positions and the amount of rotation.

Simplest would be have all chassis points in a straight line, so diff makes and arc around it..
Not sure why you couldn't actually??

[Ben-e-boy]

You need to decide on travel first so you can work out the min and Max diff positions and the amount of rotation.

Simplest would be have all chassis points in a straight line, so diff makes and arc around it..
Not sure why you couldn't actually??

I'm way past that, I want to know if he played around with installation ratios and what bump/droop% I could bombard him with questions

With his 4 link calc he had a CG of 25.94 inch, which is basically level with the bottom of the sump, my CG is at 38-40 inch, to the top bolts of the bellhousing, also had a 35 in tyre radius of 17, I put his figures into my calculator and changed the radius to 17.5 and added anothe half inch to his figures, they didn't change much, changing the CG though up t0o 40 inch, took his AS% from 65 down to 39. I am really keen on finding out how it handles. It will hill climb really well.

I also dont quite understand how the instant centre being where it is would affect it. I know its good to have it in front of the rig but its also very high, From what I have read it is good to have it below the CG, but thats on paper and real world is not on paper, and that fcuks with my head

[megatexture]

That would be a wicked setup! I have my doubts if its engineered though if not you would see it done a hell of a lot more than you do !

[BigRAWesty]

Yea it's a comp truck now so no engineers cert.

As Benny I haven't looked much into this side of thing's So I'm totally lost with your post lol

[Ben-e-boy]

That would be a wicked setup! I have my doubts if its engineered though if not you would see it done a hell of a lot more than you do !

You can do more now than than ever before, If I can get my long arms engineered and extended shock mounts why not coilovers and link suspension?

[megatexture]

You can do more now than than ever before, If I can get my long arms engineered and extended shock mounts why not coilovers and link suspension?

Not sure, it just looks too good to be true it would need some sort of sway bar also wouldn't it ? Lol

[Ben-e-boy]

Not sure, it just looks too good to be true it would need some sort of sway bar also wouldn't it ? Lol

You can get away with it, but like any link suspension it will compromise handling.
I have been looking t getting a PAC racing sway bar for mine.