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need parts for 2-Link
siclilric
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try speedway motors or suicide doors, if your asking where to buy shit.
dssur
+1y
Originally posted by SeveredTX
I love the 2 links are not good for a daily driver. If i remember correctly are the springs that come on a factory truck and car mounted the same way. The bushing mounts to the hangers and then mounts solid to the axle with u-bolt. I think that Ford, GM, Dodge, Toyota, Nissan, and all the rest of the auto industry thought after spending millions of dollars developing new suspensions setups of the years that they were not a good setup for a daily driver it would have been changed by now. I mean who else would know but a couple of guys who have done some installs on some trucks over someone who have built hundreds of thousands of vehicles.
Not ONE SINGLE TRUCK ever came from the factory with 2x2 bars solid mounted to the axle and bushing mounted on the other end. One of the trucks that even came close was the 67-72 Chevy, which used two long c channels to mount the rear axle to about the middle of a frame, and the c channel allowed flex. They ditched that design in favor of leafs. The range rover was another, and it used a solid two link bar and three large bushings: two on the axle saddle and one at the frame, to allow flex. Thats it.
Leaf springs are not two links. Most importantly they use hangers that allow the spring to lengthen and contract so you can move one side up with a small measure of independance from the other side. If you want to build something like this, someone already does, the 5-6 link.
I love the 2 links are not good for a daily driver. If i remember correctly are the springs that come on a factory truck and car mounted the same way. The bushing mounts to the hangers and then mounts solid to the axle with u-bolt. I think that Ford, GM, Dodge, Toyota, Nissan, and all the rest of the auto industry thought after spending millions of dollars developing new suspensions setups of the years that they were not a good setup for a daily driver it would have been changed by now. I mean who else would know but a couple of guys who have done some installs on some trucks over someone who have built hundreds of thousands of vehicles.
Not ONE SINGLE TRUCK ever came from the factory with 2x2 bars solid mounted to the axle and bushing mounted on the other end. One of the trucks that even came close was the 67-72 Chevy, which used two long c channels to mount the rear axle to about the middle of a frame, and the c channel allowed flex. They ditched that design in favor of leafs. The range rover was another, and it used a solid two link bar and three large bushings: two on the axle saddle and one at the frame, to allow flex. Thats it.
Leaf springs are not two links. Most importantly they use hangers that allow the spring to lengthen and contract so you can move one side up with a small measure of independance from the other side. If you want to build something like this, someone already does, the 5-6 link.
SeveredTX
+1y
now most cars and trucks do not come with factory 2 links but most of the 18 wheelers, motorhomes, and buses do and they also drive, and tow alot more then we can.
dssur
+1y
Originally posted by SeveredTX
now most cars and trucks do not come with factory 2 links but most of the 18 wheelers, motorhomes, and buses do and they also drive, and tow alot more then we can.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, show me some of these two link rear suspensions. I havent seen any... And make sure you are comparing apples to apples, they must be a solid or box bar mounted solid to the axle and by a bushing in the front.
now most cars and trucks do not come with factory 2 links but most of the 18 wheelers, motorhomes, and buses do and they also drive, and tow alot more then we can.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, show me some of these two link rear suspensions. I havent seen any... And make sure you are comparing apples to apples, they must be a solid or box bar mounted solid to the axle and by a bushing in the front.
wht01ranger
+1y
yes most semi's have solid 2links
just watch them drive off of a curb, when one side is on the curb, you'll see the other side on the air not touching the ground, but the other axle keeps the truck moving....imagine this on your single axle truck, it happens to me all the time lol, u just have to floor it and hopefully screech your way outof it
my 2link rode great and did not sway around turns, but it didnt articulate. i have a 4link now and my truck sways around turns but the truck rides so much better when the road gets bumpy or if there is an uneven spot on the road...i'd rock a 2link again though if i had to, nothing wrong with them from my experiences
well back on topic, i built my 2link like james did, i bought 2inch OD bar ends with bushings and used a 2inch hole saw and notched the 2x2 bars i used. welded them up and then drilled holes on the other end for axle aligning...that was it
just watch them drive off of a curb, when one side is on the curb, you'll see the other side on the air not touching the ground, but the other axle keeps the truck moving....imagine this on your single axle truck, it happens to me all the time lol, u just have to floor it and hopefully screech your way outof it
my 2link rode great and did not sway around turns, but it didnt articulate. i have a 4link now and my truck sways around turns but the truck rides so much better when the road gets bumpy or if there is an uneven spot on the road...i'd rock a 2link again though if i had to, nothing wrong with them from my experiences
well back on topic, i built my 2link like james did, i bought 2inch OD bar ends with bushings and used a 2inch hole saw and notched the 2x2 bars i used. welded them up and then drilled holes on the other end for axle aligning...that was it
SeveredTX
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Mark thank you for that my only point is that 2 link is a safe and dependable way to install on a daily driver. 4 links are 2 it is up to the person what they want but most people think that because they like it one way that that is the only way it should be done and the other is crap. It is not so and just want to see that people hear both sides of it not just one.
madmike
+1y
if possible run a diag link, looks sort of like this |/|
which you can get at jegs, summit, speedway, etc...
which you can get at jegs, summit, speedway, etc...
outlawcrewcab
+1y
the semis i have seen the so called 2 -link is made of springs like a leaf spring pack cut in half Which still flex's
bodydropped85
+1y
nascar runs a 2 link like the chevy trucks w/ an adjustable panhard bar(track bar) i built my 2 link in week after work(bout 4 hours time) only complaint i have is the side to side pull from the panhard bar.
lo xploder
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look on ebay for panhard bars. i got mine for like 50 bucks, its a 30" long deal with heims and its adjustable, and came with brackets and bolts and everything.