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iceman302
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Very nice!
Any reason you chose to go 4 link over a torque arm setup? I've been planning on using TCI's torque arm rear suspension on my '65 but I'd be interested in your opinion.
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Well really the shop I had do the work was very keen on doing the 4 link. Plus many years ago I thought it would be a good idea to put new frame rails in it so no off the shelf kits would work for me. If I was doing it over I'd go with a 3 link setup or the new aje 4 bar which is really reasonably priced. Also over time this build has gotten more radical in terms of power/et goals and I feel the 4 link is better suited for that.
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Thats going to be bad ass build ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 1901 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Nov 2012
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iceman302
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Originally posted by 1sick65:
Well really the shop I had do the work was very keen on doing the 4 link. Plus many years ago I thought it would be a good idea to put new frame rails in it so no off the shelf kits would work for me. If I was doing it over I'd go with a 3 link setup or the new aje 4 bar which is really reasonably priced. Also over time this build has gotten more radical in terms of power/et goals and I feel the 4 link is better suited for that.
Same situation with mine... definitely more power going under the hood than I had originally planned. I had to step up on the chassis reinforcements but don't want to deal with a full cage.
Is a 3 link different than a torque arm?
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quote:
Originally posted by iceman302:
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Originally posted by 1sick65:
Well really the shop I had do the work was very keen on doing the 4 link. Plus many years ago I thought it would be a good idea to put new frame rails in it so no off the shelf kits would work for me. If I was doing it over I'd go with a 3 link setup or the new aje 4 bar which is really reasonably priced. Also over time this build has gotten more radical in terms of power/et goals and I feel the 4 link is better suited for that.
Same situation with mine... definitely more power going under the hood than I had originally planned. I had to step up on the chassis reinforcements but don't want to deal with a full cage.
Is a 3 link different than a torque arm?
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1sick65
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Yea on a 3 link you have the 2 longer link on the bottom and a shorter top link. You can package them all kinds of ways also.
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Originally posted by 1sick65:
Yea on a 3 link you have the 2 longer link on the bottom and a shorter top link. You can package them all kinds of ways also.
That's what I thought. The panhard bar doesn't count as a link then. I guess the current Mustang rear suspension would be considered a 3 link setup then.
I know that torque arms have limitations on how much torque they can handle. I imagine that your 4 link setup is much stronger.
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Just fell off my chair,
Picked myself up and now upstanding and clapping ! WOW..
Gee you guys really know how to build cars in the US...
Cheers/ John, Australia
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Originally posted by JohnnyBravo73:
Just fell off my chair,
Picked myself up and now upstanding and clapping ! WOW..
Gee you guys really know how to build cars in the US...
Cheers/ John, Australia
And you guys know how to fucking party and drive some bad ass fords. I want one of those falcons bad! Every Australian I've met has been cool as fuck. Welcome to the site.
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I have no intenions of keeping anyones parts or taking anyones money.
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you musta met some olskoolers, yeah we had fun back in the day..
Luckily the boys in blue, respect us still and only chase the fresh meat in their rice burners !!
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