4 link pros and cons

I think of going with a reverse 4 link with bags over axle . What are pros and cons

well the bags on the axle isnt a big deal, but with the reverse 4 link you lose traction and handling because the bars are attached to the rear of the truck, they dont work like a normal 4 link would, in a normal situation, you push the gas, the rear end torques backwards, using your lower bars to push upwards, actually creating force to hold the rear end to the ground, also creating antidive, where it helps from the vehicle squatting in the rear. because of the same relation with braking, you'll hear alot of people complaining about wheel hop with a reverse 4 link. some of these things may not be noticed as greatly on a slow minitruck, but the signs will still be there.

i have a reversed 4 link with bags over axle. i have no wheel hop, no problem with the truck braking and no noticable difference from a forward. you have to know a little bit about setting up 4 links properly to make it work flawlessly. but the same goes for forward neither one is more difficult to set up you just have to know what you are doing.

there are machanincal disadvantages to putting the bars to the rear. no matter how good you set it up, its never going to be as good as all the bars going forward.

but if its set up properly you will never exeed the limitations of the rear bar setup.

Originally posted by tacodragnazz



you have to know a little bit about setting up 4 links properly to make it work flawlessly. but the same goes for forward neither one is more difficult to set up you just have to know what you are doing.

you sound like me about 1 1/2 years ago, but i finally started reading up and studying what goes on under the bed of a truck, if you install a reverse 4 link, then you do not know how to properly install a 4 link. i dont mean to sound like an ass, but people have been studying this stuff and writing books on it for many years.