whynotfab
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Originally posted by eks10BDRG-N
first of all i love my 2-link. BUT when I do my new frame from firewall back Im gonna to a 3-link....
same here, goin with a 3link soon.
ill see if I can find my 2link thread, maybe the pics still work.
first of all i love my 2-link. BUT when I do my new frame from firewall back Im gonna to a 3-link....
same here, goin with a 3link soon.
ill see if I can find my 2link thread, maybe the pics still work.
bagged&topless
+1y
im goin to run a 2 link on my s-10 but i want 2 know how they work with side 2 side
dssur
+1y
Originally posted by rangerover8586
but liek the post started can i see any pictures of 2 links
Here is the two link on my mazda, after it ruined my carrier bearing, tranny output seal, and u joints. It was 2x2 3/16 and used the original leaf mounts and bushes and was held to the axle by u joints on the original leaf spring pads.
and here is what I did with it
and here is how I fixed it.
Sorry, man. The pinion angle of a two link is only correct at ONE ride height. There is no articulation except what give is in the bushings. If you are building a back half, go ahead and do it right with a 3 or 4 link.
but liek the post started can i see any pictures of 2 links
Here is the two link on my mazda, after it ruined my carrier bearing, tranny output seal, and u joints. It was 2x2 3/16 and used the original leaf mounts and bushes and was held to the axle by u joints on the original leaf spring pads.
and here is what I did with it
and here is how I fixed it.
Sorry, man. The pinion angle of a two link is only correct at ONE ride height. There is no articulation except what give is in the bushings. If you are building a back half, go ahead and do it right with a 3 or 4 link.
dssur
+1y
Originally posted by Nb4life
im goin to run a 2 link on my s-10 but i want 2 know how they work with side 2 side
they dont.
im goin to run a 2 link on my s-10 but i want 2 know how they work with side 2 side
they dont.
bdroppeddak
+1y
hey russ i was lookinf for that pic, you should sell him your pre 2linked backhalf off of that old mazda frame.
dssur
+1y
Originally posted by Nb4life
what if u run them like the top bars on a 4 link
you would have an angled two link with no articluation.
sorry, its the solid rear mount that kills it.
Here is how I explained it before:
Get three 2x4s and two friends in tennis shoes. Lay one 2x4 down on the ground. This one will be your axle. Lay the other two like two link bars from the end of the first, perpendicular. Nail the "bars" to the "axle", this simulates the solid mount of a two link when you bolt it to the leaf spring pads.
Now have your two friends stand on the other end of the "bars" so only the fronts of there shoes are on the 2x4, their heels should be on the ground. This simulates the bushings at the frame end of the bars.
Lift the axle 2x4 from the center. Goes up and down, nice and easy. This simulates BOTH rear wheels going over a bump, like a speed bump, that is equal on both tires.
Now, lift the axle from just one corner. OOPS! both sides still come up equally. This simulates what happens when only ONE wheel goes over a bump, both wheels will still react to the bump.
To simulate side to side, lift one corner of the axle and have a third friend force down on the other. The friends standing on the bars will tell you the 2x4 is trying to twist out from under their feet. Keep forcing, and the nails will start cracking and popping or the bar will yank out from under one shoe or the other. This simulates the real forces that are on your axle mounts and frame every time you hit a side or pull into a sloped driveway at an angle.
what if u run them like the top bars on a 4 link
you would have an angled two link with no articluation.
sorry, its the solid rear mount that kills it.
Here is how I explained it before:
Get three 2x4s and two friends in tennis shoes. Lay one 2x4 down on the ground. This one will be your axle. Lay the other two like two link bars from the end of the first, perpendicular. Nail the "bars" to the "axle", this simulates the solid mount of a two link when you bolt it to the leaf spring pads.
Now have your two friends stand on the other end of the "bars" so only the fronts of there shoes are on the 2x4, their heels should be on the ground. This simulates the bushings at the frame end of the bars.
Lift the axle 2x4 from the center. Goes up and down, nice and easy. This simulates BOTH rear wheels going over a bump, like a speed bump, that is equal on both tires.
Now, lift the axle from just one corner. OOPS! both sides still come up equally. This simulates what happens when only ONE wheel goes over a bump, both wheels will still react to the bump.
To simulate side to side, lift one corner of the axle and have a third friend force down on the other. The friends standing on the bars will tell you the 2x4 is trying to twist out from under their feet. Keep forcing, and the nails will start cracking and popping or the bar will yank out from under one shoe or the other. This simulates the real forces that are on your axle mounts and frame every time you hit a side or pull into a sloped driveway at an angle.
bagged&topless
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i get what ur sayin but if u put the bar's like a v with some super pivot bushing all that should not happin.....right