is it wrong this way?

I plan on installing a reverse 4 link on my mazda, what is the main difference between a forward and reverse 4 link?

doesn't anyone know?

do a search on this topic. its been explained so many times here lately nobody probably wants to reexplain it. not bein a ass im just sayin.

forward means the bars run from the rearend towards the front of the frame, reverse is just how it sounds, the bars run from the rearend towards the back of the frame. this topic is gonna start a heated debate about whats right and whats wrong, I personally have a reverse 4 link but many people think it unsafe and its not meant to be setup that way. I see nothing wrong with it, and I say you should look at it the same way, do what you thinks right.

aight, thanks anyway

thanks for the input robertson, i heard somewhere something about the driveshaft being pulled out, and i really don't wanna relocate the gas tank...

Originally posted by MannyThis



thanks for the input robertson, i heard somewhere something about the driveshaft being pulled out, and i really don't wanna relocate the gas tank...

if you dont wanna do it right and are to lazy to do it right hen just dont do it

You can go into forum topics and look under suspension and probably find 20 different topics discussing forward vs. reverse 4 links. You'll find alot of helpful info plus peoples own useless opinions.

Is it wrong this way....In short yes it is wrong....you would be better off to section the corner of the gas tank and run a forward triangulated...or run a parallel with a watts/track/or panhard bar, not only can it cause the driveshaft to pull away from the transmission, it will cause a loss of traction, and ill handling effects. And just because someone has donw it and it has not had problems yet does not make it right. And I am not some computer commando either, I can back this up with basic physics and geometry.

Right on Aaron, i'm gonna relocate that fat gas tank, and do it right the first time.

Semper Fi!