astro rear ideas

Im in the midst of sfbd my astro.Ive got the front figured out.On the rear I want a simple ,easy and reliable setup that allows for lots of lift.Im narrowing the frame and the rear end for 24's.I was thinking of a reverse triangulted.Straight bars forward,tri bars towards the rear and the bags mounted on the tri bars.Is this a bad idea?What about a fully reverse system?I will cut whatever needs be.Any ideas guys?

Why not go full forward if you are going this far. Reverse triangulated isnt technically sound. The main reason why I wouldnt do it is its action under braking. Just think of what happens to a car or truck when you hit the brakes. It wants to squat the front down and lift the rear, as the rear tires bite, the reverse system is going to want to lift the rear even more and start to pull the driveshaft out a it lifts. NOT GOOD.

I would suggest with a standard triangulated 4 link. Is there any reason you we're wanting the reverse?

run a wishbone

man i cant belive you said reverse four link on here and you havent been slaughtered yet most people dont think there very good id go full forward

the ass of the astro is not very long. the rear bars would not be very long. 50/50 is good for ice cream, not suspension.

body drop, narrowed rear end, and 24'z. going that crazy there is no point in skimp'n on the suspension.

The only reason I wanted to go reverse was that I wanted to save as much of the floor as possible in front of the axle.I figure I will have a high crossmember for the bag mounts.But it sounds like a bad idea.I will probably go full forward triangulated then.Being as there will be a driveshaft tunnel anyways ,Ill put the crossmember for the bags in the front I guess.Any more ideas or advice would be helpful guys

Originally posted by suicidedoor86



Any more ideas or advice would be helpful guys.

Don't fuck up!!!