reverse wishbone?

Hey guys,
 
  Ive never used a 3 link wishbone before and would like a little input.  pros cons.  my application is a 90 4runner.  im goin to run it in reverse so i dont have to raise the rear seat.  here is the prob.  where does the fn gas tank go!??? i thought if i did a wish bone i might could fit a tank in between the bars...  but ive never used one and want some advise before i do it...

reverse 4 links = failI would imagine that a reverse wishbone would equal the same. 

ive had a reverse four link on my yota for around five years with no problems. im not sure where the tank is on a 4runner.  if it is like my truck and inside the passenger frame rail, run all your bars reverse. or run your lower bars forward and put a fuel cell behind the rear seat. or mount your lower bars forward but right past where your rear clip curves upward and keep the tank in the stock spot. your imagination is the limit. 

well the gas tank hangs way below the frame rail on the passenger side....  there just isnt very much space beween the rail and the floor.... thats why i thought i would put it in the back...  but then the bars would get in the way..... i know i'll get hated on for the bars backwards thing but its ok..... hahaha...  im just trying to limit the amount i have to cut into the floor....

Edited: 3/20/2009 10:50:50 AM by BclassBD

Its called an H bar or a Y bar. you run one straight right over the driveline and one off to the side that the gas tank is not at to triangulate it. Simple, reverse 4 links are the laughing stock of the mini truckin world for a good reason, Its not a conspiracy.

The trade off between cutting and raising the floor vs running a reverse link system is a no brainer. Sure, reverse four links hold the truck off the ground, but beyond that they do not do anything else. I don't want to start a "reverse four link vs the rest of the world and it's logical suspension design" here. It will be tricky to do it correctly, but if it was easy it would be called a Chevrolet.

parallel it with a watts...

You're never going to win the reverse vs. forward battle. I stopped trying. Just give them options, and let them choose based on that. Is it going to hurt you if their truck doesn't handle well?

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by pnktcoive had a reverse four link on my yota for around five years with no problems. im not sure where the tank is on a 4runner.  if it is like my truck and inside the passenger frame rail, run all your bars reverse. or run your lower bars forward and put a fuel cell behind the rear seat. or mount your lower bars forward but right past where your rear clip curves upward and keep the tank in the stock spot. your imagination is the limit. --------------------------------------------- Yeah just put bars wherever they fit man, as long as there are 4  of them.  I say run the 2 on the drivers side forward, and the 2 on the passenger side reverse. Why not?? Works fine for this guy i know for years.

thanks seth...  im open to anything.  im just trying to find the easiest way to lower it. ive never had to work in such tight confines before...lol  in yalls opiion how long should i make the link bars for optimal results..  i think ill have about 26 to 27 inches that i could use going forward.... my biggest worry is the arc making it more difficult cus it goes more into the door jams... i really dont want to mess with that... with my math i should be able to lay frame with an 18inch wheel and on 35 tire and not go into the door jam... im just really concerned about the arc going forward... thats the only reason i liked the idea of going backwards.... never ran one backwards so i cant tell my own pros and cons....