blackesdime
+1y
alot of amateur comments, and a very SIMPLE display of suspension setups.
There is NOTHING wrong with a 2-link or ladder bar suspension if its setup right. Commonly known "mini-truck" 2-link setups built on a budget suck cause they are rarely built right. It is a proven setup. It works in both hard acceleration with alot of power and hard breaking. The front mount point is the suspension's geometry (without going into further detail).
A forward 4-link WILL have pinion change unless its setup wrong. When looking at the bars from the sides, they should not be setup parallel. they should come to a point (if continued in an imaginary line). This makes it almost the same as a 2-link. For example if you were to setup a 4-link to have an instant center point below the doors, that would be the same as having a 2-link with long bars that mounted under the doors. When they never intersect in imaginary lines, they have ZERO geometry and you're no better then a 50/50 link
A reverse suspension setup is by no means your best setup, but when you set it up knowing your disadvantage and sacrifices, it can be a safe and effective suspension. You can set it up to brake properly... however you will likely never set it up to apply power to the ground. Lots of off road vehicles have "reverse 4-links" in the front of the truck... Thus, they can be set up to brake properly and are safe when done right. Notice in the front of a 4WD truck, there isn't alot of power applied for a "launch".
A 50/50 is probably one of the worst setups as you can never create an intersecting point. Your bars are pointing in opposite directions.
Long story short, you can praise forward 4-links all day long (this is the setup i prefer for myself) but, an improper setup in a forward 4-link is no better then a 50/50.