CL'S TOPLESS dream's

i wish i lived closer so you could get me motivated

Tood its only a three hours up the hwy

Those link bars are pretty cool.

Rear Suspension is complete 2 link with a Panhard bar with AX's for the lift bar. I know why not a 4 link? Sheet metal bed frame is done we will finish the rest of the sheet metal tomorrow.

WOW Nobody is going to give me sh*t over the 2 link.... that why i like this site nobody talks smack like on other websites. Its not a daily driver and this will work for its limited road time.

I know the two link has been blasted on other sites, but I don't see it as a huge problem. It def' has some problems like varying pinion angles and a lack of articulation, but asimilar system is used on factory Chevy c-10 trucks and has been adapted by NASCAR as the suspension of choice. Of course, these cars are meant to track flat around a race course and not do a lot of side to side articulation. I like your suspension because it is different. Now don't try to sell me on a forward/ reverse or full reverse four link though! LOL

Agreed i dont need a whole lot of articulation hell i didnt even need a lot of lift but its much better than the flipped leaf lowered springs it was rolling on.

Actually the system Chevy used had some flex built into the system so that it could articulate. And it used very long arms, so the pinion angle change is very little.

2 links definitely work, just so long as you don't install one thats really short. I would much rather see a 2-link setup than a reverse setup, or a 50/50. But the worst thing I have ever seen is a reverse 2-link. I can't even begin to explain how wrong that is. Lol.


Anyways, the reason I am posting is I do see one thing I don't like. Your panhard bar is way the hell up there. Which will give you an incredibly high roll center. Too high in fact. Your panhard should be at the center line of the rear axle or lower for the best performance. But then again, you are using a link setup that is designed not to perform. So.. Eh.

Not sure i said it "not designed to perform" just that i really just need it to go up and down the few times a year it will get driven i was looking for something better than flipped leaf springs but thanks for the advise any way.

i realize its already done, but it might look a little better if the panhard was tucked down and behind the axle. the battle axe's look bitchin tho! love the blood