Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

3-Link made easy

 

There was a green one for sale on Sacramento craigslist last year that had 1 tons and 41's on it. Same rig?

 

yeah i think so said rig was out of rocklin area and was green second gen a 95 to be exact

 

only 3-6 inches though....

 

check out rocksolidtoys.com a few three links

 

Yeah i have been looking around i need to start actually piecing stuff together soon though

 

Yet another non-lockright fan. I grenade my 8.4 lockright a few years back as well. Welded it up to finish wheeling the weekend and get home from Tennessee.

Sure do, why the hell is the upper link in the middle of you axle? Theres no frame in the middle of your truck to catch the frame end of the link...

And if that's the front suspensions you're showing you cant run a link through your block.

As for desirable parameters...

Flat roll axis at frame height or higher, and 50-75% anti-squat. Those will get you performance off the road, and great handling on it.

 

Here's my friends runner thats close to done. ford kp 60/14bolt rear. 5.38's. Atlas 4speed, 40" kevlars, 3link front and rear. Heavy as fuck. He's going to have to chop the hell out of his fenders, especially the rear. Frame height will be around 26". and my runner still out-flexes this one.

 

Here's a few pics of my rear 3link:

 

NIIIIICE! More pics What's it weigh? Probably close to 6,000lbs I'm guessing

Also, I noticed your rear 3 link panhard orientation is the same as the front compared to Wyatt's opposing 3 link. Any comments on how yours handles?

 

Damn you need to stop posting these kinds of picture. Really makes me want to SAS my Runner now...

 

Yeah it's pretty sick, but I'm guessing it'll weight about 7000lbs when it's done. It's getting an interior cage and new bumpers as well. It's gonna be a pig, the supercharger will help, but it's still gonna be a pig. It also had arctec trusses front and rear. There's a shit ton of metal on that thing. We will see how it does when it's done.

Mine handles amazing. 70mph down the freeway is as smooth as any car. Offroad, it's been the best truck I've ever owned. My coilovers are tuned, so that is a huge part as well. My rear panhard and front panhards are parallel. I've had no problems whatsoever, it drives great. Hydro assist is in my future though.

 

Where did this bracket come from?

 

We made it from scratch, same with all the others. Came out pretty sweet huh?

 

I like the idea of the bracket but the fact that the frame isn't plated underneath it kinda scares me.

 

does he have a build thread somewhere on that thing?

 

It's plenty strong enough. Adding a bracket somewhere doesn't mean you have to plate everything under it. It's good to go. That's 1/4" plate anyway, welded to the whole inside of the frame and under it where it all attaches.

No, he's not on the forums at all. He doesn't know much about this stuff, he just has too much money and has the "bigger is better" attitude. We will see how it does on the trails. I like it a lot, it's pretty awesome, but every time I see it I think of an anvil on tires lol. He just likes to talk shit at me, if I had a nickel for every time he's told me "look what I have and you don't", I'd have an Atlas 4speed too.

Literally, he almost bought the gold plated king coilovers….

 

I dunno Ben… you have a sweet long travel build planned that I really want to see! That was a nice list you showed me.

 

Yeah I know this. Hence the point why I am going to end up getting a taco to SAS and long travel my Runner.

 

That is the rear suspension and the plan is to put a cross member in the rear for the upper link.