Air bags and a 4 link on the rear of a cummins?
04-03-2006, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by NHDiesel
There are options similar to heims, without the harshness, such as Johnny Joints. They act as a joint and incorporate a bit of cushion into them. Or you could design your own bars and use polyurethane leaf spring bushings in place of heims. They wouldn't have as much freedom of movement as heims, but for a street/towing truck, you won't be going for all the flex rock crawlers are looking for...vertical travel of the entire axle is more of a concern for you.
Jim
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If i had as much flex as stock , i'd be plenty happy, i don't really go offroad alot.
Joefarmer , thanks for the link but that totally confused me! , how do i use it?
04-03-2006, 04:22 PM
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turbo thom has done some things that have wayy surpassed the observed difficulty of a "4-link".
I want to do my own 4-Link and front suspension just like you are doing but with a twist to bring the spring rate down.
I'll be keeping on eye on this thread, sounds fun.
Merrick
I want to do my own 4-Link and front suspension just like you are doing but with a twist to bring the spring rate down.
I'll be keeping on eye on this thread, sounds fun.
Merrick
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