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NIce! i can only dream what i want to do to my truck, while your actually doing it...
Nice job.
Sounds sweet though. I would love to get to know how to do suspesion.... its on my to do list, lol.

Kepp up the good work...and pics.
 
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damn, you are always doing somthing!
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
Have you plugged anything into the Pirate 3link Calculator?

http://mysite.verizon.net/triaged/fi...kV1.0bBETA.zip

Just seems like from a pinion travel stand point you want them closer in length. Specially if your going to be pulling a lot of travel because the pinion will rotate a lot through out.
i dont know what to make of it but i plugged the numbers in, i still need my weight numbers though.

 
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how did you get outta that pickle in the avatar beard?
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
Why so short on the upper link compared to the lowers?
The upper links can be slightly longer or shorter than 0.7 (70 percent) of the lower links, but try not to pass 0.6 (60 percent) or 0.8 (80 percent).

http://www.4x4.hr/2007/index.php?opt...id=69&Itemid=9
 
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Hey Zack to bad you don't have enough room to go with high clearance arms like these.
 
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Why wouldn't he have enough room?
 
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Because I believe were his arms are going to be the tcase and the exhaust will be in the way.
 
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Ah, Zach...are you closer to the Ohio border or Illinois? Where in the state are you.
 
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I am 1 hour from Ohio.

Chad that would be cool but talk about complicating the project!!!
 
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hmmm...I might need to stop by one weekend I'm super bored. AFTER the 5.0 of course.
 
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come on I know you like a change.
 
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haha yeah screw that, this is enough of a challenge!
 
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adding bends to the link would add some serious stress concentration factors. You would have to really overbuild them to keep them from bending!
 
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just use some wooden dowels, that'll work!
 
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Someone want to decipher all that?

Originally Posted by zabeard
i dont know what to make of it but i plugged the numbers in, i still need my weight numbers though.

 
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well for a reari know most want the anti squat to be just above 100%. Mine is way past that but i dont know how that works on a front end. i mean its not gonna squat when you hammer on it.
 
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let it squat a bunch,maybe it will pull a wheelie!
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
well for a reari know most want the anti squat to be just above 100%. Mine is way past that but i dont know how that works on a front end. i mean its not gonna squat when you hammer on it.
Im pretty sure its supposed to be around that in the front too.
 
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well if that is the case 90% of the rigs with passenger side 3 link are not achieving it. no way they are. i know what numbers effect it and just looking at the setups i cant see them getting the right numbers
 
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zack what kind of notcher is that and where did you get it?
 
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Protools notcher...

www.pro-tools.com i think is the website
 
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http://www.pro-tools.com/hsn500.htm
 
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looks good man cant wait to get out of college and get more tools and start on my truck
 
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