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theres tons of people who can help you with that on www.dezertrangers.com . Check it out.
 
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Or theres some people on www.ranger-forums.com
 
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www.ranger-forums.com ?? What kind of gay site is that!? I bet anyone who posts on there is a total loser.
 
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You don't know the half of it...
 
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THREAD DIGGGGGGER...


kyle the book that you refer to early in the thread is "race car vehicle dynamics" by miliken.

take that foos.
 
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Originally Posted by 8lugZJ
Well a 4 link front is a little different than a 4 link rear. You have to make sure to get enough triangulation to control lateral movement of the axle since you wont be running a tracbar Im guessing...you also need to watch your oilpan clearance on some applications.

thats not true, you can do a 4 link with track bar in the front if you want. Its all give and take with a four link. roll axis', antisquat, etc...
 
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Originally Posted by rolla_guy72
check out some companies that sell "long arm" kits, etc. for the xjs

rustysoffroad.com

is a really good one. Only problem with xjs is they are unibody so you couldn't really adapt a kit for an xj .

I would also try some 4x4 shops around to see if any of them have done one before.

a Long arm suspension wouldnt be that hard to self fabircate, especially when you get to the work of a SAS...
 
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Originally Posted by 8lugZJ
those are 5x5.5, and not setup for links..all bronco axles also have cast in radius arm wedges, which means, not changing front susp. setup. Modifying stock ford radius arms is doable, but a major pain in the ***

not all had cast in wedges. some had weld on C-wedges...

even if they have cast wedges, retubing isnt that hard of a process if you research it enough...
 
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also 77 Early bronco front d44's have disks. I think its 76 or 77 full size d44 that had the welded on wedges
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
also 77 Early bronco front d44's have disks. I think its 76 or 77 full size d44 that had the welded on wedges
70 and previous = d30
71-76 = d44 with drums
77 = d44 with disks (might be 76 too...)
and i thought it was 79 fullsize d44 that had cast on wedges..

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Originally Posted by Red_Ak_Ranger
70 and previous = d30
71-76 = d44 with drums
77 = d44 with disks (might be 76 too...)
and i thought it was 79 fullsize d44 that had cast on wedges..

Aaron

both 78 and 79 have cast on wedges IIRC.
 
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yup i just looked it up.
 
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