help me design my 4 link, $?

rammunition361 · 12-23-2016, 09:02 AM

I'm in the middle of a build right now and I have hit a wall, I'm wanting to 4 link a front suspension on a buggy but I would love some input from someone a little more well read on this. I know how to calculate link angle separation, where the links go, how to calculate their distance apart etc. but how do I find the best length and how do I test for the best angle in which the bars go to the frame horizontally? thanks in advance

rifter · 12-23-2016, 01:44 PM

What style 4 link are you going to build? Straight side bars with a Pan Hard bar or a Wishbone, or diagonal top bars?

rifter · 12-23-2016, 01:51 PM

Front 4 link with a panhard bar, setup would be the same on a cart, level/equal spacing on bars, length of bars depend on how much articulation you want or need

rammunition361 · 12-28-2016, 01:03 PM

i was going to do a triangulated 4 link.

rammunition361 · 12-28-2016, 01:04 PM

that's a parallel 4 link right?

rifter · 12-28-2016, 06:28 PM

That will work.

NCPW · 12-29-2016, 09:22 AM

A double triangulated 4-link might be the easiest to do and add in some coilovers if you can find some to fit. All the cuts would seem to be the same length.

LostHusker · 12-29-2016, 09:31 AM

Here some links that my friends locally put together on their carts, may provide you some ideas for your build.

rifter · 12-29-2016, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCPW

A double triangulated 4-link might be the easiest to do and add in some coilovers if you can find some to fit. All the cuts would seem to be the same length.

Nice, no need for panhard.

rammunition361 · 02-03-2017, 02:13 PM

its fixin to be a guess and tack boys lol

12-23-2016, 09:02 AM	#1
rammunition361 Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: new lebanon, OH Posts: 758	help me design my 4 link, $? I'm in the middle of a build right now and I have hit a wall, I'm wanting to 4 link a front suspension on a buggy but I would love some input from someone a little more well read on this. I know how to calculate link angle separation, where the links go, how to calculate their distance apart etc. but how do I find the best length and how do I test for the best angle in which the bars go to the frame horizontally? thanks in advance

12-23-2016, 01:44 PM	#2
rifter rifter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 4,055	Re: help me design my 4 link, $? What style 4 link are you going to build? Straight side bars with a Pan Hard bar or a Wishbone, or diagonal top bars?

12-28-2016, 01:03 PM	#4
rammunition361 Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: new lebanon, OH Posts: 758	Re: help me design my 4 link, $? i was going to do a triangulated 4 link.

12-28-2016, 01:04 PM	#5
rammunition361 Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: new lebanon, OH Posts: 758	Re: help me design my 4 link, $? that's a parallel 4 link right?

12-28-2016, 06:28 PM	#6
rifter rifter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 4,055	Re: help me design my 4 link, $? That will work.

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02-03-2017, 02:13 PM	#10
rammunition361 Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: new lebanon, OH Posts: 758	Re: help me design my 4 link, $? its fixin to be a guess and tack boys lol

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