4 WD, Big tires, and "correct" 4 link suspension ;)

[StealthTJ]

Mmmmmm,
Let's see
- Upper and lower control arms close to parallel to each other:




- Uppers..... (4 link)








SWAY BARS !!!

Front:





Rear:




And on aother:





Mmmmm, big tires





There were four of these trucks.
All were setup up EXACTLY the same. The 4th had leaf springs (and wasn't doing any of the "big stuff"), but still have the upper and lower arms, parallel to each other and "tri-linked" uppers, with sway bars, front and rear.

Think this says something about "coil spring" suspension design




Fred

[mrblaine]

All offroad buggys, jeeps, and other should pay attention to the textbook perfect example of how to do hydraulic steering.

[StealthTJ]

Originally posted by mrblaine
All offroad buggys, jeeps, and other should pay attention to the textbook perfect example of how to do hydraulic steering.

I think almost everything, suspension and steering wise, on those trucks is a model to be followed.

Blaine,
Can you edit my original post and add the ']' to the end of the first image, instead of the '}' that I have.




Fred

[Matt Pascoe]

Any clue what that dolphin spike looking thing is under the diff? Jack point?