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80 series 5 link
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80 series 5 link
g'day all,
just wondering your thougths on a 5 link set up for an 80... it only goin to be used as a 4wd so to speak so i realise road handling goin to be a bit of a bastard..... any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated
just wondering your thougths on a 5 link set up for an 80... it only goin to be used as a 4wd so to speak so i realise road handling goin to be a bit of a bastard..... any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated
xlink
does anyone have pics of a xlink in the front, can anyone explane how they work please.
98 105 series LANDCRUISER
It alows the front of the radius arm to move up and down when articulating but in the same spot for road drving so the diff wont roll under power or braking seen some dodgy home made setups http://www.dobbinengineering.com/index.htm is the real deal
plenty of parts on the bench
80 series 5 link
I like the way the rear of my 80 flexes, so I have been thinking for some time now to try are copy the set up (i.e. length or rods and hieght off diff etc) on the front.
If it does not work I could then but the stronger arms on the back and go back to drawing board.
I do not have any info on what makes a five link work as in ratio of arms lengths etc so I though copy what works and try that to start with...
If it does not work I could then but the stronger arms on the back and go back to drawing board.
I do not have any info on what makes a five link work as in ratio of arms lengths etc so I though copy what works and try that to start with...
Re: 80 series 5 link
stinger wrote:I like the way the rear of my 80 flexes, so I have been thinking for some time now to try are copy the set up (i.e. length or rods and hieght off diff etc) on the front.
If it does not work I could then but the stronger arms on the back and go back to drawing board.
I do not have any info on what makes a five link work as in ratio of arms lengths etc so I though copy what works and try that to start with...
hands and mums dont count!!!
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Re: 80 series 5 link
This was purely from a sump clearance perspectivebj on roids wrote:stinger wrote:I like the way the rear of my 80 flexes, so I have been thinking for some time now to try are copy the set up (i.e. length or rods and hieght off diff etc) on the front.
If it does not work I could then but the stronger arms on the back and go back to drawing board.
I do not have any info on what makes a five link work as in ratio of arms lengths etc so I though copy what works and try that to start with...
hands and mums dont count!!!
my thoughts are i had been fighting with 5 link for over 4 years. it not just the road driving which is the problem. i found with a big lift you could not drive straight at big steps. because of the angle of the 5 link arms you get the feeling that you are driving over the top of top of the front end. i have not heard how much about the road side of the X Link but i have seen that it works well off road.
80 Series Custom Extra Cab Ute, Sling shot Racing, 5" lift, 2"Body, Reverse arm 3 link front A-Frame Rear Hydro Handbrake all By J-Mac, full brake system upgrade by J-Mac, 5.7L V8 injected, Lockers
You are not the first person to say this. Ruff mentioned it to me a while ago, and I tend to agree, shouldnt be that hard to make a pin up for it eithermidi73 wrote:Can the crosslinks be locked into place for onroad driving? If they can it would make the 4bie perform like factory. I know they are briliant off road.
Here is a pic of an 80 with a crosslink. I think he is off this forum.
hands and mums dont count!!!
That one is a home made copy of the X-Link and it is also pinned now I believe and from all accounts drives great on road.bj on roids wrote:You are not the first person to say this. Ruff mentioned it to me a while ago, and I tend to agree, shouldnt be that hard to make a pin up for it eithermidi73 wrote:Can the crosslinks be locked into place for onroad driving? If they can it would make the 4bie perform like factory. I know they are briliant off road.
Here is a pic of an 80 with a crosslink. I think he is off this forum.
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