3 link being put through it's paces

[ktmoutfront]

It is home brew.

I went to DOUBLE CROSS OVER, don't know what elseto call it, to get longer drag link and to have more room to build the panhard bar mount at both ends. Just seemed obvious at the time.

 

[max 02]

Man that is Awesome!

Love watching it work...sweet setup!

 

[Big Ray]

makes me want ORD's 4 link set up badly

 

[Russell]

One thing that you need to keep in mind is the insane amount of time and tuning that has been put into this suspension setup. This is years of testing, tweaking and tuning being put on display.

Bolting ORD's 4 link setup on will not result in this kind of performance immediately out of the box. It's going to take years of tweaking to get it just right. There are a lot of variables at play and they all interact with eachother. It is a wonderful foundation to start with though!

 

[Kota4bye]

Yeah, I couldnt get the vid to work here, and am too tired to think strait about ord setup

 

[Fred_M1010]

It is home brew.

I went to DOUBLE CROSS OVER, don't know what elseto call it, to get longer drag link and to have more room to build the panhard bar mount at both ends. Just seemed obvious at the time.

Cool, Is the drag link really any longer than with regular crossover?
I'm thinking of maybe doing a SAS on my 2500 some day, and this seems to be a good idea for that one, since the steering box in on the inside of the frame rails on those, so the drag link will definitely be longer.
But don't you get a lot of play or spongy feeling in the steering with so many bushings?

 

[ktmoutfront]

It was more of a room issue, but yes, it is about 3 inches longer. I don't have any slop in the steering. The bushings are chomoly sleeved Delron. I have not replaced any of them due to wear or breakage.

 

[max 02]

I can`t remember what you did for the rear suspension.

Is it just as trick?.

 

[ktmoutfront]

3 link with a triangulated upper link. Same dampening system as the front.

 

[max 02]

3 link with a triangulated upper link. Same dampening system as the front.

Awesome!

I can see how the 10 bolt and the 9" hold up with the set up you made... so smooth!

 

[ktmoutfront]

The key to not breaking parts is never having a hard hit.

 

[496truck]

It is home brew.

I went to DOUBLE CROSS OVER, don't know what elseto call it, to get longer drag link and to have more room to build the panhard bar mount at both ends. Just seemed obvious at the time.

The word 'cantilever' comes to mind when I think about this steering set up. It's actuation is similar in design to a cantilever suspension set up. I don't know if it's the right term or not, just sounds good.

Proper shock valving plays a key role in how this suspension works. If his shock valving was off this truck would be a completely different animal. It's the difference between a rough, bouncy ride and a smooth, floaty, controlled ride or a soft, uncontrollable ride.