Most flexable?

[Chaddy]

Here are some....
There are more in my profile.

Sweet dude! I will soon be coiled and linked as well

 

[Chaddy]

so is pussy and i wouldnt change it. haha no but that is sick. i just have to say my 56's flex alot more than that bro.

Flex isnt everything.........

 

[73redblaze]

heres a pic of my buddy with the 52's. but my 56s give me even more flex than his

 

[73redblaze]

Flex isnt everything.........

for rock crawling?? um i think it is??? that and gearing. but you dont want a stiff suspension for rocks

 

[Chaddy]

for rock crawling?? um i think it is??? that and gearing. but you dont want a stiff suspension for rocks

Ya, I wouldnt know anything about rock crawling. I said nothing about a stiff suspension either.

 

[73redblaze]

o i thought we were talking about rocks sorry. but yea linked is sweet, its just i could think of other things i could do with 1k ya know?

 

[truggy]

o i thought we were talking about rocks sorry. but yea linked is sweet, its just i could think of other things i could do with 1k ya know?

Yeah that could go towards the innerds to my 60, or a tire or 3, this is a project that suppose to be on the cheap that will work.

 

[wayne]

Flex is only good to a point. If you have tons of flex it might not sidehill to good. It's all about the balance. My junk doesn't flex the best but works ok overall. If I didn't street drive it at all I would like more flex. I plan to change some things on it this year to get it to flex more. I believe linking the rear is the best way to go and if money is no object then go with these shocks. http://www.oristruts.com/ If your building a trail only rig then just do full hydro steering. You can run full hydro on the street but I wouldn't do it on something that is driven alot on the street. I guess I should add as far as t cases, the reason I said about the 205 is because of the 1.96 low range sucks by itself. If you already have one and do the 3to1 gears and twin stick it then it won't be to bad. Everybody will tell you do a doubler which is ok if your already running a good trans and a 203 t case behind it. If you need to buy an output shaft and tear down a trans and buy both cases then I think your better off with a Atlas or Stak. Another thing with the doubler is the weight. No matter what t case you run clock it flat. I think that was one of the best mods I ever did.

 

[wayne]

I vote for links

I did my front for about $600 and love it. The rear will cost even less.

Most guys run leaf suspension, but face it thats 100 year old tech.
Everybody should be linked IMO.

It's 100 year old tech that works fine. I have seen your link set up and to be honest I am not impressed with that set up for crawling. I think this is a much better set up.

 

[73redblaze]

thats pretty sick man. more pics of the setup plez

 

[GEORGIA GABE]

Odin should mention that his link setup is not built for rock crawling... according to him in the chevy section of Pirate... when he got flamed like crazy for the ****ty setup...

look forward to the build...

 

[odin]

It's 100 year old tech that works fine. I have seen your link set up and to be honest I am not impressed with that set up for crawling. I think this is a much better set up.

Wayne....youre not impressed?
Well **** son why did I go through all that trouble


Fact is I built my rig as a multi purpose vehicle.
Is that toy you posted a dual purpose or trail only rig?
Im gonna go out on a limb and say trail only.

My truck can tow my 71 Camaro (or anything else I feel like loading on my trailer) at 75+MPH.
Drive daily 20 miles to work (and ride and handle excellently on ****ty NJ roads)
Wheel on weekends on trails in mud and up hills.
Not many rocks here in NJ.
But Im headed to Rausch Creek on Feb 28th, ll post some pics

The OP asked me to post pics of my setup. So if you werent impressed, rest assured that was never my intention.

 

[wayne]

Wayne....youre not impressed?
Well **** son why did I go through all that trouble


Fact is I built my rig as a multi purpose vehicle.
Is that toy you posted a dual purpose or trail only rig?
Im gonna go out on a limb and say trail only.

My truck can tow my 71 Camaro (or anything else I feel like loading on my trailer) at 75+MPH.
Drive daily 20 miles to work (and ride and handle excellently on ****ty NJ roads)
Wheel on weekends on trails in mud and up hills.
Not many rocks here in NJ.
But Im headed to Rausch Creek on Feb 28th, ll post some pics

The OP asked me to post pics of my setup. So if you werent impressed, rest assured that was never my intention.

If you read what I wrote, I said for crawling and that was my oponion. Don't get your panties in a wad and read deeper into it then needed.

 

[odin]

If you read what I wrote, I said for crawling and that was my oponion. Don't get your panties in a wad and read deeper into it then needed.

Your opinion is noted.
But my "panties" as you like to call them got all in a wad because I never stated my setup was best for crawling....although it is in use by others in competition rock crawlers.

Perhaps you should do more reading, and me less.

 

[Blue90]

do 56's up front. its cheap and easy and it flexes like hell!! what you do it take off your front springs, leave the rear shackle where it is just put 7.25" shackles on it. then move the front hanger up. use the front holes as the back holes and drill new ones farther up. this will give you 5" of lift and LOTS of flex!!

X2 I love my set up(56's). it's not too soft, but still gets lots o flex. Linked is a great way to go for sure....if you have the equipment and money. 56's and 52's are a new spin on old tech in my opinion.
Here's a link to tons of info for the 52/56 swap:
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148725

 

[73redblaze]

Fact is I built my rig as a multi purpose vehicle.

that you did. i think linked is an awsome idea and works great, its just not for me at this time. my rig is for wheelin only. the only pavement it sees is the 15 miles to hollister hills. i have seen ppl linked and they have less flex than me. so for the time and money it costs, its not worth it IMO. now if you need 15" of lift, sure link it. but for 4-6" and a cheap build, why not use springs?

 

[twoslo4five0]

well im setup for the rocks

best part is NO AXLE WRAP AND TONS OF FLEX

 

[73redblaze]

according to him in the chevy section of Pirate... when he got flamed like crazy for the ****ty setup...

alright now i gotta know what happened over at pirate. link plez?

 

[GEORGIA GABE]

alright now i gotta know what happened over at pirate. link plez?

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=676101&highlight=odin+link

some opinions about his setup (before he took SOME advise)

Even with that said, they still are not strong enough. You do not want these mounts failing on you at 65 mph or while going around a curve...

What he's sayin is.... You're going to Die in a firey crash!

wow.

to paraphrase Ron White:

"I dont know how long itll take this piece of **** to make it to the crash site, but Im willing to bet we beat the paramedics there by a half hour!"

rethink this.

please.

ect..ect..ect..

I link this so anyone who stumbles onto this thread will realize that yes link suspensions are great. However there is a right way and many wrong ways to do them. Odin does not know $hit about link suspension so dont take that example for what to do.

 

[odin]

I link this so anyone who stumbles onto this thread will realize that yes link suspensions are great. However there is a right way and many wrong ways to do them. Odin does not know $hit about link suspension so dont take that example for what to do.

Well Gabe since your junk is running leaf springs clearly you are an expert on link suspensions.

This link is VERY helpful when it comes to a 3 link with 2 uppers.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=548000&highlight=single+lower