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Old 04-26-2017, 09:49 PM   #1
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4- link coil over rear suspension

I'm looking for any help on building a 4 link suspension in my 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 drag truck. Any pics or tips on the best way to design and install one would be greatly appreciated

Going to be keeping the stock 11.5 AAM and stock frame in the rear
Attached pic is what I'm working with

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Old 04-27-2017, 12:47 PM   #2
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Get yourself a calculator so you can work through it.

For the panhard bar, I'd recommend figuring out how much sift you're going to get while doing a pull and where your suspension is going to be compressed to. I'd want your higher speed compression to be just past having the bar completely horizontal. That should keep you centered and tight when at speed. That should also give you a little room on the launch to not have it move too far out of center.
The longer the length rod, the less lateral travel you have, but the more flex available in the panhard bar.
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Old 05-04-2017, 12:33 PM   #3
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After doing abunch of reaserch. I'm still looking to see what size tubing people have used. Also wondering what some people are running for coil over shocks and pros and cons of them.
 
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checking Pirate 4x4, wealth of information concerning 4-link setups. I wouldn't recommend posting though, just reading.
 
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Your link ends will dictate your tubing size to a degree. I went with 2.000x0.250 wall DOM for all my tubes.
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