4 link tube length

cutngut · Aug 5, 2013

I have a yj that is SOA. The front half of the frame has been stretched about 8 inches
My WB is 117. I would like to keep the WB the same. Jus works good. Anyways im ready
For a 4 link and jus curious how you fellas calculate for the actual length of your
Link tubes. Thanks

TBItoy · Aug 5, 2013

Re: Re: 4 link tube length

Imo, anything over about 40" bends easy and is not needed unless your rig sets up real high or something.

Building under/around the frame will kind of dictate the length.

You planning on tri uppers/lowers/both?

cutngut · Aug 5, 2013

Tri uppers. Gonna do frontend first. 16" coilovers of some sort. Plan on making all the brackets myself

cutngut · Aug 5, 2013

Looks like 36" is gonna be the magic number. A lil exhaust modification will be needee.

BUG-E J · Aug 8, 2013

cutngut said:
Tri uppers. Gonna do frontend first. 16" coilovers of some sort. Plan on making all the brackets myself

Call EOR and they will make you a package deal on coilovers and tabs. You cut all those tabs out yourself and grind them down you will kick yourself for not coming off a few bucks a peice. :****:

TBItoy · Aug 8, 2013

BUG-E J said:
Call EOR and they will make you a package deal on coilovers and tabs. You cut all those tabs out yourself and grind them down you will kick yourself for not coming off a few bucks a peice. :****:

or at least get on DIY4x and order some generic tabs for shocks and stuff.

Tracing-cutting-grinding-drilling tabs =

uke:

cutngut · Aug 8, 2013

Thanks for the advice.....prolly would be a pain in the :cougar:

cuttn all those

railman · Aug 9, 2013

unless ya know someone with a CNC plasma table....

just sayin...

l8r, John

cutngut · Aug 12, 2013

Hmmmm....who may that be? ???

railman · Aug 12, 2013

Matt...same guy ya got the orbital from...lol

l8r, John

Technician · Aug 12, 2013

When talking about length are we saying the actual length of the the link or the length that the 4 link calculator asks for? Which us a the distance from the link mount on the axle to the link mount on the frame. If triangulated this length will extend to the hypotenuse of the triangulation.

cutngut · Aug 12, 2013

Naw. None of that. Jus the length of the tube. Whats a calculator? ???

wont work · Aug 12, 2013

I have a plasma table and its still cheaper for me to buy bulk tabs and brackets unless I'm making custom ones.

railman · Aug 13, 2013

here ya go Nick...a link to all ya need to know...

http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2007/4_link_tech.htm

l8r, John

cutngut · Aug 13, 2013

Thats some good stuff even tho it came from a ranger forum

uke: ;D

TBItoy · Aug 13, 2013

cutngut said:
Thats some good stuff even tho it came from a ranger forum uke: ;D

That's the 4 Wheel Off Road magazine article, it just happens that link is hosted on the ranger website. :wtflol:

Aint' got **** to do with rangers

cutngut · Aug 13, 2013

Is it a good rule of thumb to keep your uppers that much shorter?

TBItoy · Aug 13, 2013

cutngut said:
Is it a good rule of thumb to keep your uppers that much shorter?

not really,

That is kind of the "minimum".

If you are running a short dual cardan shaft in the rear (like in a Jeep), running shorter upper links will help keep the rear u-joint pointed at the rear yoke throughout travel.

cutngut · Aug 14, 2013

Gotcha! I hope my leafs hold up for another month. Ready to get started

railman · Aug 19, 2013

TBItoy said:
That's the 4 Wheel Off Road magazine article, it just happens that link is hosted on the ranger website.

Aint' got **** to do with rangers

why does it have nuthin to do with Ranger's ????

I have been seeing triangulated 4 links under the Desert racing Rangers for 30 years or more....way longer than ever seeing them under Jeeps and Yotas....

l8r, John