Lower links (4link) Ways to beef them up

[Boxxerace]

Have any of you sleeved your lower links on your 3 or 4 link suspension? or added extra re-inforcement to your links ala baja trucks.

 

[Cascade_Crawler]

its very popular to sleeve them

 

[Poopy]

How about making them thick enough to start with?? Im rocking 2" .375 wall DOM, and havent been able to bend one yet.

 

[Boxxerace]

Hey Poopy, Did you use standard tapered weld in bungs for your rod ends, or ???

 

[LiLBKO]

Box, what are you running for lowers now ??

 

[Grommit327]

Down at the hammers Hendrix's ride had the lower links sleeved with tube that had about 1.5" holes drilled through it. Then all the holes were welded to the inner link. Looked like it should be a pretty beefy setup

 

[LiLBKO]

Yeah doing rosette welds is good but I have found spacing them about 8" and drill one from the side then the next from the top and back to the side works very well and I would only do 1.5" holes if your tube is 2" or bigger and if you tube is 1.5" or 1.75" go with 1" holes

 

[War-Jeeper]

Box, what are you running for lowers now ??

Me and box are building him a rig so nothing right now....i think he is just trying to get stuff figured out so he can do it right the first time

 

[no excuses]

How about making them thick enough to start with?? Im rocking 2" .375 wall DOM, and havent been able to bend one yet.

X2 but with 2.25" x .375" :awesomework:

I have seen a read about a lot of 2"x .25" bending so I went with heavier, and its weight down low so it helps the COG :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[LiLBKO]

I built my lowers out of 2" x .5" DOM

 

[Boxxerace]

Yeah doing rosette welds is good but I have found spacing them about 8" and drill one from the side then the next from the top and back to the side works very well and I would only do 1.5" holes if your tube is 2" or bigger and if you tube is 1.5" or 1.75" go with 1" holes

That would have been my next question. Thanks guys, I am writing these down in my notebook. :awesomework:

 

[Not Jobless]

How about making them thick enough to start with?? Im rocking 2" .375 wall DOM, and havent been able to bend one yet.

My 3/8" wall lowers are bent...your just not wheeling hard enough

 

[darius]

Everything bend's, unless you are wheeling a tank. You've gotta find a compromise somewhere in the middle.

link size should depend on the size and use of the load they are locating.

 

[crash2]

I know the lower link material I am running isn't working for me....

 

[Not Jobless]

I know the lower link material I am running isn't working for me....

My 3/8's wall works just fine...it's just got some curve to it :redneck:

 

[crash2]

My 3/8's wall works just fine...it's just got some curve to it :redneck:

Your also lighter than I am...

I am going to replace all my lowers and do JJ's at the end of summer....

 

[tj40ounce]

X2 but with 2.25" x .375" :awesomework:

I have seen a read about a lot of 2"x .25" bending so I went with heavier, and its weight down low so it helps the COG :fawkdancesmiley:

good to hear... I will be going with 2.25 .375" wall lowers and johnny joints. What are your uppers?

 

[Berne]

my 2" x .250 links hold up 'reasonably' well....sure they get a little curvy, but after the initial curve, seem to hold pretty well....
I've never 'buckled' one <furiously knocking on wood>.....

 

[no excuses]

good to hear... I will be going with 2.25 .375" wall lowers and johnny joints. What are your uppers?

2" x.25" way overkill on the uppers but I figuered why not. I have just started running these so time will tell how they hold up.

 

[GaryTJ]

go square tube and you won't bend them (2"x2" x .250")

I had round and bent them, went to square and problem solved.