zagscrawler Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 A friend of mine has loaned me a First gen 3 link long arm set up for me to copy and I'm having second thoughts. I kinda wanted to stick with four link or y link set ups and his idea was to just add the pirches for the pass side y-link when i build the new set. I'm not sure if this will cause binding issues because i will be placing all the tabs in the spots designed for a three link....any comments? Also i don't have the chassis brackes to copy as they left with a scraped out jeep and the axle bracket is still welded onto his axle at the moment and makes it hard to get proper measurement easily. I don't mind working to save some pennies but i am going to be comparing the over all cost and time to the clayton y link upgrade kit in the long run. Anyone tried adding a fourth link to a 3 link design? Thanks for any advise, also i am very comfortable fabricating and have a full (manual) machine shop at my disposile. Thanks again Zag :wrench: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Adding a four link is just a simple fourth arm. If you plan on doing just the three link, you will need hard joints on all 6 ends. You can get away with the stock joints on the axle with a four link. I have my 3-link build in my build thread if you wanted other ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 The Gen I kit was a horrible design. It had a special weld on axle bracket that can't be reused. The frame mounts for the control arms are week and a bad design as well. I would use the Gen II kit as my basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Totally agree The Gen I kit IS a horrible design and WEAK… B… The Gen I kit was a horrible design. It had a special weld on axle bracket that can't be reused. The frame mounts for the control arms are week and a bad design as well. I would use the Gen II kit as my basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zagscrawler Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Thanks for the feedback guys. Ill be checking out your build Garvin soon. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. I'm more than happy to pass on my knowledge. :wrench: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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