Tacoclaw
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Hey, everyone, I've been slowly gathering parts here and there to put a linked, airbag suspension on the front of my truck. After lots of planning and brainstorming, I've settled on a radius arm setup being the simplest to fab up.
I bought some rear spring hangers for an F350, and plan to run a 3" poly bushing at the frame connection. Lower bar length will be in the 48-55" range, with the upper link coming into it at about 1/3-1/2 it's length. It's not a flex monster, so I'm just going to run poly bushings at all of my joints. Heims seem to be a waste of $$, but my poly bushings do have threads for adjustability.
I was wondering if anyone had an idea on what stock I should use for the lower link. I've seen plenty of link calculators, but they're usually for 4-links and I'm not sure the math will apply here.
It'll have to be square tubing, probably A500B grade, and 1.5" inner diameter. Truck weight sits at 6600, obviously heavier over the front axle. I can get a front axle weight tomorrow. Truck is a DD, no plans to pull but it is due for a blast down the strip one of these days. Getrag will keep those pretty infrequent though.
What are your thoughts on the wall thickness I should be shooting for for the main link?
I bought some rear spring hangers for an F350, and plan to run a 3" poly bushing at the frame connection. Lower bar length will be in the 48-55" range, with the upper link coming into it at about 1/3-1/2 it's length. It's not a flex monster, so I'm just going to run poly bushings at all of my joints. Heims seem to be a waste of $$, but my poly bushings do have threads for adjustability.
I was wondering if anyone had an idea on what stock I should use for the lower link. I've seen plenty of link calculators, but they're usually for 4-links and I'm not sure the math will apply here.
It'll have to be square tubing, probably A500B grade, and 1.5" inner diameter. Truck weight sits at 6600, obviously heavier over the front axle. I can get a front axle weight tomorrow. Truck is a DD, no plans to pull but it is due for a blast down the strip one of these days. Getrag will keep those pretty infrequent though.
What are your thoughts on the wall thickness I should be shooting for for the main link?