Hey-

Just picked up a 88 Samurai and want to turn it into a real capable rock buggy. I don't know much about the Samurai or about rock buggys but have a shop that is going to build the cage and suspension for me. I'll have them do all the tricky stuff and I'l do all the easy stuff like interior, body panels, luggage rack, etc.

I'm trying to do a sort of basic design as far as cage and body panels so that I can show the shop. It's going to land up having a four link suspension front and rear with 38's. The back axle will be moved back about 5 inches and the front about 7 inches.

To start laying out the basic design, I'm trying to figure out how how this thing will need to sit. I know the frame is 10.5 inches off the ground in stock form. Anybody know how much higher it will need to go?

I'm sure the shop could tell me on Monday but I'm really iching to start doing drawings

Thanks-
Craig

I think I have 24.5" frame to ground with my 38"

Mudlite has 38's and a 4 link set-up .
Ask him.

give me a week or so ill have pics of my four link rear w/ coils streched 12" , full width axles ,and 38.5X16 TSL's

A pic from during the build and one after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/rock4x/117-1736_IMG.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/rock4x/Badlands%20melt%20pics/Hpim0177.jpg

mine sits arounf the 24" mark as well. Check out the 4-link calculator, read up on 4-link design, research, read, read, read!!!!!! You have three ways to do this. Make it completely adjustable so that you can dial in your design, build it once and keep changing it till it works, or do you research and build it once.

Also, get out and see what works. talk to other people that run 4 links rigs and listen to what they say. People will make flaws sound like a cool factor, such as too much ansti squat that makes the rear end lift may look cool, but has some inhearant problems. Having your front end twist up under torque may look cool in the rocks, but sucks trying to keep it under control.

Any link system takes more than slapping some DOM under your rig. Do the research and get things as close to what you want. Another way is to build off someone elses design. There are many tried and tested rigs in here that you can choose from.

Good luck, enjoy the build, and keep us posted on the progress. Welcome.

a pic of a 4 link in a tracker