Well, my best friend Rawlings (Carolina Zuk) invited myself and my family down to to Morrehead City to enjoy a relaxing weekend. He said he had a small project for his zuk that he though I might be able to help with while we were there. So when I get there we head out to the garage and when I walk in the door I see this!

Those bungee cords will never do ::)

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Here is the ticket! Upper Links are 37 1/2 long and lowers are 39 1/2 long

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We got up on saturday and got straight to work. We had a LOT to get done.

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This is the bracket we made for the front lower links :cool2:

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Here it is tacked in place for mockup

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Next was the rear lower tabs

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Who is that welding anyways?

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Front lower mount welded in place

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Lower link welded (we added another gusset to the other side later on)

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Lower links mockedup. There was a lot more triangulation than we expected but thatb is a GOOD thing ;)

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Next up, the upper link mounts. These are what we made 8) 8)

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pics of both front brackets in place

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NOw to the rear uppers. We were short a tab so we had to make one. Only difference is the one we made is 1/4 thick ::)

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Rear upper tacked for mockup

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Now for the test!! How did it turn out?

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Next we cycled the links.They work sweet!! The pinion only changes 2 degrees throughout the range of motion. Almost perfect!!

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This pic shows 26 inches to the bottom of the rotor 8)

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Full compression. Pinion is the same as when at ride height ;D

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Well, the rear bumper has to go but that's ok. The departure angle is 90 degrees now ;)

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And now with springs

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Well, there you have it!! a 4-link in a day. We worked our tails off. Every muscle in my body ached when I woke up today but it was worth it! There is still a good bit of work to be done to finish it up. Rawlings needs to fab up some way to capture the springs to the plates as wel as mount up some shocks. We were able to figure that part out but ran out of time. Rawlings really did his homework before deciding on his link lengths. They were perfect. Best part of the deal was that I got to spend a whole day with my best friend AND fab all day! Who could ask for more? I can't wait to see this thing on the trail at the Zu!!! It will be sweet!!


Oh yea, the bolts in the pics were for mock-up only. The local hardware store didn't have what we needed so we had to use what was on hand The finished product will have all grade 8 hardware

Very Nice!

I guess the overused saying "Get R Done" was fully applied for yesterday. :D

a very long day but worth it. I have read so much on here about 4 Link is was good to finally put it in motion. Thanks again Art for all your help!

a very long day but worth it. I have read so much on here about 4 Link is was good to finally put it in motion. Thanks again Art for all your help!

What? You think I was gonna let you do it alone and get all the credit :shaking: :shaking:

:D :D :D :D

very nice fabrication

a very long day but worth it. I have read so much on here about 4 Link is was good to finally put it in motion. Thanks again Art for all your help!

Nice Job you two, Art you did sound a little winded on the phone last night.. LOL

Nice Job you two, Art you did sound a little winded on the phone last night.. LOL


Man, we were a sad sight lastnight at about the sime you called and we still had a LONG way to go. I'm glad we got it done though. Just a few odds and ends to tie up and it will be done.

Looks really good! What is your new wheelbase?
Stock TJ coils it looks like?
I need more wheelbase to go with with my 36's, and i planned to do a 4-link rear in a few months, but i think this thread might have motivated me to do it sooner :smokin:

Looks really good! What is your new wheelbase?
Stock TJ coils it looks like?
I need more wheelbase to go with with my 36's, and i planned to do a 4-link rear in a few months, but i think this thread might have motivated me to do it sooner :smokin:

99" is the new wheelbase - I am ready to see how it all works!

When can I drop off my rig :D

Nice job!! :beer: :grinpimp:

what kind of spring did you use. And what was the spring rate??
thanks :D

When can I drop off my rig :D


LOL! Did you see my labor calculation on the Zu? Ain't gonna be pretty :D

LOL! Did you see my labor calculation on the Zu? Ain't gonna be pretty :D


You dont know what hats are going for these days do you :D

You dont know what hats are going for these days do you :D

LOL, based on our priour hat discussion, the labor would run you 133 hats :D

LOL! Did you see my labor calculation on the Zu? Ain't gonna be pretty :D

Well since I didnt get a hat it could get expensive! :D

fawking amazing. nice work guys. those welds sure are pretty. :grinpimp:

Nice job Rawlings, Art. I'll drop my rig off tomorrow. Here is :beer: for yah. :D

Excellent work guys. Be sure and update this with some action shots. With that wb, it should be perfect.

I was kinda partial to the bungee cords. Maybe you could paint the links so they look like bungee cords, that would be PIMP.

Sweet work and way to do your home work so you get the most from your slave labor.

Sweet work and way to do your home work so you get the most from your slave labor.

Yea, tell me about it :shaking:

very nice looking, and good job on getting that much done in one day!! Can't wait to see some finished and action pics soon..

Nice work guys and great pics too.

So are those stock TJ coils?

Nice work guys and great pics too.

So are those stock TJ coils?


Thanks. They are stock CJ coils :D

Nice fab work, who's the good welder ? Nice stuff. :smokin:

Nice fab work, who's the good welder ? Nice stuff. :smokin:


Welder? I have no idea


psssssttttt.......... look at the helmet, That would be me

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