how would a rear SA link like sam's slinky work on a dd/trail rig. I am a broke college student with not enough $ for a trail rig and a tow rig/dd ther fore my dd is my trail rig

is the sa link alright for highway use? how is the overall streetability of all the four link or triangulated rear suspensions that I have been seeing lately? I am looking NOT to run a panhard if possible......

is anybody using the sa-link design on a dd?

Well, I know you are looking for DD useage opinions, but I can't offer that.

I have had mine up to street speeds of about 40mph. I didn't see any problems, but then again, mine is pretty unique since it is so sloppy slinky on the springs. I have wheeled it on several hardcore trails now and with the only problem being the bushings of the original design breaking under severe off-road loads.

The design is solid and I believe there is more abuse out on the trails strength wise. It seems that your biggest concerns should be if it holds the axle solidly without allowing it to shimmy. I don't get any of that and I am using cheap tractor joints.

So if I were to have an opinion of it (despite how biased I am hehehe), I would have to say it should be fine for street as long as it is engineered properly just like any other custom work performed on a truck. If you are on a serious budget, then I think creating your own suspension isn't what you should get into because it is better to make it right than skimp on it.

Good luck on your buid up.

-Sam

I do completely agree with you about building it solidly. I am, in fact, about six months away from even attempting to begin.

This truck will be 80-90% on road and wil need to be stable at highway speeds.

I am just trying to see if a coiled triangulated rear suspension is a possibility or if I should just stick with rear leafs.

your opinion is valued...but I need to know if anyone is/has run a design extremely similar to your at highway speeds without any form of shimmy.

You won't have any probs on the street
ericfilar@fatcity