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I did a few searches earlier and I’ll do one again when I get home but what’s the rule of thumbs on vertical separation at the axle and on the frame for triangulated 4 link suspension?
I had never seen this until the Petersens article, and looking through any book, I've never seen any formula that could be turned into this. I'd love to know where this one came from, as I rarely have seen this much vert separation.badboyblazer said:Your separation at the axle should be 25% of your tire dia. 40" tires should have approx. 10" of separation at the axle
not to pick but...wouldn't the mounts/tabs see more stress in exchange for less force on the links/heims?Gordon said:The good thing it does is reduce the forces, stresses and deflections that the links, joints and tabs see.
Be more stress where the mount attaches to the axle.CJ Lagos said:not to pick but...wouldn't the mounts/tabs see more stress in exchange for less force on the links/heims?
The 25% tire thing is just a estimation, a pretty good one. Throw all these rules of thumb out the window and just use the damn 4-link calculator!!!
CJ Lagos said:not to pick but...wouldn't the mounts/tabs see more stress in exchange for less force on the links/heims?
The 25% tire thing is just a estimation, a pretty good one. Throw all these rules of thumb out the window and just use the damn 4-link calculator!!!
Don't listen to this guy. Pretty dumb todayLAME said:Be more stress where the mount attaches to the axle.
do what will get the geometry where you want it.GoingOffRoading said:The 25% thing is new to me but I knew about (for the most part) on the axle, more seperation the better. What about at the frame?