In the rear maximum motorsports has done away with the factory 4 link style suspension in favor of a torque arm and panhard par which does a much better job of locating the rear axle and keeping the suspension ridid side to side in even the harshest cornering conditions. Give your fox body suspension an aggressive stance with a set of performance lowering springs from ford racing steeda bbk and eibach.
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Fox body 4 link rear suspension. Four link systems attach to the rear axle and the center of your truck or suv to let the axle articulate over rough terrain while significantly reducing the impact on the body of the vehicle. If you have a fox body or sn95 mustang a 1980s gm g body grand national malibu el camino etc or something like an early chevelle or a gto it has a triangulated four link rear suspension. The 5 links parallel 12 arms almost double the effective length of the 9 factory upper arms. Helixs adjustable rear 4 link features extra long 28 inch main bars and 18 inch secondary bars to provide you with the maximum in suspension travel and adjustability. Tuning 4 link rear suspensions can make a car launch quicker and use less horsepower to do it. All mounts are cut from 316 plate.
Brass sleeved bushings guarantee a lifetime of squeak free operation. 1979 1993 fox body mustang suspension chassis parts. This is a great way to upgrade from original leaf spring suspension. Completely mig welded for maximum strength. With base shocks and springs. Unlike our competitors dses exclusive new 4 link geometry design is.
Tuning 4 link rear suspensions for the drag strip. So lets get into it and find out how to do it. While they offer nearly every type of rear suspension available our primary interest and that of our readers is likely in team zs stock style suspension. A 4 link rear suspension system provides many performance advantages and longevity over a leaf spring setup for intense off road use or street vehicle. The upper arms are angled to form the triangle that gives the suspension its name. Build a better handling fox body with 50 restos 1979 1993 mustang fox body suspension and chassis parts.
Bringing up the rear as you already know the fox body mustang came from the factory with the quadra link rear suspension setup which is most commonly referred to simply as a four link. This type of suspension has coil springs and upper and lower trailing arms also called control arms. The 5 link corrects the factory fox body sn95 suspensions inefficient lateral axle control poor anti squat geometry rear steer problems and excessive pinion angle changes caused by the short angled upper control arms. In case youre wondering just how fast a street car running these components can go team zs dave zimmerman owns a blown street driven fox body coupe has been as fast as a 115. Quadralink rear suspension kit by detroit speed engineering. Whether youre driving a jeep wrangler yj a chevy s10 or c10 pickup or ford bronco summit racing carries several 4 link kits for trucks and suvs.
You need at least 45 of the cars weight on the rear wheels to make a 4 link suspension work properly. Which makes you faster so you win get famous and live happy ever after.
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