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02midevil
post May 12 2008, 03:07 PM
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Greetings long time no post.

I just got tasked with looking into an older style 4.6 Mustang susp and heard of a home made 3 link rear susp setup. Anyone know what this is?

Maybe its lower control arms and a custom torque arm and no upper control arms?

My thoughts on the rear is a set of lower control arms with adj spring mounts and adj upper control arms, but this 3 link thing is interesting.
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post May 12 2008, 07:57 PM
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Howdy,

Oh yeah.

For a poor man's 3 link, pull the driver's side arm. Leaving the passenger side arm will help plant the right rear under acceleration (not as much as a properly engineered offset 3 link, but something is better than nothing).

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post May 12 2008, 09:10 PM
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Thanks all I found the Steeda 5 link stuff which looked smart but must be a d@mn tight fit in that rear area.

I was curious and couldn't remember the poor man's setup.

I'm gonna stick to my guns with the adj upper arms and adj spring lowers. Its on a vertible stang with no extra power so its p!$$!ng in the wind anyway. I'm just the wrench dummy and only suggest and guy buys and supplies diet cokes (stopped drinking beer a while ago (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) ).

Also for those with bad memories like mine, I remember a setup for the 4 link rears on Chevelles that used a cage type connection on the upper arms - making the upper arms into a single arm. This was drag race only and built up by a super stock canada guy I think.
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77chevy   7ord 3ustang rear 3 link?   May 12 2008, 03:07 PM
CrashTestDummy   I think you are talking about a 'poor man...   May 12 2008, 03:14 PM
77chevy   thats it thanks, sorry for being dense.   May 12 2008, 03:37 PM
kgkern01   There is a company that makes a torque arm setup f...   May 12 2008, 04:17 PM
marka   Howdy, Griggs does, as well as Maximum Motorsport...   May 12 2008, 07:55 PM
marka   Howdy, Oh yeah. For a poor man's 3 link, pul...   May 12 2008, 07:57 PM
77chevy   Thanks all I found the Steeda 5 link stuff which l...   May 12 2008, 09:10 PM

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