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THX guyz ....

Let me add something in here that MIGHT put the dampers on the 4 link ... a short driveshaft.

Just from eye-balling-it .... I might be dealing with a DS of something around 2.5 feet long. IF there is huge vertical movement ... with a short DS ..... will there not be severe U-joint issues ?

I do have the option of a short-shaft 727 .... but I would LIKE to be able to use a long-shaft.

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I use a 38" DS on the P-Body with no issues... the
DS on my Rampage will be about the same

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What kind of vert movement is needed? ...less than with leafs ?

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Alot of the shocks will have about 6" of total travel
so as a round figure its 3" both ways from curb height

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..... in a door car(a very uNusual door-car indeed ) ... space might be a prob(very short rear overhang) uNless the springs were shortened on the back half.

What would be the EZiest to do(for the chassis guy) ... and the cheapest as far as parts ?

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Nothin cheap about either 4 bar or ladder set ups
4 bar runs 500 and up
ladders are 250 up,
then depends on shocks you use,
nothin easy about either one set up take awhile and very hard to do at the track for any novice guy with out knowlege and use of the product because so much has to be taken into account, shock setting evoke pinnion angle set bar hieght, evokes shocks it not as easy as any on here say, despite most guys do not even touch their bars ,
or very few who do ,
question always must asked is it the car? , track? tires?
i know of several 4 bar cars that have not had bars reset in 10 years yet hook great and 60 dont change enough to warrent any ,
know of a guy who bought 4 bar car due to bad track , took the car to 2 diffrent chassie guys, had all the bars changed because they said the bars where to old and that was the reason the car wouldnt hook.
by the time everyone got done with the car, he was out of money and was sick of the car it sets to this day,
my car has ladder bars, coil overs, they where cheap ,@ 850$

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know of a guy who bought 4 bar car due to bad track , took the car to 2 diffrent chassie guys, had all the bars changed because they said the bars where to old and that was the reason the car wouldnt hook.
by the time everyone got done with the car, he was out of money and was sick of the car it sets to this day,
my car has ladder bars, coil overs, they where cheap ,@ 850$

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I think this guy got taken for a ride, and not in a good way. Just because someone ripped him off is not a reason to dismiss the four link. It's just not that complicated, simple geometry. And I think your prices are off, do a little research, a four link back half is pretty much the same price as a ladder bar except for the rod ends.

But whatever, I'd rather have CalTracs than a ladder bar, at least they have some adjustment in them. You all can do what you like.