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Re: 4 link setups
[Re: BBD150]
#1430963
05/06/13 12:26 AM
05/06/13 12:26 AM
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Joined: Aug 2005
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Amarillo, Tx
old_goat
Six Abuser
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Six Abuser
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Amarillo, Tx
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If it's going to be a daily driver or even close, I would stick with the leaves. If tire clearance is your concern, move the leaves inboard. A 15x14 or maybe 15x15 will go under there with no frame mods...just by moving the springs, and some tub work. Yes, a leaf spring truck can hook up. Just my 
84 D150 440/727
79 /6 swb D150
1964 A100 window van. Just because it has spark plug tubes doesn't mean it's a Hemi.
If ya haven't been there, ya just wouldn't understand.
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Re: 4 link setups
[Re: Dragula]
#1430965
05/06/13 08:13 PM
05/06/13 08:13 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
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BBD150
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Ladder bars, super simple and hooks in a car wash...4-links are a pain. Also, its likely a 4-link will have the coil overs protrude thru the bed...
your truck is one of my favorite d series trucks ive seen. did you eliminate the leafs? id love to see some more pictures of your setup. what brand coil overs did you use? did you buy a ladder bar kit or did you make it yourself?
im wanting to eliminate the leafs due to them being junk. plus im planning to lower
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Re: 4 link setups
[Re: onebadstepside]
#1430968
05/07/13 01:14 AM
05/07/13 01:14 AM
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my vote is for ladder bars
thats a nice truck in your sig. any details on the lowering you did to it? i have 1 ton control arms to put on mine. yours is sitting about the height i want mine to sit.
im leaning that way. any suggestions on kits for the ladder bars and a kit for the coil overs? the leafs are going to get eliminated. like i said the ones on it now are junk and i dont want to pay to put another set on it. i dont see a point in buying ladder bars and putting leafs back on it.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cmb-15-0017/media/images
i was looking at this kit for coils. going to replace the shocks that it comes with eventually with air shocks.
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Re: 4 link setups
[Re: BBD150]
#1430969
05/07/13 01:34 AM
05/07/13 01:34 AM
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orange,tx
onebadstepside
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orange,tx
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I used a aftermarket lower control arm..its not all that great(its about all that was out there 8yrs ago)..if I had to over again I would use the 1 ton arms...I used 32 bars and qa1 shocks for the rear
Small blocks rule!!!!!
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Re: 4 link setups
[Re: onebadstepside]
#1430976
05/07/13 04:26 AM
05/07/13 04:26 AM
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Graham, WA
Polarapete
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Graham, WA
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I wish that I could just lift the body of my Ramcharger off the frame so that I could fabricate a rear suspension as nice as that one. Unfortunately I can't do that with the Ramcharger and just to grind the heads off the rivets holding the rear spring hangers to the frame and then using the air chisel to punch them out was a major PITA. But I am having fun in my garage!!!
1986 Dodge Ramcharger 440 2wd, Bracket Racer Under Construction
1998 Ram 2500 QuadCab, new daily driver.
2008 Honda Element
2014 Carry-On 7x14 Cargo Trailer
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Re: 4 link setups
[Re: BBD150]
#1430977
05/07/13 07:47 AM
05/07/13 07:47 AM
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Joined: May 2004
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Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY
Dragula
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I Live Here
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Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY
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Ladder bars, super simple and hooks in a car wash...4-links are a pain. Also, its likely a 4-link will have the coil overs protrude thru the bed...
your truck is one of my favorite d series trucks ive seen. did you eliminate the leafs? id love to see some more pictures of your setup. what brand coil overs did you use? did you buy a ladder bar kit or did you make it yourself?
im wanting to eliminate the leafs due to them being junk. plus im planning to lower
Just an aftermarket set-up. I do not recall what brand, but I will look under it. No leafs. Rides and drives better than my diesel and nothing protrudes thru the bed.
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