Radius Arms or 3 Link?
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Radius Arms or 3 Link?
Just wondering, what makes you all decide what your going to go with when you do your SAS on the rangers.
3 link, Radius Arms, Heim Joints vs Bushings, etc etc.
Does the 3 link allow for better handling on road and better flex offroad or what?
I notice alot on here when they go with coils go with a 3 link or long arms, but I remember Badkarma's was coils with radius arms and bushings. Just wanted to get some thoughts on it all and some real world opinions for the ranger sas.
Thanks
3 link, Radius Arms, Heim Joints vs Bushings, etc etc.
Does the 3 link allow for better handling on road and better flex offroad or what?
I notice alot on here when they go with coils go with a 3 link or long arms, but I remember Badkarma's was coils with radius arms and bushings. Just wanted to get some thoughts on it all and some real world opinions for the ranger sas.
Thanks
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When I get to the SAS (when is up in the air for me) I will be using Radius Arms, why, because it is easier to install with Coil Springs and a couple of frame brackets. There are Coil-Overs too, the same R-Arms but different Spring/Shock setup and mounting.
They will be ⅜ DOM with a “Y” at the axle to stop twisting (seen these somewhere on this site), that appear to me to be the best way to go.
I have seen trucks with the Radius Arm setups run off road and they go where any of the trucks go (not buggies), so why pay extra for a multi-point Arm setup when Radius Arms and Coil-Overs will do.
Also, there is a process of cutting the Radius Arm and pinning it so it can be unpinned and allowed to flex, this process will allow the radius to flex a lot more. It is called Wristing the Radius Arm but I am not sure if it is one or two Arms that get the cut.
They will be ⅜ DOM with a “Y” at the axle to stop twisting (seen these somewhere on this site), that appear to me to be the best way to go.
I have seen trucks with the Radius Arm setups run off road and they go where any of the trucks go (not buggies), so why pay extra for a multi-point Arm setup when Radius Arms and Coil-Overs will do.
Also, there is a process of cutting the Radius Arm and pinning it so it can be unpinned and allowed to flex, this process will allow the radius to flex a lot more. It is called Wristing the Radius Arm but I am not sure if it is one or two Arms that get the cut.
Last edited by Scrambler82; 03-08-2012 at 09:51 AM. Reason: spl chk
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