Bagged and bodied 99 c3500 build

[Stumpy]

I've always believed you want your link bars flat at ride height. I've had two pre-fabbed 3 links, Ride Tech, and Thorbeck Bros, but when they were called Suicide Doors, and they both sat flat at ride height, reinforcing that belief.

 

[618 Syndicate]

I'm no use here. Way out of my knowledge, but I've heard what @Stumpy says as well.

 

[ROYALTYFORGE]

I've always believed you want your link bars flat at ride height. I've had two pre-fabbed 3 links, Ride Tech, and Thorbeck Bros, but when they were called Suicide Doors, and they both sat flat at ride height, reinforcing that belief.

So basically pick where I believe will be my most common height and build everything from that.
Thanks.

 

[618 Syndicate]

@bluex may have insight

 

[bluex]

Ya you want link bars level with the ground at ride height.

 

[Erik the Awful]

Keep in mind that everything that swings will move in an arc. Having the bars level at ride height means that you have less fore/aft/side movement when your suspension compresses or uncompresses. Lifted trucks sacrifice that consistency for ground clearance, but lowered trucks can benefit from it.

 

[ROYALTYFORGE]

Keep in mind that everything that swings will move in an arc. Having the bars level at ride height means that you have less fore/aft/side movement when your suspension compresses or uncompresses. Lifted trucks sacrifice that consistency for ground clearance, but lowered trucks can benefit from it.

So if I am doing a wishbone and two bottom bars, those should be parallel to each other when at ride height and parallel to the ground correct?

 

[Erik the Awful]

That's where you start getting into suspension tuning. I highly recommend some research.
www.amazon.com/Chassis-Engineering-Building-Performance-Handling/dp/1557880557/

 

[MarKist]

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good knowledge, simplified.

 

[ROYALTYFORGE]

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good knowledge, simplified.

Thanks for that, definitely some good basic info there.