I am trying to find info on a weird suspension design I saw in Moab last week on a sammi. It used one bushing at the frame end, and connected to the bushing was a Y link down to the axle. This link was made of square tubing, and the guy used spring plates and u bolts to hold it on to each side of the axle. It looked like all of the flexing in the link was done at the bushing at the frame. It used a panhard rod as well, but it really only technically would be a 2 link, unless you count the panhard rod. Any one have any pics, or even know what this type of suspension is called? The guy that owned the samurai said he loves it and he has seen it on some competition vehicles, and I am just trying to get some more info on it. Sorry my description may be a little confusing.
Weird suspension design
- Thread starter spiderman
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
spiderman said:
Sounds a lot like a radius arm type suspension to me, with the exception that it gathers into one point at the frame end. I'm curious how well the trackbar would hold up on something like that.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I refer to them as a Single Wishbone.
Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
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Hickey said:
There is a tread on POR under "one link". Rockware has used that style for years. I have thought about it....
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- Grantsville, Utah
I think it is a good design if used with the right parts and used on a lighter rig. It provides good driveshaft protection.rckcrlr said:
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- Grantsville, Utah
I mentioned that in another thread about this type of suspension. An answer came back that they are more like trailing arms and are independently mounted to the frame.bobdog said:
grinch
inner city redneck
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- Salt Lake City
I am running this suspention on my jeep now except I use a 1 1/4 jonnyjoint not a rubber bushing and fox air shocks..... I did have a problem ripping my crossmember off my frame where the suspention mounts in moab over EJS this year ... I love how the suspention reacts thoagh It just needs some serious beef in this area. I will also agree this suspention is better suited for lighter rigs.
I found some pics. Here are the links:
http://www.phnet.fi/public/mika.jussilainen/kuvat/g-69/g-69rullaa.JPG
http://www.wehenrys.com/rockware/shop/03jan7.jpg
hope they work.
http://www.phnet.fi/public/mika.jussilainen/kuvat/g-69/g-69rullaa.JPG
http://www.wehenrys.com/rockware/shop/03jan7.jpg
hope they work.
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pokeyYJ
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it seems to me that you would run into many of the same problems that you get with radius arms. What allows the axle to rotate as it travels trough its suspension cycle?
Herzog said:
After much more research, it seems to work very well when it is built properly. It can be built with Antisquat in mind, and is a lot less expensive to build, plus it requires less thinking. The main problem people run into is when they use this system on HEAVY applications, as in deuce-and-a-halfs. It works, you just have to built it right because so much force is applied to the pivot point.
grinch
inner city redneck
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- Salt Lake City
Yeah Im not heavy at all Maybe half a jeep in weight... and I ripped my rear crossmeber completly off the frame.... I actually really like how the suspention reacts... Enough that im going to rebuild it with some major beefing at the rear crossmember....spiderman said:
Mcstiff
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- Greeley, Co
Just think torque tube. It does the same thing just in a different form.