I'm curious how the offset of an axle side link bracket affects the characteristics of a 3 or 4 link setup, specifically the position fore or aft of the centerline of the axle.
To be specific, I'm trying to see if a front axle stretch of a few extra inches is possible without replacing my existing control arms on a Savvy mid arm 3 link, simply by welding on axle side brackets that are larger or have more of an offset between the bolt hole and the axle centerline. I would think brackets that put the joint 6-7ish inches behind the axle centerline rather than the factory 3-4ish inches wouldn't be that big of a deal. The better way to do this would probably be to mount the frame side mounts forward, but lets consider that not an option for now.
This is not a question about the technicalities of a front stretch on a TJ, I know there are a ton of obstacles and it generally isn't worth doing, just trying to answer this particular question. I guess the axle puts more leverage on the bracket the further out it is, or the axle has less anti-wrap? Both seem like non-issues unless you are doing some crazy 18" long link bracket.
To be specific, I'm trying to see if a front axle stretch of a few extra inches is possible without replacing my existing control arms on a Savvy mid arm 3 link, simply by welding on axle side brackets that are larger or have more of an offset between the bolt hole and the axle centerline. I would think brackets that put the joint 6-7ish inches behind the axle centerline rather than the factory 3-4ish inches wouldn't be that big of a deal. The better way to do this would probably be to mount the frame side mounts forward, but lets consider that not an option for now.
This is not a question about the technicalities of a front stretch on a TJ, I know there are a ton of obstacles and it generally isn't worth doing, just trying to answer this particular question. I guess the axle puts more leverage on the bracket the further out it is, or the axle has less anti-wrap? Both seem like non-issues unless you are doing some crazy 18" long link bracket.