@mrblaine @jjvw @anybody that won’t contribute junk info or start a fight
1. Are radius control arms good, bad or dependent on design,etc?
2. what is with the crazy long arms on rock crawlers when you can only flex so much till you hit the fender ?
3. doesn’t caster change some with any control arm design during travel and do we care?
4. why is a Johnny Joint-clevite combo control arm so common and how do they perform short and long term
5. Why is there soooo much conflicting information?
6 . Is mechanical density a big factor in design - for instance a 3 link to miss the drive shaft , etc
7. A mid arm appears to be a longer trianglulated 4 link with a track bar , the most stable of all set ups it seems-is that a an accurate assessment
8. Who is a real mid line supplier ? JKS?
I really want to understand more conceptually , that is all. I know good connections are important, and of course strength and clearance, but beyond that I really don’t know a lot.
For example when is it a good idea, if ever, to replace only 2 with adjustable, etc.
It seems the suspension world is like the construction world- good products are out there but many people have no clue what they are doing with them. Like one construction guy said to me “I have all this knowledge.” He did- and it was all so incorrect. Pitifully. And his career proved it.
Thanks,
Andy
1. Are radius control arms good, bad or dependent on design,etc?
2. what is with the crazy long arms on rock crawlers when you can only flex so much till you hit the fender ?
3. doesn’t caster change some with any control arm design during travel and do we care?
4. why is a Johnny Joint-clevite combo control arm so common and how do they perform short and long term
5. Why is there soooo much conflicting information?
6 . Is mechanical density a big factor in design - for instance a 3 link to miss the drive shaft , etc
7. A mid arm appears to be a longer trianglulated 4 link with a track bar , the most stable of all set ups it seems-is that a an accurate assessment
8. Who is a real mid line supplier ? JKS?
I really want to understand more conceptually , that is all. I know good connections are important, and of course strength and clearance, but beyond that I really don’t know a lot.
For example when is it a good idea, if ever, to replace only 2 with adjustable, etc.
It seems the suspension world is like the construction world- good products are out there but many people have no clue what they are doing with them. Like one construction guy said to me “I have all this knowledge.” He did- and it was all so incorrect. Pitifully. And his career proved it.
Thanks,
Andy