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Has anyone had any dealings with a 4 link rear end or airbagging a car with leaf springs?
I have been told that I may need to go 4 link to get the suspension that I want.
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Yeah im running a parralle four link, with a 1/2 air bag kit all round. its a alot of work! any questions just ask
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cool i have some questions
i have been told that if i remove some of the leaf springs i can air bag it
have also been told that i will need to convert to a 4 link rear. that sounded pretty major to me. is it a huge job? expensive?
also what are
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U will need to complete remove the leaf's, a parralle four link with a pan hard bar will need to be installed, u can put a trianglar but then u need to relocate the fuel tank etc, ummmm yeah its not a easy job, the body needs to be removed when doin it, t
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i would like one for my HT ute! is it very hard and what type of tradesman will be able to install it a mechanic or panel beater? or where could you get it installed
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Zac, have a talk to Pro Active eng in cairns. They do all the diff mods etc so he may help. If your having problems with a engineer to sign off on the car (or one the knows the rule book) I use a good bloke in townsville. We are just using the panhard rod
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cheer man!
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Wasn't there a law brought in QLD that Air Bag Suspension was now illegal, And would no longer be allowed?.... As stupid as it is!
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Also (for something out of left field), there are Cal-Trac bars that can be fitted to leaf-spring vehicles.
Street Machine ran a tech article a few months ago on fitting them. They make a quasi 4-link using the springs as one bar and a link from an ax |
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