Can I run the bars in opposite directions or will it "bind" and not lay out? I found a picture of a S-10 with the same set up, but no pictures of it layed out.
Someone here did an animation of that "design", compared to a real 4 link. If i had any doubts before,that was enough to convince me it wasn't a good idea.
I could run them in the same direction if I cut a foot or two off the bottom bars. Do all the bars need to be the same length?
Bars do not need to be equal length, but it works better and keeps your axle more level through travel.. That video on you tube shows some extremes... Do NOT run them diff. directions..Through the sweep of the axle the bars pull against each other. Jason
As mentioned above, having bars in different directions causes the bars to pull in opposite against each other when the travel is cycled. If you have the bars the same direction but different lengths it will cause the pinion angle to change more than if the bars were equal length. You also want the upper bars to be as parrallel to the lower ones as possible.
There's a youtube video that illustrates this, which I think has already been referred to, watch that video then you can answer the question for yourself. All four bars don't have to be the same length on a triangulated set up.
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