O.k so I picked a few things up from pirate, however all of this information relates to 4-link setups, I am sure some of the principles can be related to a Radius arm setup.
These are:
-NO perfect setup for all rigs, even if they are all rockcrawlers. Wheelbase, width, height, horsepower, weight, driving style, terrain ect all factor into the design.
-You should start with a tried and true setup, with a resonalble antisquat, a fairly high and level roll center and go from there. Reguardless you will have to make some adjustments after you get out there and see how the rig responds.
- make the radius arms as long as you reasonably can
- make them as flat as you reasonably can
- make the roll axis as high as you reasonably can (what is a roll axis?
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Anyway I feel that I could make all of the above points incorporated into my design and constructon of my suspension.
Something completely separate I thought of also was the following to incorporate into the build:
-4 identical length Radius arms,
-4 identical width mounts on the front and rear diffs,
-4 identical width mounts on the chassis (for the front and rear arms)
-identical width coil-over/air shox upper mounts, and finally
having the same angle of travel for the front and rear coil-over/ air shox both front and back and towards the centre of the vehicle.
By having identical front adn rear suspension geometry I feel that the truck would be much more predicatible and get better travel in all situations.