High steer, slee vs hellfire, Hydro assist.

[pvhobo]

refer to post 130

 

[Broski]

refer to post 130

How do you like your set up, do you feel there are big gains going three link on OEM spring set up ? was worth it. How does it drive on the street.
Anything you would change ?

 

[pvhobo]

I love the 3link hands down. The 3 link gives me full control on adjustments i my garage.
The ride is as good or better than the stock set up.
Travel is a 9+ over the stock.
Ground clearance is awesome, no under axle hang ups.
Worth every penny and Time I put in.
Only thing I would change is, going to Coil overs,ONLY for room to do Pan hard/other bracketry.

 

[Broski]

I love the 3link hands down. The 3 link gives me full control on adjustments i my garage.
The ride is as good or better than the stock set up.
Travel is a 9+ over the stock.
Ground clearance is awesome, no under axle hang ups.
Worth every penny and Time I put in.
Only thing I would change is, going to Coil overs,ONLY for room to do Pan hard/other bracketry.

Thanks for the feedback.
I like to wheel with you sometimes.
Always up for a trail run !!

 

[pvhobo]

Snow tomorrow and Tuesday?
Placerville.
3-5 feet

 

[Squeegee]

Good to see you are making progress and seem to understand what you are doing. I was thinking about a set of those knuckles being that my axle is out and disassembled but you have convinced me not to do that. I think that for an 80, I’m at the point of diminishing returns already.

It’s a lot of work and I’ve been getting alot of help from friends. It’ll be awesome when it’s all done. But I genuinely think that the front end needs to be a complete project if you don’t want to be disappointed

 

[Squeegee]

Just curious, why people think they have to keep the Pan hard bar on top of the front axle??
Axle top limits travel as Squeegee has pointed out.
Options for the pan hard are variable, on top of the axle or move it REAR ward.
I opted to put it behind the axle.
The frame side mount is behind the steering box, and crosses next to the front diff.
My pics are very dark now, will up load tomorrow.

I just looked at your set up. I definitely explored that option. I’d get into the oil pan at ride height. I was told that I needed to match the 3 degree slope of the drag link and the axle side mount had to be a bit higher than yours. I also think my ride height is substantially lower than yours

 

[Squeegee]

Never mind. I got mad and bought coilovers…

 

[Squeegee]

Update: the funny little panhard is in. The car doesn’t have any noticeable bump steer on the street, turns out math is real. The tie rod needed a little bend in it to move around the diff, it has about 1/8” of clearance now

Overall, it works fine, but it’s not a good set up. I have about 2-3” of uptravel until the joint smashes into the frame.
I’m on a time crunch to get ready for a trip, so this as good as it’s ganna get until spring.

 

[Squeegee]

If anybody’s wondering, for the most part, the mini panhard worked great. It drove the 650 miles to Utah just fine. It hit whoop sections and didn’t give any more feedback into the wheel than the stock set up. My only gripe is the lack of uptravel. It’s about 3.5” or something until the panhard joint hits the frame. I’d be a lot better with shocks tuned with that amount of uptravel in mind. Oh, and I absolutely have a dent in my frame because I under shot how much the timbrens compress. It’s advertised at 1.5” if I’m remembering right. I probably should’ve accounted for like 2.25”.

It’s still getting cut out soon