Link time finally
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Do you have a centered rear diff ? or is it offset ? You may have a little interference with the top link if its offset 
It looks offset to me. I’ll be watching your progress on this as my brother wants to do the same to his cruiser with the factory axles.
He wants to do dual triangulated 4-link in the rear like mine. Did you decide not to go that route for any specific reason? He has a tank in the rear and packaging a panhard looks difficult.
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Mike, the double tria. set up would possibly cause issues with pass side lower and dline. I have checked and its just at a total of 40*, if it doesnt have enough triangulation I will move the frame side lowers . The upper clears dline thu out travel. The biggest issue with a stock axle and frame packaging wise is the length of the links ( people say it will never work, lowers too short) and the lower axle bracket getting in the way of brakes and removing brakes. The bolts that hold the disc bracket on need to be checked after placing bracket to be sure they can be removed & reinstalled, I had to shorten 2 and turn them around so the nut was against the bracket cause if I welded the orig way the brake bracket bolts would have to of been cut off. I ended up at 100.25"wb with 32.25" lowers, frame towers are set back into tub a bit more than I'd like but to get tire spring clearance thu out travel it is necessary to go about 3.75" into tub , I think I cut about 3/4" out of the cross tube on each side and pushed towers in until they hit the tube. I do not want a CV so I had a custom drum made with the 60 x 60 yoke pattern so I can run the fj80 ujoint & yoke which have 42* , gonna set it on the springs Sunday.
looks great. i am proud of you
Nice work John! Can't wait to check it out and hear how it works for you
I will be inspecting this with a magnifying glass
I want pics!!!!
I want data analysis from the link calculator. How much anti squat?? 
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Get in front of me & I'll show you exactly what the anti-squat looks like. Archie - I will snap some , got details to sort out, fuel system had to move, exhaust, fender flare ext, dline, brake lines & air lines but thats the extent of punch list. Oh shes a supple bitch.
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Bump stop ?, I see alot of contact pads on the axle flat with no sloped section which seems that at articulated bump would put alot of side load on the bump.
I have also seen 2 surface pads. Is that nec or are the bumps designed to handle the angled load ?
I have also seen 2 surface pads. Is that nec or are the bumps designed to handle the angled load ?
Bumps can handle angled load .
if i could i would stomp on the button rt now
When I broke my back years ago, I got to the point my thumb kept hitting the button, even though it would only despense every so many minutes, I did not want to miss one!