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Four Link setup in a 1950 F1

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Old 03-01-2005, 03:30 PM
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Four Link setup in a 1950 F1

Do we have many F1 owners here with a Four Link setup? If so, what brand do you have and how do you like it? I'm eyeballing the generic setup from Summit racing. I'd like to modify it for use with airbag suspension. Also, I assume that I would have to beef up the rear and add some beefier crossmembers? There's not much back there now. What did ya'll do to make the rear frame stronger? I plan to use this truck for weekend racing and cruising only. No daily driving here. (It's also got the Fatman Fab MII front setup on it now.) I would love to see some pics if ya'll got some to share.
 
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I might be wrong here, someone please correct me, but I don't know that I would be racing a truck with only airbags for rear suspension, I would think a coilover with an airbag assist maybe..........?
 
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Old 03-02-2005, 09:10 AM
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Well, it wouldn't be the simple single chamber tall skinny air bags that you see listed for many truck applications.(Though that same style is used on the mammoth Ford Expedition/Excursion truck rears.) I would be using the double convoluted Firestone bags. And I won't have a huge monster of a motor. It would be a '68 302 hopefully transformed into a 347 Stroker. And I don't plan on having bed tubs with giant slicks either. I'm gonna limit the tire size to what fits in the rear wheel wells without chopping up the bed.
 
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