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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 04:24 PM
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Bolt in 4 Link?

I have been searching the web, but haven't found a 4-link built for dentsides. Anyone know of any manufacturer making a bolt in 4-link for our trucks?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 05:20 PM
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I have been searching the web, but haven't found a 4-link built for dentsides. Anyone know of any manufacturer making a bolt in 4-link for our trucks?
Don't recall any specific "kits" so it'll have to be a universal system. Consider Paul Horton's Welder Series
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 05:28 PM
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Don't recall any specific "kits" so it'll have to be a universal system. Consider Paul Horton's Welder Series
Any experience with their products?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GM4WALLS
Any experience with their products?
Not personally. I've seen them installed on 50s Chevs and Ford PUs though...
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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check out rough stuff specialties they have universal link suspension kits and it can be ordered with the proper brackets for whatever axle you are running. just a thought
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:36 PM
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I've been searching for similar stuff GM4WALLS, but kind of came up empty. I did find plenty of goodies on go fast parts dot Com. Brackets that I could use and what not. They do have four link kits as well but weld on.
You could also check Chris Alstons website for parts. Again weld on I believe.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 10:02 PM
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Here's a source for weld-in systems.: https://thorbros.com/catalog/4-link-kits
 
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i have some ideas, you could in theory buy a weld in kit and make a frame mount/sadle that mounts in place of the forward leaf spring hanger then weld a piece of heavy walled square tube to that and gusset the ends up for strength then weld the link brackets to your new cross-member in the proper locations, and for the axle end make a plate out of some heavy plate that mounts on the leaf spring pad and uses u-bolts to locate one set of links and for the other set of links you could weld a second set of perches onto the axle tube farther in towards the center section to triangulate things for locating the axle then again make a plate and u-bolt it in. that should in theory give you a system that would bolt in and out in case you ever decided to go back to leafs.


i can try to draw something up if what i'm saying doesn't make sense.
 
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