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03-20-2023 #1Registered User
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3 link vs triangulated 4 link - Why is one better?
I know this has been discussed before, many times BUT, talking performance only, not cost, not installation, just performance, triangulated not lateral 4 link.
... I keep hearing the 3 link is so much better than a triangulated 4 link for auto-x performance and I don't understand why. If you take both set-ups and add the ridetech "R" joints on all ends, you would not have any binding, IMO, So,
4 link with all ridetech "R" joints
3 link with all ridetech "R joints
The 4 link would not have any binding, correct?
The 4 link would control any side to side movement, correct?
The 3 link would allow the rear to move side to side slightly with articulation due to the track bar, correct?
So what makes one better than the other?
I did put the complete Ridetech R joint kit in my Camaro and the articulation was just as Brett showed it in his R joint videos. My FFR 33 has the option of doing either and already has the 3 link bracketry if I want to go that route. I already have all the 4 link set up with all R joints. Remember that money is not the consideration here, strictly performance. What would I gain going to a 3 link?
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03-20-2023 #2
You will need to plot out all the geometry on that platform to really tell the differences between the two. Typically you do still have some bind with the 4 link but personally I find it negligible in most well designed applications with short travel numbers. I would be comparing the numbers...
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03-20-2023 #3Registered User
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03-20-2023 #4
From the axle geometry changes during suspension travel, think rear steer. If you search around I have seen Norm Peterson make some informative posts and have seen a few examples. On a setup like the ridetech they did not use a panhard bar, I assume for cost. This caused the design to have to angle the links a lot for axle lateral location. Think about how the axle would move around with one side fully bumped & the other fully extended. The force to "move" the axle is typically considered bind. With more parallel links and a panhard bar there is not as much movement (DSE). I have never driven a ridetech car but I would be surprised if there is zero snap oversteer. I am certainly not a suspension engineer so if anyone wants to shoot holes in this then have at it...
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03-20-2023 #5