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Fixing the 4th Gen Ram 4 link.

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Old 03-01-2014, 09:33 PM
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Default Fixing the 4th Gen Ram 4 link.

Loaded up the truck on Thursday and headed for G Machine Racing in Anaheim.



3 hours later it looked like this.



Lots of measuring, cutting off old brackets and fabbing new ones got us here today.
Everything they do is machined in house except the heims.





More to come....
Old 03-02-2014, 10:32 AM
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Subd for results. What did u not like about RAMs setup? Either way this will better suite what you will be using it for.
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What I didn't like about the stock set-up...well..it was set for stock ride height. After lowering it the upper bars measured at 23* downward angle. Instant center was about 3' in front of the rear tires. lol
I'm keeping the frame mounts but going with new axle mounts and getting the bars into better shape. It may not help a whole lot but it definitely won't hurt.
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Almost home. Everything is fabbed and tacked into place. The bars should be out for powdercoat today while everything is being welded out and the axle painted. I'm also having them put boots on the heims to keep road grime out of them as much as possible. Looks like it's on track to be picked up on Friday.



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Paint is done, bars are powderdcoated...I pick it up tomorrow.
I can't wait to see it all finished.

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Everything looks really nice. Hopefully the improved instant center will make the difference in traction that you need. Not usually a Dodge fan, but I love your truck.
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Trucks looking good. Same as AK^^ dont like dodge but yours is somethin else.
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That seems to be the case...everyone hates Dodge but they like mine. lol
I'm not the biggest fan myself...I just thought I could build a cool truck out of one. This is my first Dodge ever.
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All but done. I'll get a bunch of final pics tomorrow.



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