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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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Lol i just pit the car drag racing is in my blood
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Old Feb 17, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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So anyone have any pics they can post up of theres!!
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:52 AM
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The pro street battle crusier with the 2x3 crossmember and shocks 648$ is it easier to buy a kit or piece it together and make it cheaper?
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I have the equiment to do it im on a circle track race team and we deal with 3 links and watts links so im pretty sure i can figure it out plus i have a guy on thats on the team who use to work for this big time drag chassis builder
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It's definitely a low end kit, but It's basic and offers something in the entry level range. Chris Alston Chassis Works has great support for there products.

As far as Building your own kit it's not much if any cheaper. If I remember It's usually around $50 a rod end and around $20-$25 for threaded tube ends. Plus material to build 4 bars so like another $50-$60

Then I have to buy a Sheet of Cromoly and pay some one to cut my File's. So like another $300

In other words I am right up there with the high end Pro kit's, But building my own brackets allows me to check my suspension points before the car is ever put together. I can also see how changes will effect my set up. I would have to look over my pictures of various 4 links from my self and from whats out in the industry.
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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Yeah id rather just buy a kit and not have to worry about it.. I just dont kno what kit to buy and whats a good one going to cost and what works or doesnt work
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 01:51 PM
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It really depends on your goals. You can get by with a less expensive kit if your only planing to go into the tens.

By that I mean a kit that has less adjustment points, has thread steel bars, and over all keeps the cost down.

Several companies sell 4 link kits. Some have basic kits as well as more advanced kits.

Applied Racing Technology
Chris Alston's Chassis Works
Rick Jones Race Cars A.K.A. QuarterMax
Tim McAmis Race cars
Chassis Engineering
Jerry Bickel
Auto Fab Race Cars
Art Morrison

I am sure there are more shops that I am missing, but you get the idea. By far one of the worst is Competition Engineering. The brackets are stamped and often bowed from the process. The hole placement has no consistency either making it difficult to measure and plot the point's.

There was a thread but I am having trouble finding it. I have asked another member to post up his set up to give you an idea of what a truck would look like with a 4 link.
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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Yeah i kno how they look and stuff like that im looking for a suspension to hook and go without blowing these tires off the kit at chris alston is like 850$ complete with coils and everything thought that was a decent price. Im deff looking to order this monday so i guess i gotta do some research and figure something out
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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Theres a kit at applied racing more holes more adjustments im going to go with that one deff looks like a better kit upgrade the chromoly tubes and ends
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 11:32 PM
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I'm in the process of ordering my hiems to do ly four link. I would like to see pics of others and ill post mine as they come
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