4 link rear

68Runner · Post by **68Runner** » Tue Aug 02, 16 9:20 pm

Hi all

Has anybody converted their car to a 4 link suspension.

Just considered converting mine after having seen how flat the rear leaves on mine were when loaded up going to the Nats.

I know they can be re-tempered by the like of Brost Forge but just wondered if anybody else had thought about a conversion.

Seems pretty straightforward after having already converted the rear of my 56 F100

My only concern is, are the standard top shock mounts strong enough on a 68 Satellite for coilovers.

Cheers
Ralph

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Aug 02, 16 9:26 pm

You usually do that to back half a car.

Bill Reilly has a sort of system as a half way house. The Street Lynx set up:

https://www.reillymotorsports.com/store ... hp?cat=263

My personal view is it will kill the value of the car.

Also, my experience with the Coronet on Calvert Split mono-leafs and Caltracs and adjustable shocks means you can run pretty hard with a cheap and flexible system that does not devalue the car.

The Coronet ran 11.02 at 121mph and lifted the front wheels so they do seem to work.

Your call.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Aug 02, 16 9:29 pm

....and the top shock mounts are NOT structural and should not really be used in association with Air shocks, let alone Coil overs.

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Aug 02, 16 9:39 pm

4 linking in the Ford Escort world is a good thing to do. But people keep reminding me on here that this is not a Ford forum

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I would imagine it would involve cutting away a lot of the cars shell, if it is good I can see Pete's point on taking away value of the car, it is not exactly easy to go back once you do this.

If the car was rotten then go for it.

68Runner · Post by **68Runner** » Wed Aug 03, 16 8:20 am

Would be a totally bolt in modification using original mountings. Top shock could be strengthened to take the coilovers.

What are the Calvert springs like on the road????

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Aug 03, 16 8:49 am

68Runner wrote: ...What are the Calvert springs like on the road????

In my opinion very good, they have solid front eyes on the springs so very little lateral movement. With the Caltracs they are adjustable for road use so not too hard but when you pre-load them at the track they launch very hard like a ladder bar (which in reality is what they are....)

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Wed Aug 03, 16 11:13 am

Pete wrote:
68Runner wrote: ...When you pre-load them at the track they launch very hard like a ladder bar (which in reality is what they are....)
Perfect for a MT Radial

68Runner · Post by **68Runner** » Wed Aug 03, 16 11:43 am

For the price of them there quite comparable to having my re-tempered.

What's the spec on yours Pete.

db · Post by db » Wed Aug 03, 16 12:27 pm

My Belvedere came with ladder bars and I converted it to 4-link.

It was still a lot of work but it looks and works great.

If you trawl through my (very long) Belve build thread I detailed the whole conversion in there, a lot of the photos are lost now though. Page 1 shows the ladder bar setup I binned. Some 4-link pics on P2 & P29

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Aug 03, 16 12:47 pm

Just go on the site and have a look - you can go standard height, 1" low or 1" higher..