vetteboy
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XJ_ranger said:My upper arm is approx 4" longer than my lowers...
this works really well because when the front axle droops out, the pinion rotates up, and doesnt bind out the driveshaft till really low in the travel...
you might consider the effects of a short upper and what that will do to your driveshaft...
also - a 26" long trackbar? you cant make it any longer?
the longer the trackbar, the larger the arc the axle moves in, the less side to side movement for the same travel... I managed to get my trackbar to something like 32" long...
Yep...this is almost exactly what I did (I think my trackbar is about that, maybe an inch longer). Even with a low pinion axle, I have much bigger issues to worry about binding at the t-case output. The axle yoke hasn't been an issue at all.
That anti-squat % looks kind of high for a front end, from what I've experienced. Try messing with your mounting points some more - and consider the upper vs. lower length as mentioned - and see what you can come up with. Mine is around 70% on paper which I've been extremely happy with.
Here's a link to my whole suspension setup, with a full explanation & review of how it's done so far.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630589&highlight=suspension+design
My method for avoiding the pinch seam is in there...others have done it in ways that integrate it into the unibody a little more. Someone (Jes, maybe?) did one where they put it through the passenger side floor and reinforced the bracket into the floorboards, and that seemed to work pretty well. I think overall you'll need to do some floor modification if you want it to work as well as it can...but based on the 203/205 setup you've already got, I doubt that's much of an issue.