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Beattintop

Beattintop

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I’m working on 3 linking my front end. I have my lower links at the axles pushed out as wide as possible to get the most triangulation. Would it be ok to cut the frame mounts to have the jam nuts exposed, since they are binding on the mounts. Or should I ditch the triangulation and bring them closer together? This is my first 3 link so It’s been taking me a long time getting everything set exactly how I want it.

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Lower the axle side link mounts. From the looks of it the link mount bolt hole centerline is higher than.the axle tube centerline.
 
I was shooting for center like you said but I will re measure that before burning it in. Appreciate it
 
Flip the frame end link mounts around and put them at the same angle as the link.
 
Beattintop said:
I was shooting for center like you said but I will re measure that before burning it in. Appreciate it
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Run them lower than axle centerline to give you the clearance you need on the frame side. Shouldn't take much movement on that end to get everything to clear and it will help with axle separation between the upper and lower links. Seems like you would need a pretty tall upper link mount with the way the lowers on the axle side are placed now.

Edit: Just noticed it's binding on the side and not the top.:homer:

Covecrawler has the correct answer to solve that problem.
 
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Put the angle finder on the axle link mounts and you'll be able to see how far from parallel with the ground (0 degrees) they are.
 
RunningProblem said:
Put the angle finder on the axle link mounts and you'll be able to see how far from parallel with the ground (0 degrees) they are.
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That’s a good idea, thank you. Probably way more accurate the just using a tape measure like I was doing
 
Have you had any issues with your jam nuts getting knocked loose? I guess that was my only concern with not having them contained within the mount. But it seems like a lot guys run their mounts similar to yours
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
You have a build thread on your JKU? Looks pretty bas ass in your avatar picture. :smokin:
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I built it for a buddy, I was the caretaker/driver of it while he was in Saudi. Never did a build thread. He’s back in the states and pulled the plug mid LS swap. It’s sitting behind his garage in pieces. Hopefully he hits the lottery and has me finish it soon.
 
Beattintop said:
Have you had any issues with your jam nuts getting knocked loose? I guess that was my only concern with not having them contained within the mount. But it seems like a lot guys run their mounts similar to yours
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I started running like-threaded joints. On the plus side the link cannot knock or twist loose, and you only need one spare. On the downside, the alignment process takes a little more work.
 
Wilson said:
I started running like-threaded joints. On the plus side the link cannot knock or twist loose, and you only need one spare. On the downside, the alignment process takes a little more work.
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I was debating on doing that as well, but I do really like the adjustability factor with running right and left handed joints. I constantly am tweaking, adjusting and tearing apart my samurai. So having that adjustability on the fly will be nice.
 
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