4 link rear end help

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  1. Hon450

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    I am really interested in doing a 4 link rear end. I was trying to find a thread of someone that has actually done this. The plan was to get a universal kit and probably cut the tubes to what length i need them. I guess i am looking for some input, and advice from the guys that have been down this road. Hopefully someone can point me to some pictures. I appreciate the help. My dad always told me i couldn't leave nothing alone.
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    street or drag car?
     
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    You know honestly I would like to be able to take it down the track, but this will be street driven.
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    go w/ ladder bars & coil over shocks,4 links can get very complicated & have toooo many adjustments.It takes a lot of trial & error & experience to get them set up properly.With ladder bars,you can keep the leaf springs & use floaters on the axle tubes & keep everything in a stock location,much simpler & easy to adjust.If you don`t want to keep the leaf springs,just put in sub frame connectors & a roll bar tied to the frame.Line your coil overs up on the back of the ladder bars & weld a bracket to the frame to attach the shocks to.Put a z bar on it to control your lateral movement & you are all set.This works very well & would be much better suited for a street car.Really,only your high powered drag cars will benefit the most from a 4 link,to much of a headache for an inexperienced person & I`m not putting anybody down.You will also have to install a sway bar on the rear.
     
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