Thread: spring retainers vs dislocation cones

Originally Posted by PAT303

You still have to peddle. Pat

You make that sound like a bad thing.
They also make great "liferafts" in case your 4wd hits an iceberg.

Yes - but try pedalling a URT bike (like phil posted), then get on a horst link bike and compare... The difference almost feels like you have a motor.

If the wilks brothers wanted me to peddle they would've invented LR's. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

...So what is the advantage of the 3 link setup?.It just looks like over-engineering to me and the lower link would limit axle movement unless it was able to twist with it.I think spherical bushes in the radius arms would be a better thing. Pat

Radius arms over constrain the axle movement. They bind as soon as you run out of flex in the bushes.

If you were to put spherical bushes in the radius arms then articulation would be severely limited - much, much worse than stock.

If you look closely at the lower link in the Safari Gard 3 link pic, you can see the diameter steps up toward the rear. There is a joint there, that allows the front part of the link to rotate inside the rear part.