FordTruckClub.net 4 Link Calculator

Vehicle Specifications:

Wheelbase		in	CoGX		in
Tire Diameter		in	CoGY		in
TrackWidth		in	CoG Height		in
Total Weight		lbs	Front 1/2 Weight		lbs

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Suspension Geometry:

Upper Links	X	Y	Z
Frame End				in
Axle End				in
Vector	0	0	0
Link Length	0	in
Unit Vector	0	0	0	0
Intercept	0	0	0	in
Roll Point	0	0	0	in
Forces	0	0	0	lb
Vert Slope	0	in / in
Hor Slope	0	in / in

Lower Links	X	Y	Z
Frame End				in
Axle End				in
Vector	0	0	0
Link Length	0	in
Unit Vector	0	0	0	0
Intercept	0	0	0	in
Roll Point	0	0	0	in
Forces	0	0	0	lb
Vert Slope	0	in / in
Hor Slope	0	in / in

Material Selection:

Upper Links
Outside Diameter		in
Wall Thickness		in
Material Used		Specs->		Modulus of Elasticity (psi)
Rod End				Yield Strength
Rod End Load Rating				Density (in^3)
Moment of Inertia	0	in ^4
Area	0	in ^ 2
Pyield	0	lb
Pbuckling	0	lb
Pbending	0	lb

Link Weight	0	lb
Link Force	0	lb
S.F. Yield	0	(Your link Stretching)
S.F. Buckling	0	(Your link buckling under braking)
S.F. Bending	0	(Irrelevant for UPPER links)
S.F. Rod End	0	(Your rod end breaking)

Lower Links
Outside Diameter		in
Wall Thickness		in
Material Used		Specs->		Modulus of Elasticity (psi)
Rod End				Yield Strength
Rod End Load Rating				Density (in^3)
Moment of Inertia	0	in ^4
Area	0	in ^ 2
Pyield	0	lb
Pbuckling	0	lb
Pbending	0	lb

Link Weight	0	lb
Link Force	0	lb
S.F. Yield	0	(Your link compressing)
S.F. Buckling	0	(Your link buckling under acceleration)
S.F. Bending	0	(Link bending with 1/2 weight of vehicle on it)
S.F. Rod End	0	(Your rod end breaking)

Design Summary:

Anti-Squat		0	%		Roll Over Angles
RC Slope		0	in / in ("-" = roll understeer; "+" = roll oversteer)		0	degrees Left
RC Height		0	in		0	degrees Right
RC Angle		0	degrees ("-" = roll understeer; "+" = roll oversteer)		0	degrees Forward
Instant Center X-Axis		0	in		0	degrees Rearward
Instant Center Y-Axis		0	in
Instant Center Z-Axis		0	in

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