New SD 3 Link

[01Blue]

Anyone seen or heard anything on the new apparently 100% Bolt on SD 3-Link. Im guessin itd be similar to the ART AirBar? Anyone have one installed yet or any info besides what is on SD.com (Not sure if i post this here or under Baggin' It)

[monoxide_child]

i am wondering if it is any good to. my bro wants to bag his dime again.

[01Blue]

ya im kinda stuck on which way to go and no offense to SD they are awsome but their description and picture doesnt explain much. Neither does ART Airbar but ya id like to know whats all involved before i go ahead and buy the AirBar. Anyone??

[zachmartin83]

suicidedoors bolt on 3 link is cheaper you just have to weld on the bag brackets plus you have the option of welding in a notch and laying out, the airbag isnt designed to layout and another plus is the suicidedoors 3-link comes with a raised gastank crossmember. its just in your best interest to go with the suicidedoors kit

[01Blue]

is it basically set up the same way as the ART Airbar though? No Cutting into the bed...no frame work...just basic bolt on kit?

[BaggedS-Dime]

I just ordered mine and I cant wait to get it! Ill post plenty of pics dont worry
I also got the lower bag brackets with the shock mounts built on so that is one less thing to weld on.

[01Blue]

did it come out to be cheaper then the ART Airbar? an u just had to order the 3-Link kit and bag brackets?

[BaggedS-Dime]

Dont by the airbar. From what ive read, the 3link is a way better option.
Yes its cheaper than it as well, but I ordered lots of other stuff too. This is a rebag so I have everthing else.

the bolt on 3link
Iron Cross upper plates
Axle Brackets with shock Mounts on them
Sideways Upper Shock Mounts
1- bridge bar (have one on from prior bag job)
4-1/2" Brass Tee with 1/8" 90 Deg Fitting
25ft 1/4 airline for air horn

EDIT: Not to mention SD has the best service hands down, that plus the S10forum discount they cant be beat!

[AVTekk]

well its kinda like comparing apples to oranges...both kits bolt on, but ours raises the gas tank and can lay on 20s without mods, but doesnt include any bags or brackets. the airbar kit has everything you need to bag the back, but requires a grip of mods to make it lay out on any wheels.

[01Blue]

layout on 20's without mods? How is that possible without some sort of notch? and do u guys sell bolt on brackets? or is everything weld-on? Sorry if its a stupid question but im still tryin to get past the NEWB Baggin stage

[s10fan2000]

Quote: Originally Posted by 01Blue

layout on 20's without mods? How is that possible without some sort of notch? and do u guys sell bolt on brackets? or is everything weld-on? Sorry if its a stupid question but im still tryin to get past the NEWB Baggin stage

yeah you have to buy a notch to lay out on tweties or almost any wheel for that fact. go to the baggin it section to get past your noob stage.
and i dont think there are any brackets that bolt on for the rear. i may be wrong though.

[01Blue]

ya i didnt think it was possible without even the smallest of notches. Ive been throwin around the idea of gettin bagged since beginning of summer but like everyone else money is tight and its not exactly a cheap thing to do lol. I guess my main question was is it basically the SD version of the AIRBAR? NO cutting or anything like that?

[s10fan2000]

Quote: Originally Posted by 01Blue

ya i didnt think it was possible without even the smallest of notches. Ive been throwin around the idea of gettin bagged since beginning of summer but like everyone else money is tight and its not exactly a cheap thing to do lol. I guess my main question was is it basically the SD version of the AIRBAR? NO cutting or anything like that?

no. to lay out on the sd 3-link, you will have to cut the bed and add a notch.

[01Blue]

im not lookin to lay out though...if it could lay out on 20's with no mods to the bed or puttin in a notch id be hittin the buy now button as we speak. So its essentially the same as the AirBar...bolts in with minimal mods and no intrusions into the bed and still allows for a pretty good drop?...an having the added advantage of bein made by the best in the business.. SD.COM

[AVTekk]

i was talking about mods to the link kits, not the frame, which is a different subject altogether. however, we do not have a bolt-on kit similair to the airbar, that kit has all the bags and shocks built in.

[bigjd]

im not goin to read everyones posts but the 3 link jus mounts into the stock leaf spring mounts in the front and the x member jus bolts to frame and the wishbone mounts to it.... Idk how good its gonna work but thats how im doin mine

[bigjd]

yea sd.com has bolt on brackets for rear here is the address http://www.suicidedoors.com/S10Bolt-InStepNotch.php

[BaggedS-Dime]

huh?

[rcmaniac]

So you *could* get the 5 link, and the whole 3 link would be bolt on, and the whole rear is bolt on on the 5 link.. So the only thing that would neeed to be welded, would be the notches, if you wanted that.

[ohsolos10]

Quote: Originally Posted by rcmaniac

So you *could* get the 5 link, and the whole 3 link would be bolt on, and the whole rear is bolt on on the 5 link.. So the only thing that would neeed to be welded, would be the notches, if you wanted that.

still need to weld the 5 link tabs to the axle and teh shock bar

[xtucking22s]

correct me if im wrong but dont you need a notch/bridge kit for SD 3 link???? you have to mount the bags to something....and that something would be the notch. You cant do the sd 3 link and not put a notch in there and cut out the bed...right? i mean or else wtf does the upper part of the bag mount to?

[AVTekk]

you can easily use a behind and under axle kit, and you want need to cut out the bed at all.

[xtucking22s]

Quote: Originally Posted by AVTekk

you can easily use a behind and under axle kit, and you want need to cut out the bed at all.

oh cool. i didnt realize that....i didnt know you could do that....so then you wont have to cut out the bed at all? I like the sound of that. how close can i get my xtreme side skirts to laying with the 3 link and a behind and under axle kit then? i have a 28" overall diameter tire....255/30/22.

[AVTekk]

thats a big ass tire, itll be a good 2-3" off the ground

[ohsolos10]

couldnt you use a bolt in c notch to get some of that back and still not have to cut the bed

[AVTekk]

that measurement is assuming there is a c-notch in place.

[XtReMe FrOm HeLL]

i have the behind under axle kit and i will be installing the 3-link within the next few weeks and i wouldnt go with anything else.. u should see the thickness of everything that kit has!!!