I havent had any problems with 2 links and pinion angle my problems come into play when i try to turn into a steep drive and 1 wheel comes off the ground. i have been installing 2 links for about 5years i tell my customers the differences between 2 links a 3,4 links and the difference in cost and they go 2 link but i have never had one back for repairs either and i keep in touch with them.

Thats cause 2-links allow for no side to side movement.

 

Goodness.......... someone looked back to dig this thread up...........

not really sure how i got on that thread but didnt really look at the date either.

 

f@*k This is old damn a havent been around.


i love my two link , the only three things is, getting into a drive way (one wheel),relocating my center carrier crossmember up(will be done soon), and not low enough on stock shock mounts.


it rides better than stock(with fine tuning the psi) IMO

 

I have the EKMW 2-link on my truck. I've had it since 2000, and i've probably put about 8000 miles on my truck with the 2-link installed. And you know what, I haven't had 1 problem, none!!
No vibrations, no blown pinion seals, and it's a decent ride.
But, when I got my 2-link, 4-links were almost unheard of, and trying to find an s10 specific one was about impossible, and I wasn't about to build one. (I was only 15 at the time)

In all honesty, the only complaints I have is no side to side, and I only get about 8"-9" of lift.

 

i built a two link for my 89 s10 looks killer but not going to run it decided to make 6 link better ride quality. made it from 2 square tube with .250 wall with x brace (1 .75") with .187 wall in middle to stiffen up. had to relocate gas tank. if you would like i will sell for 200$ US this thing is heavy duty if you what to see pic email me at chrisgrant1@cogeco.ca

 

you brought this thread back up from the dead man

 

this thread won't die!! it's been revived from the dead 2 times now!!!
it's the immortal thread

 

3X now :haha:

 

i used to hav a 2 link installed by ssc and a month later i had to replace the rear end

 

funny, my little bro's SSC 2 link has been rolling for 50k miles now and hasn't given a hint of trouble

 

Maybe people are hoping that the laws of physics and geometry have changed since 2003?

Nope, they are still the same. 2 Links still suck.

Check back next year!

 

i been running my custom built 2 link that dragsdaily built me since spring 2007 no problems ride is fine.. compared to a 4/5 dropped s10.. no side to side so what sides are over rated anyway.. the only thing im changing on it this winter is im correcting my pinon angle and moving the axle back 3/4 of an inch so the wheels dont sit so far in the wheel wells and im moving the bags on the bars instead of on the axle

and you know what this will go on forever WHO CARES.. beacuse if u ask a guy with a 6 link or a 5 link they are going to tell you that 4 links suck.. its the classic story of the bigger guy picking on the littler guys.. well u know what a two link is simple and reliable

 

im getting ready to build mine when the weather gets warmer

 

and this truck has a 2 link with 10 inch bags on bars and used to tow cars on trailers all the time.

 

Wow...

 

thats a local guy who dose air ride and body drops.thats the first truck he ever built back in 20001 or 2002.done all the work himself,and it was on the cover of street trucks magazine.

 

I will agree that a 3, 4 or 5 link are better than a 2 link as far as pinion angle goes, but i have help install a couple of them and never seen a problem. and they ride really good. But as stated before the main reason they are so popular is cause they are easy as hell to install. I don't think anybody looks at one and says "damn thats a well designed kit" come on people its just 2 bars. Its just an easier way to bag a truck while keeping stock fuel tank.


















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2020........ hell at the rate this thread keeps popping up we will see ya back here in 12 months....

 

It should just be a sticky. Ever wonder why any company that does R&D does not use 2-links? And don't confuse trailing arms with 2-links.

 

There is a very select few situations in which a properly designed 2 link will work just fine on an S-10.... however most minitruckers are far from building things proper, and most don't have the proper setup on their truck to do it.... I'm surprised this thread isn't locked yet.

 

i love my 2-link + panhard no probs.

 

I loved my two link. But ever one I talked to said I should go with A four or A five link. I got a Five link now. and let me tell you, I hate it. The only good thang about it is I can hit side to side other then that IMO it sucks. I get shit for lift. and it rides like ass. unless I have the ass aired allmost all the way out. My two link I could ride it air all the way up or allmost all the way out and it was a nice ride. I got a lot of lift out of it. When I do my body drop im goin back to a two link. wel I guess that is all.

 

Its Baaaccckkk.

 

i had the silver star 2 link when they first came out with it on my truck...thing was tits for 3 years never had a prob ...its still around on my boys truck...got 14 inches of lift.rode good.never had a prob with my rear either.actually i made the same 2 link my self for another truck.ssc builds some of the sickest shit out there.if your inexperienced at geometry and fabricating go with a 2 link.id run one again anyday....sssc shit is beefy too.there cross brace is like 3/8 thick

 

i had the silver star 2 link when they first came out with it on my truck ssc builds some of the sickest shit out there.if your inexperienced at geometry and fabricating go with a 2 link.id run one again anyday....sssc shit is beefy too.there cross brace is like 3/8 thick

So are you saying SSC is inexperienced at geometry and fabricating?

 

HAHA ! Saw that one comming .

 

What he is saying is a 2-link is easier to install if you dont have the knowledge to setup a 4-link. Its not that hard to understand for most people I guess.