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CHEROKEE MID ARM 3 LINK BUILD

XJPRIDE13

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Menifee CA
Hey guys just wanted to say thank you for reading my thread
Iam working on a build for my 98
It is going to be a 6in mid arm 3 link...
Now the question that i have been hearing is "why 3 link???"
And the reason is because everyone has there long arms, there y links, there drop brackets, and whatever else...
Well being the person iam i like to be different than everyone else

A little bit about the build....
Lower arms are gonna be at a length of 26in using the stock mount on the axle and some brackets from poly performance on the body
The upper will be used on the driver side with a length of 24in

The only problem iam having is how to mount the brackets
can someone give me some help on this please???
 
i'm running a mid arm 3 link, i hate long arms and not a fan of drop brackets either.
 
The only problem iam having is how to mount the brackets
can someone give me some help on this please???

Weld on some frame stiffners then weld the mounts directly to those. x2 on looking up ktmracer.
 
rockkrawler longarms are 26" long. or at least they used to be.

i have some info on the subject matter. search for it. or i'll post up when i get a chance
 
Not sure how that is considered a mid-arm. I have the poly performance 3-link kit and those are just slightly shorter than the lengths of my arms. If I remember correctly, we cut the upper at 20", then add the tube inserts and johnny joints. Lowers were around 32" eye to eye I believe.
 
here is a pretty picture with some numbers and pretty colors

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lower link mounts were cake. just got some frame brackets from ruffstuff. i kinda threw the upper link mount together without a plan, and it works, so i'm happy. I used 3/16" thick hitch tubing (fits a 7/8" heim with misalignment spacers perfectly) and added some gussets until i was happy. had to offset it a titch so i could get a wrench on the nut.

also i would highly reccomend frame stiffeners (if you havent already) makes a nice solid mounting point for everything.

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hope this gets ya goin in the right direction
 
wow thank you guys so much it was alot of help cant wait to post mine up here
all these people telling me that mid arm 3 link is a piece of shit and this and that didnt realize so many people had already done it
im stoked and totally appreciate the pictures and everything
 
all these people telling me that mid arm 3 link is a piece of shit and this and that

lol who said that?

i love it.

I have no reason to run a longer arm. The goal we all try to acheive is to get as flat of a control arm angle as possible with no drawbacks like loss of ground clearance, undesirable handling or an undesirable as%.

my last pic in the above post is the arm angle at full droop

here is ride height at about 4.5" of lift

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granted my lower link mounts on the axle are about flush with the axle tube. but imo that is something everyone should do, especially when you are building a custom suspension anyway.
 
How did you mount the upper on axle end?

Alot of guys on another forum were telling me if I built pass side upper it would rip right off??? Anyone had this happen or heard of it happening?

And if a do build mine pass side upper... I was gonna plate and gusset the ca mount.
What do you guys think?
 
just run a link tower off it. DO NOT USE THE STOCK UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. it is super weak for even stock applications.

I used to simply run a link tower like what is available from ballistic fabrication or ruffstuff. but once i trussed the 44 i just built a mount off of that using some 3/16" thick square tubing.

also i run minimum 9/16" bolts in everything. 5/8 in some places. i have broken too much factory 10mm hardware for that.
 
Ok tower it is. Thank you very much

And what length are all your arms?

And I was looking at ballistic fab tower what size do you think?
7 8 9 they have
 
i run the rock krawler 3 link...here's an example of an upper mount, 1" thick plate with a hole cut out for a 'krawler' joint:

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my arms are all around 18-20" long if im reading my own link calculator spreadsheet right lol.

havent touched that program since i built the 3 link
 
Looks like it to me.

I was a little confused at first looking at that pic :roflmao:

Also X2 on not using the stock upper mount on the pass side, unless you significantly strengthen it (i.e. don't.) Here's why:





I did that with stock UCAs.
 
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