Rear 5 link shock mount options

[JK Racing]

got all the time in the world....i'm still at work

I'm still gonna try it though.

[sgirouard]

Okay here is how I've mounted my shocks.

[aconsola]

did you get a lot of slop from the lower link, or binding from the angle of the shock?

[sgirouard]

Originally, I tried mounting the shocks to the lower "parallel" links (how it was originally mounted) and without the original shock mounts, I kept getting slop in the links.

Where I have it mounted now has really minimized the slop in the links. I'm really happy with this setup (xx shocks, 30wt oil, losi strike springs).

[jwscab]

well, a little later than I hoped, but I needed to modify my initial design....but here are some new lower mounts made of 1/4" aluminum. My vise jaws are serrated so it left a nasty finish I will have to beadblast or perhaps put them in a tumbler to get a nicer finish, but for me, they will work as necessary. the spring cups on the bottom are old broken lower mounts ground down and trimmed to locate the springs.

[bearrickster]

nice job!

[RCveteran]

Very nice, make an aluminum lower arm to match and sell me some

[aconsola]

I found a set of lower links I made a while back that were inspired by the clodbuster aftermarket style links.
It didnt work as well as I'd hoped, probably need to find stronger materials to keep it from flexing.

[RCveteran]

Those are a cool idea. I would think someting similair with just maybe a bit thicker material would work well. I have not had any issues with my upper link being a titanium turnbuckle but it is not under the same load as the lower link with shock attached to it.