I cheaped out and bought a link kit off eBay a couple years ago. Upon getting them they were basically Chinese total chaos ripoffs which was fine at the time. They worked fine for awhile until I r Ally started wheeling my rig and then I found out quickly how terrible they actually were.
To begin with I was never able to use the uppers because the sleeves were for a 19mm bolt. Stock 4th gen upper is a 17mm bolt so the diameter allowed for enough movement which created a clunk on braking and acceleration. Couple weeks of that and I tossed my stock uppers back on. Fine, whatever. The panhard and lower links both fit so I ran with it. To date I've bent the driver side lower link and panhard bar. So now I need both.
@AssBurns and I were talking while he was doing some work for me and he's got enough tubing to create some beef lowers for me. For the moment I tossed my stock panhard back on.
So here's the current measurements to go forward with the project.
61mm or 2.4" or 2 5/8" for the stock bushing/sleeve.
The bolt is a 19mm bolt on both ends. 14mm or 1/4"
Stock arm length from outside bolt to outside bolt is roughly 27 1/4"
Now when we changed my mounts it lowered them so *I* I need it a little longer to put the axle back at stock length. Right now I'm just shy of 28"
To begin with I was never able to use the uppers because the sleeves were for a 19mm bolt. Stock 4th gen upper is a 17mm bolt so the diameter allowed for enough movement which created a clunk on braking and acceleration. Couple weeks of that and I tossed my stock uppers back on. Fine, whatever. The panhard and lower links both fit so I ran with it. To date I've bent the driver side lower link and panhard bar. So now I need both.
@AssBurns and I were talking while he was doing some work for me and he's got enough tubing to create some beef lowers for me. For the moment I tossed my stock panhard back on.
So here's the current measurements to go forward with the project.
61mm or 2.4" or 2 5/8" for the stock bushing/sleeve.
The bolt is a 19mm bolt on both ends. 14mm or 1/4"
Stock arm length from outside bolt to outside bolt is roughly 27 1/4"
Now when we changed my mounts it lowered them so *I* I need it a little longer to put the axle back at stock length. Right now I'm just shy of 28"