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Ladder Bar vs. 4-Link (Long)

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OneFastT

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Looking for pictures of a car with a ladder bar setup. My car is being backhalved and I would like to see some pics of what this looked like on a Buick. I have an 87 T. This a mid to low 8 second car. I have a full cage, Ford 9", coil over shocks and mini-tubs already installed. The problem is all this equipment was installed while the frame was bent and can't be fixed without removing it all. I have to decide on ladder bars or a 4-link.

The car is mostly track driven with VERY limited street time. I have heard pro/cons to both setup's and would like some additional input and pictures if available.

Ladder bars seem to be more attractive because of the ease of adjustability. It seems like a no brainer and sounds easier to get down the track.

Thanks,
Jason
 
I can send pics of my ladder bar set up but its not a GN. As far as comparing the two the ladder bar set up will be wheelie prone but the four link is alot more involved to set up and tune. A few of my friends have gone in the low 9.40 range on a ladder bar with 10 wide slicks so thats what I built.
 
Jason,have you seen Gary Kubisch`s 70 GS[black] he runs mid 9`s with exhaust.His car has a ladder bar suspension under it. He can be found at the v8buick.com site. His user name is gskubisch
 
I've had both, I prefer the ladder bar if it's going to be driven on the street. Go with the longest double adjustable ladders you can get, http://www.swracecars.com/ is an excellent resource. The problem I had on the street was the track locator rod on the 4 link set up was too low. Ground clearance was terrible. I went 9.0's with a ladder bar setup using housing floaters on leafs in a 69 Camaro. 60 foot times in the low 1.5's
 
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