Originally Posted by TachedOutOffRoad

-Perhaps most importantly, search on this board and pirate4x4.com and read for hours. There are a bunch of know-it-alls who have never built or driven a linked truck before, but there is a lot of good info too.

-I really dont know it I would do it all again or not I would rather build leaf packs on all four corner out of Toyota rears and carry a spare main leaf and be done with it. KISS. There is just so much potential catastrophic failure
with the links. Even if you built it right, Ive seen heims come apart, links bend, brackets break, and shocks blow. One lose nut can cause a wreck and destroy two airshocks and rip the side of a tire . For the cost of the upgrade (and repairs), I would rather buy new tires, beadlocks, or on-board air or welder.
The primary purpose having links is traction. <-- more of it. No axle wrap and less pushing on the springs, but piss on that Traction bars work great! Im just not sure that I would do it again unless I was building a comp buggy or if my money tree sprouted and I had no cares at all. I cant remember one time in the last 10 rides where I was just like "wow, my 3-link made your leaf sprung truck look like a POS." 70% of it is driver and that is what I notice making the most difference going up hills (then gears/lockers, then tires, then weight (and thats another story anyway)) I would SAS with leafs and then spend more time on the trail than in the garage!!

-Maybe this helped you at least a little Good luck!