dyoung14
Is getting worn out
Why are they bad for off road?
I think a lot of roads in PA would constitute an "off road" situation in most other states.
Length is key. I know a guy that builds custom 4 links and stuff and was going to have him build some bars for my 4 door. In order to get full suspension movement I think he figured they needed to be 8' something long. He said the mount needed to be right under the post in between the doors. Make them too short and forget about flexing. Still going to have them made one day but its going to be costly to have them done and reinforced to not fold up like a spagetti noodle.
Yes. and No. Length is kinda important. The angle they are on is more important. They need to be parallel to the driveshaft for proper movement without binding
well the longer you make them the more the angle is gonna change but both are pointless in eliminating binding Thats why the drive shaft has a slipjoint in it so it can move with the axle so unless your traction bars have this then they are binding. Now the thing is most of these heavy duty stock sprung trucks probably don't move enough to really notice
This is what I have. Never had a problem with bending them and they do what theyre supposed to.
That is very similar to my setup, although I used bigger links from a tractor.
I ran out of metal, so I have only one for right now on the axle side. I was testing these out yesterday and I kinda tweaked the axle bracket on the axle side. Welds held but the metal started to twist,
But..... They worked awesome!!! NO MORE WHEEL HOP!!!
just to try it out I dumped the clutch in first and left two black marks on the pavement about 15 feet long. Truck didnt even feel like hopping. Also, doesnt shake when backing up a hill or starting off on a big incline. I am going to add some metal to those axle straps today hopefully.