Nice...thanks for details
My traction bar build
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79jasper
Chickenhawk
Now you can do some sled pulling and drag racing. Lol
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mblaney
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Nice build and write-up! Only comment I have is that those will suck for ground clearance off-road. I assume that is not your priority though. Did you consider other designs that would be better for this?
79jasper
Chickenhawk
Meh, yeah they're lower than the frame, but maybe they'll protect it some and work as a rock slider.
Still have the axles to worry about as far as ground clearance. I know in some circumstances that won't matter.
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Still have the axles to worry about as far as ground clearance. I know in some circumstances that won't matter.
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79jasper
Chickenhawk
Just straight bar with heims, from what I could see.
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That's why I love my anti wrap bar I have on the crawler. Everything is above the axle tubes, and it is shackled at one end so will not limit articulation.
03wr250f
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You are correct offroad is not my first thought. It has seen hardcore off road roughly 1-2 times a year. Not my concern. Yes I did look into other options but for highway driving and offroading in a hay field they fit my bill.
They are simply a bar with heims. I understand they will limit travel but it after seeing so many other similar set ups run every day i decided to try it. We will see how well that works out for me.
They are simply a bar with heims. I understand they will limit travel but it after seeing so many other similar set ups run every day i decided to try it. We will see how well that works out for me.
If you think about it, the factory put a slip joint/splines in the driveshaft. The transfer case/transmission is mounted stationary in the frame, the rearend is free to move back and forth in the truck as the rear springs flatten out.
Your bar is mounted stationary up front, but it's mounted stationary to the rear axle also. It can swing in a long arc, but can't grow in length when the springs flatten out. I know there are a bunch of them out on the road, and people seem happy with them, so they must work somehow but it makes you wonder about it.
Your bar is mounted stationary up front, but it's mounted stationary to the rear axle also. It can swing in a long arc, but can't grow in length when the springs flatten out. I know there are a bunch of them out on the road, and people seem happy with them, so they must work somehow but it makes you wonder about it.
03wr250f
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Yes I completely agree. I also designed them so that if I want to I can easily pull them out and stick them in the bed. I am not sure how it works but there are so many out there that are this way. My decision was to follow blindly with the pack we will see how this all works... If I want to later I can also add a shackle. Might be interesting to do but we will see.
Just adding a shackle to that setup wil render it pointless. To do the shackle you need to have the axle end mount at top and bottom like this. This is the bar I am using and it works great. For on road use I would use bushings instead of heims. It does clunk sometimes on mine.
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com...krLd_YFfCDkcfV1GYvu8xa0NTdEDybdqb0aAoSq8P8HAQ
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com...krLd_YFfCDkcfV1GYvu8xa0NTdEDybdqb0aAoSq8P8HAQ
austin92
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I completely agree. A 1 ton truck with leaf springs aren't going to articulate much anyways. Traction bars bind the way we want them to, to keep the pinion from trying to walk up the ring gear under lots of stress.
I originally wanted a standard single bar with hiems but with my exhaust location, I might look in to the one on the link you posted. Thank you for that
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Ironman03R
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Your going to love the way that truck handles now. I did the same thing years ago, no more wheel hop and it tightens up the handling. Binding wont be a problem on a street truck. I bought a 4 link kit at a dirt track swapmeet that was for .120 wall dom tubing and it served my purpose just fine.
