Homemade Traction Bars
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Homemade Traction Bars
I just wanted to share the build of my traction bars and see if anyone has went this route and how they liked/disliked it and why. I used pretty simple stuff such as tractor top links, 3/4'' tubing, and 3/16'' steel.
First I cut the top links and made rod ends out of them.
I then built some brackets to move the front mount point 3'' off of the frame.
This is the front mount tacked in place so I can get measurements to build the back brackets.
I will put more up once I get the back one built!
First I cut the top links and made rod ends out of them.
I then built some brackets to move the front mount point 3'' off of the frame.
This is the front mount tacked in place so I can get measurements to build the back brackets.
I will put more up once I get the back one built!
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Ok so if according to tigs how to the bar only need to attach to the front eye boltnof the soring to orevent wrap, what is with the lift company ladder bars attaching to the frame well ahead of the fron spring eyelet??? On i do believe a 54" spring ut would essentially make the bar 27-28" long, most of the lift company ladder/traction bars are between 45 and 60some inches?!
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Now that i think about it i think i have answered my own question, adding a 4" or taller block or even longer leafs to accomplish 6" of lift, would change the angle and going straight to the leaf spring eyelet would limit travel as well as put the traction bars at such a severe angle they woukd either break or cause something else to....
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If you have alot of suspension travel or angle your should have some sort of pivot like a shackle or a slip fit style traction bar to prevent bind. But these would work just fine I'm sure on a street ony lowered truck. They look very stout nice job!
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Even a set of procomp or fabtech bars only have pivots at both ends, the fabtechs look like a triangle with a set of heim joints or whatever you want to call them.... Look like the end of a set of tractor links... And the procomp and i wanna say tuff country bars are pretty well solidly mounted with bushings at each end....