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Old 04-16-2012 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dirt track racer 81
Looks good Corey!! With your skills there's no reason why you couldn't fab your own traction bars.
and i have the measurements and tracing of cal-tracs somewhere
Old 04-16-2012 | 12:07 AM
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oops.
Old 04-16-2012 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
oops.
nice
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Finished up all the brackets today for the shocks, and made a jig to help keep the brackets square when i install everything. All that is left todo now is buy some perches, buy 2 x 48 inches of 1.25 .120 tubing, buy traction bars (sorry i don't feel like making them), install the new poly leaf spring bushings, cut everything off and do some welding. I am hoping with this setup i can run stock length shocks no problem

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Brackets for the tubing that will attach to the frame rails. 1 set for the shocks and 1 set for the sway bar.











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Nice clean job! Can't wait to see the finished product. Keep up the good work.
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were did u get? or did u make the lower shock mounts?
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
oops.
Lol, i did the same thing before I put them on my truck. I have front bushing measurements too.
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Originally Posted by Beatdown Z
Lol, i did the same thing before I put them on my truck. I have front bushing measurements too.
sounds like we have some sticky material
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Originally Posted by ltr450ryder
were did u get? or did u make the lower shock mounts?
I made the lower mounts, see the first post for pics
Old 04-22-2012 | 03:15 PM
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Looking good Corey!



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