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Old 03-12-2008, 10:51 PM
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this bracket didnt turn out the way i wanted it to..

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the bars were like 15 bucks a piece and the heims ends are 12 bucks a piece i already had all them..the plates i got from lowes...i cant remember the thickness of it..
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looks good... keep em coming guys...
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and sorry if i thread jacked ya Ben was just curious as well

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Dirt Track Racer 81 - How effective were the bars? Improvement in 60'?
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here's a site i found a while back. was looking for it earlier today and just now found it. found it to be very interesting...

http://www.hotrodsandhemis.com/Traction.html
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Originally Posted by silveradokidd_4518
here's a site i found a while back. was looking for it earlier today and just now found it. found it to be very interesting...

http://www.hotrodsandhemis.com/Traction.html
thats what i went by
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Originally Posted by j's01silverado
Dirt Track Racer 81 - How effective were the bars? Improvement in 60'?
the track is like 2 hours from me and only been 3 times..i built this a few years ago..i cant even remember what it was like before..all i can say it dont wheel hop with drag radials on
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ya a 3rd link like a modifed you can say. theres no donut in it so it makes a liitle noise. you can adjust it a little but not like if it had trailing arms of course. i havent played with it at all. i built it, it didnt wheel hop, i smiled!
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Originally Posted by stocker
ya a 3rd link like a modifed you can say. theres no donut in it so it makes a liitle noise. you can adjust it a little but not like if it had trailing arms of course. i havent played with it at all. i built it, it didnt wheel hop, i smiled!
haha thats great..ive thought about this idea and wondered how it would work on a truck..how long is it and how much angle you got??id like to see some pics of it..you gotta rubber bushing..i gotta solid bar with a rubber bushing on my dirt track car..


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