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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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I am not sure which company is better. I have a 2001 dodge ram lifted that I keep breaking my rear drive shaft due to axle wrap. I am going to be getting some traction bars but I have not heard much about them. how well do they work? what are the best ones? what do I need to watch out for? If anyone has used them how are they. So pretty much any info will help.Pics and more info on the lift are on www.myspace.com/davemedicus thanks
 
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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traction bars do work, but why are you having axle wrap problems? there are plenty of guys here with lifts that don't break driveshafts. Are you throwing down some serious power? Or running massive tires?

Here's a link to some different ones:

http://www.rockymountainsusp.com/tra...rs.htm#Fabtech
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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No I am not throwing down lots of power it only has a 5.2. I have skyjacker 4" leafsprings on top of my factory blocks. The leaf springs have a wedge to correct to almost factory angle. I am running 37's with 4.56 richmond gears locked out. From what it looks like is that when I put a lot of torque to the wheels the axle turns so far that the drive shaft locks up and the weakest part breaks. the first time it was the slip yoke, this time it was the rear part that bolts to the pinion. The video of the drive shaft breaking is on my my space page listed above.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:21 AM
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A simple start could be to pull the wedges out from underneath the springs. That will rotate the diff downward and may help with the problem.

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