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Ladder Bars / Traction Bars

Old Mar 1, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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Anyone ever built a set of these?? Planning on building some this weekend for the truck, stop all the axle hop when i drop the clutch.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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There's quite a few companies that make them. I plan on ordering cal-tracs eventually.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Silvr_Cummins
Anyone ever built a set of these?? Planning on building some this weekend for the truck, stop all the axle hop when i drop the clutch.
If you have the capability of doing metal fabrication, it isn't a problem. Just keep in mind that the geometry needs to be such that what you build doesn't bind with wheel travel. Cal-Tracs looks to be a simple parallel bar design, very efficient and nice looking.
Search for "heim joints" on eBay and you will find a lot of cool parts. You will also need left and righthand taps to thread the tubing to mount the heim joints. My last project was a custom control bar for my V10 Moto Guzzi when I extended the rear swing arm.
Good luck..
 

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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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i plan on using just graphite bushings in some DOM, i can get them throuhg work for next to nothing, heim joints are so expensive.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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IMHO, the heim joints look best. But nylon or graphite are also good. Maybe even better when compared to less than best heim joints.
 
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