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08-06-2017, 08:40 PM
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Name: Duramaxfan03
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Traction bar vs ladder bar
Just wondering what your guys opinion is on a traction bar vs a ladder bar style setup? The truck it is going on is strictly for sled pulling. The set up i have right now is just a traction bar setup and the bars are 60" long and .500 wall, they are working fine for me right now, but im just curious on what you guys prefer.
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08-06-2017, 09:55 PM
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Name: JWhite
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Do the rules allow it? IMO a true ladder bar is pointless with leaf springs.
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08-06-2017, 11:00 PM
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Name: Bodacious
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Quote:
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Do the rules allow it? IMO a true ladder bar is pointless with leaf springs.
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?? Due tell...
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08-07-2017, 08:23 AM
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Name: Duramaxfan03
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The rules allow anything really. I just don't.know if it pays to use a ladder bar style with a shackle or anything because we only have 1" of suspension travel to play with.
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08-07-2017, 10:19 AM
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Name: JWhite
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Because the leaf springs are doing half the job a ladder bar should be doing. The only benefit is not having to fab a panhard bar.
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Originally Posted by Duramaxfan03
The rules allow anything really. I just don't.know if it pays to use a ladder bar style with a shackle or anything because we only have 1" of suspension travel to play with.
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If it has a shackle it's not a ladder bar, just a triangulated axle wrap bar. Which you might benefit from if you're bending the current set.
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08-07-2017, 10:30 AM
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Name: CorneliusRox
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JWhite
If it has a shackle it's not a ladder bar, just a triangulated axle wrap bar. Which you might benefit from if you're bending the current set.
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I usually call 'floating ladder bars' personally, but I think this is typically your best bet. No binding, controls axle wrap/pinion angle, and lets the leafs perform how they were meant to.
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08-07-2017, 12:13 PM
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Name: Duramaxfan03
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So you guys would say that a traction bar style with a shackle may work better then just a single bar that I'm running right now? Even though we only have 1" of suspension travel?
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S&B CAI, MBRP intercooler tubes, PPE manifolds and up-pipes, profab turbo horn, MBRP downpipe, 5" straight exhaust, 10mm cp3, Fass 150 lift pump, 60% over injectors, studs, Custom traction bars, G2 tie rods, kryptonite center link, built trans & T-case
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08-07-2017, 03:29 PM
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Name: KTAPETERBILT
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We use square tubing ran from the rear end up to approximately the front of the door & weld to the frame with square tubing up & down to gusset the frame to prevent flex.Most chassis are done like this on 3.0 diesel trucks.
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