exact length for traction bars???

[dieseljunkie]

I own a QC SB 24V & im gettin a lot of wheel hop when pullin. Ive been told my trac bars r to short. is there an exact lenght or what?

 

[JerrodGlover]

Back edge of the front door is where mine end.

 

[dieseljunkie]

Back edge of the front door is where mine end.

whats ur truck? where do get ur info?

 

[Bobcat698]

whats ur truck? where do get ur info?

Ex Cab Long Box, like mine. I have mine to about the same point, actually a little further forward, they work well!

 

[DISTURBED]

I run mine right at the back of the cab witch makes them 5ft long and i dont have any problem with wheel hop i would look more at tire pressure

 

[dieseljunkie]

I run mine right at the back of the cab witch makes them 5ft long and i dont have any problem with wheel hop i would look more at tire pressure

Is yours a LB or SB? mine are 56in. what pres do u run in the rear?

 

[DISTURBED]

Is yours a LB or SB? mine are 56in. what pres do u run in the rear?

I have a long bed mid 40's, do you run a single bar traction bar or a ladder bar style, i run a ladder bar style the single bars if not strong enough will get some flex to them or bend that's why i perfer the ladder bar style

 

[dieseljunkie]

I have a long bed mid 40's, do you run a single bar traction bar or a ladder bar style, i run a ladder bar style the single bars if not strong enough will get some flex to them or bend that's why i perfer the ladder bar style

single, but theyre chromoly 2in x 1/4in thick, 3/4 himes. a little overkill? ha ha. i dont remember the static load but it was retarded.

 

[BullfrogJohnson]

mine run to the back of my front door. i belive they are almost 6ft long. dont have any problems out of wheel hop. mine are also 3x3 square with 1" heims. i belive the square bars are much less prone to flexing as regular tubing

 

[BigBadDodge]

Exstended cab 97 slightly forward of the rear of the cab.

BBD

 

[sauer implement]

it might be the kind of blocks you are running, my bars are really short and have never had any problems

 

[smokinrod]

I've allways ran singel bars , they are plenty strong as long as you buy thinkwall (1/4 min) pipe

 

[JFlagg]

Mine are even with the output on my transfercase, so about theback of the back door. Never had any problem with wheelhop before or after....I would check tire pressure or work on you method of leaving the line. An over aggressive tire with a rough start can cause some bad wheelhop too...

 

[ChevyDealer]

Mine are 2"X3" 3/16" wall Rectangular Tubing . They are 92" center to center and are mounted where the doors come together on a Long Bed Extended Cab.

 

[Ph4tty]

Here's an example

These ladder bars are a bit too short:

 

[Tcolesanti]

Exstended cab 97 slightly forward of the rear of the cab.

BBD

And it hopped all over the friggin place, I think this guy was looking for a set up that actually worked Scott. Before you try to defend yourself, just let it be known that the setup you posted hopped on tight tracks (indy) and the loose tracks we have out west. And the only way you made it stop was to make it a solid suspension where even though it was solid, it still hopped. Bad geometry and nothing short of.

Bars from the rear axle to the middle of the cab are a good start, ladder bar is my favorite configuration. Keeps the axle from wrapping and transmits the energy more than half way up the chassis. Mine are 7' eye to eye. Just for reference.


-Tom

 

[dieseljunkie]

These ladder bars are a bit too short:

Holy Cow!!! I definetly do not want that to happen. is that because the bars are where the frame isnt a full box. cuz thats where mine are, exactly 52in C to C. Yep just measured them, think im gunna order longer tubes & make em 19in longer . that would put them about 3in in front of the door( only good spot). I was running steel drop blocks but theyre 1 1/2in gap, so im thinkin air bags? 45psi in the rear. im on the clutch till about 50ft or so depending on the track and sled, but i am running BFG MTs 305/70-16.

 

[BigBadDodge]

Tom I am not going to defend anything she did hop all thouhght it was mostly because of to much tire, Boggers, and pressure. It went away totally when I made the rear solid in 2006.

This thread was about lengnth of the bars I was simply confiming as with others that you should go long enough to get into the cab area at a minimum.


BBD

 

[oldred95]

length has a little todo with strength just for the fact that if you make them too short they endup trying to act as blocks and then they bend or break... I would personaly make them atleast 6 feet and do a full ladder bar not just one.

 

[BigBadDodge]

Agree, and if you choose to use DOM I would recomend 3/8" or 1/2" at a minimum.

BBD