Traction Bars are on(With Pictures)

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Finally got off my lazy butt and got these suckers done and on the truck. The pictures pretty much show how it is all made. The frame brackets are bolted to the frame with five 3/8ths bolts, and for the axle mounts I just welded a plate to the front of the piece that holds the axle that the u-bolts go through, and welded my mounting tabs onto it. They seem to be working well so far. They arent the prettiest, but I was going more for function than looks. If I had wanted to take my time, the welds and cutting could have looked a lot better.
 

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look good. do you think they are a little short. just a tought. let me know how they work. il post picks of mine as soon as possible. they are 7' foot long
 
strokersmoker said:
look good. do you think they are a little short. just a tought. let me know how they work. il post picks of mine as soon as possible. they are 7' foot long
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x2 I have aquad cab long bed and the bars stop about center of rear doors.
 
What size bolts are in the heim joints? I just bought my top link today & it takes 3/4" bolts. It was the smallest one at tractor supply today, rest were 1" & bigger.
 
those look like 3/4 in i think my are 1 inch of bigger not sure i am going to start working on my this weekend i will have pictures also i think those are a little short to my will end about middle of my cab or back of the front doors
 
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I thought it was a bad idea to drill into the top or bottom of a frame rail flange or box... doesn't that lead to frame cracking?
 
I would have ran them under the axle, it give the bar more leverage to keep it from rotating. What you have should work though.
 
JacktheBear3 said:
I thought it was a bad idea to drill into the top or bottom of a frame rail flange or box... doesn't that lead to frame cracking?
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yea they do say not to drill the frame flange or weld to it.. We have warning labels all over our trucks telling you not to do that.. (kenworths)
 
The bars could stand to be about a foot longer, but really I think they will be fine. I have seen plenty of hardcore pulling trucks with some short bars.

I dont see why the frame would crack really. I may eat my words, but I have seen plenty of other bars bolted by only a few bolts going through the bottom as the only bracket without cracking. I cant see why drilling through the bottom would be any different than drilling through the side.

I have seen so many different designs i think you just have to go with what looks like the best to you. I like the longer bars on a pulling truck, but on a daily driver I think the short bars look a little better. If I had an Extended cab long bed, I would have put longer bars on it, but I think what i have will be fine with the regular cab.
 
JacktheBear3 said:
I thought it was a bad idea to drill into the top or bottom of a frame rail flange or box... doesn't that lead to frame cracking?
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Adding big injectors, turbos , NOS and what not will destroy engines, clutches, trannys, and so on ,, but we do it anyways , not to many other options
 
Rods said:
Adding big injectors, turbos , NOS and what not will destroy engines, clutches, trannys, and so on ,, but we do it anyways , not to many other options
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that's a little different then cracking the frame..

And drilling on the flanges is different from drilling on the sides because of how the pressures and twisting etc, stress the frame.
 
How do you mount bars on a part of the frame that is not boxed in without welding or bolting down there?:bang
 
Must b a Ky thing since we cant tie down a truck either

Sounds like a bunch of engineers , it looks good on paper and we are supposed to do what it says :bang
 
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Rods said:
Must b a Ky thing since we cant tie down a truck either

Sounds like a bunch of engineers , it looks good on paper and we are supposed to do what it says :bang
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Hey you have any super glue, i can put em on with next time Rodney?:hehe:
 
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