OBS Homebuilt Long Bar Traction Bars

[Kros383SS]

Decided to build a set a traction bars, started to make a home built set of Caltracs but I had some material lying around to make a Longbar setup.
Its only one pic(dang camera died), but I'll get more this weekend. Shounld have to brackets installed this weekend and hopefully have the other ends of the bars welded up

I tried everything(but shocks) to get rid of the violent wheel hop and now with the T56 transmission, oh man it lites the tires up with a quick press of the accelerator. So Im hoping this will eliminate the wheel hop once and for all.

And soon i'll get some videos of the truck driving with the T56.

[CHEVROLADE]

damm nice,they are long .is it gonna work like that not being connected to the leafs like original cal tracs?where did u find the parts

[ls1ram]

I like it... looks just like what I am planning on doing with my dodge.

I would think it will help with wheelhop alot....from what I have seen these leafs like to wrap up and unload all of a sudden, these long bars should keep the leafs from wrapping up to begin with.

report back with us and post up if the wheelhop is gone

[Kros383SS]

Some more pics. Welding up the other side of the bars today. Making more progress than I figured on.

Made the brackets out of 1/4 plate, tubing is 1 1/4 OD and 1 ID, bought some 5/8 Heim joints and weld on tube ends. I probaly have at the most $125 in the whole setup. $20 of that was the hardware.

[beingblueeyes]

lookin good

[George C]

looks as you have a better concept to a long bar then others do. your bars are pretty long, should help with transfer of energy thru chassis.

short bars dont work as well

[CHEVROLADE]

so it doesnt matter if they arent bolted to the leafs like reg cal tracs?

[Frenchy]

Cal-Tracs and long bars are completely different setups. Long bars simply do not allow axle wrap, Cal-Tracs use the energy of the axle wrap to push back down on the spring to keep the tires planted. Both work well, biggest downside to long bars is they can bind up the suspension but it doesn't take much ingenuity to get around that.

[6.0vortecchevy]

Yea if your worried about binding just put a shackle on it. Thats why i dont get when people put those type of traction bars on big lifted truck.

[Kros383SS]

The bars are done, putting the final coat of paint on today. Will install tomorrow and find out what results they give me.

As far as binding I dont think it will, maybe for a lifted truck that articulates the suspension alot maybe but for a street truck I dont know. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.