Caltracs??

[jetmech]

I'm having a little trouble with traction on the street. That said, I wanted to get some input from caltracs users. Of everyone who uses caltracs, how do you like them? How is the improvement in traction and how does the truck ride with them. My main concern the truck riding really rough with caltracs installed. Thanks in advance.

[ss454327]

Caltracs don't have to ride rough. They are adjustable so if you back off the bar they don't hurt the ride. As for traction they're not really much of an improvement unless you are hopping. They are not so much about adding traction as they are keeping the axle oriented when you DO get traction.

[jetmech]

Good to know, thanks. Keep the info coming guys

[Botlfed]

Pm sent, my 60' improved quite a bit plus street traction. Well youll see in the pm.

[ss454327]

Pm sent, my 60' improved quite a bit plus street traction. Well youll see in the pm.

Did you have a lot of wheel hop or axle wrap before the caltracs? Also what leafs do you have? From what I've seen the Caltracs work much better with a lighter spring (their split monos are taking cars into single digits with ease)

[Botlfed]

I did have wheel hop also, and im running stock leaf springs, with the overload removed.

[phantom405]

Cal-tracs will not help traction on the street on street tires, it's just not gonna happen. They're street tires lol

I cut 1.5x 60's at the track. If I hit it from a 40 roll on the street with my slicks, I still blow the tires off.

I guess you may be able to work with them enough to gain traction on street tires but, why?

[phantom405]

a mono or split mono is the best way to go with cal-tracs or smith racecraft bars, but good luck finding a bolt in set for our trucks.

Leaf spring cars are going well into the 7's with these types of bars so they do work, but people get the wrong idea of what they do. Roll racing traction is not it lol

[CHEVROLADE]

cal tracs took care of my wheel hop ,not traction lol.....but it does feel nice with the cal tracs u phit the gas it lunges forward nice!

[jetmech]

I guess you may be able to work with them enough to gain traction on street tires but, why?

My truck is a daily, so I'm trying to get all the help I can with traction on the street and I'm pretty sure I am getting wheel hop. Also, I wasn't sure about the details on caltracs, hence the reason I started this thread. I'm still learning, lol.