I started thinking of these after I bought the gears. And I looked at them and they didnt look that hard to make.
Anybody have experience with making them? Pics? suggestions?
I was wondering why nobody has them connecting to the bottom of the shock mount. Its welded to the axle housing, so wouldnt that help with axle wrap. The u bolts look like they might slip.
I dunno, But I want to make some for my truck.
Thanx guys.
See if you can find a guy named Randy Ussery. He made some for his SWB 81 13 years ago out of scrap. They worked well and I think he's back down that SA way now days.
Jeff I just made my own set up a few months back and they seem to work awesome...I bought the lakewood universal traction bars from summit for like $40 I think. I used 3/8"x1" flat stock and made 4 "plates" you could say. I drilled holes in the ends so I could bolt them from front to back on the traction bar itself (one per side, 2 plates per bar). Next I measured for holes where the stock Ubolts hang down and drilled those, 5/8" I believe. Finally I dropped the nuts off the stock ubolts and slipped these up and used washed in the back to space it down to get the snubber close to the framerail and buzzed the nuts back on. Sounds real confusing, but I can take pics of the finished setup if you want.
Mike
2000 RCSB
'05 LS2 11.5:1 C.R. l K&N l LT's l Torquer V2 l PAC Springs l Manley 7.4's l 92mm TB l LS7 Lifters l Circle-D 3200 l P&P TB l ARP Rod Bolts l LS1 E-fans l Nelson 93 Tune l Brand-X 100 Shot l Walbro 255 l Duals w/ X and Magnapacks l Vette Servo l Transgo S.K. l 30K Cooler l Detroit Tru-Trac l Motive 4.30's l ARP Cap Studs l TA Girdle
If you have pics, that would be awsome... Cant believe how much caltracs cost.
I'll get some tomorrow for ya and post em up..I know when I started shopping for them and saw caltrac's over $300 I decided to make my own.
Mike
'05 LS2 11.5:1 C.R. l K&N l LT's l Torquer V2 l PAC Springs l Manley 7.4's l 92mm TB l LS7 Lifters l Circle-D 3200 l P&P TB l ARP Rod Bolts l LS1 E-fans l Nelson 93 Tune l Brand-X 100 Shot l Walbro 255 l Duals w/ X and Magnapacks l Vette Servo l Transgo S.K. l 30K Cooler l Detroit Tru-Trac l Motive 4.30's l ARP Cap Studs l TA Girdle
Cal trac's are adjustable though, you can pre load one side more than the other to help launch straight..... Hey Jeff holla at me when you wanna do the gear install.......
Why not? They are a proven design that a lot of time & effort went into.Originally Posted by ff_jeff
Gone, but not forgotten!
Cowl327 has some homemade ones that work well, also.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
Not saying that its not a great product. I'm just saying I believe I could Make my own Traction bar for ALLOT less. But I have allot of down time in my career, to build things and tinker around. So I can experiment with different stuff. Allot of people don't.
Last edited by ff_jeff; 08-20-2008 at 08:15 PM. Reason: typo
One of the easiest ways is to just buy radius rods from one of the motorsport companies. They come in one inch increments. So the length is not a problem. You can add heim joints and double adjusters. They also sell universal mounting brackets if you don't fabricate. The last rods and ends I bought I got from Day Motor Sports ~ Circle Track Racing Parts. You can also get them through Speedway Motors - Street Rod Parts, Race Parts, Ford Flathead Parts, Sprint and Midget Racing Parts, Pedal Car Parts. The price is reasonable.
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