Anyone have a link of someone building their own track bars? I am wanting to build my own out of square tubing. Before the turbo went out I had wheel hop like crazy. Im just looking for a diy thread. I dont know where to run them a to b. Thanks
Building track bars
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When I did mine I welded underneath the axle between the leaf and shock made it the same pitch as the drive line and welded a bracket on the frame...1-1/2 tubing is what I used....
ballisticfabrication.com has everything you need to build them. as far as a diy, they're pretty self explanitory. just find a pic of some you like and copy the picture.
Ok I was thinking more like ladder bars instead maybe with three points of contact one on a bracket on the frame using a johnny joint and two going to a bracket on the axle but I I don't know what kind of joint to use here does anyone have any idea? I think more johnny joints would be a little costly bearing they are about 50 a piece and I would need 6 and this is supposed to be cheaper lol I was going to use hein joints but I read that they don't usually hold up to daily driving to well
Ya I know it will save in the long run. I was told the rubber ones barely last six months and I figure if im going to some I might as well get ones that can be rebuilt
the frame mount will need a shackle that goes from teh frame mount to the traction bar so no bind is created throughout the suspension cycle and the rear two axle mounts dont need to be johnny joints or hiems, a good poly bushing or derlin bushing is plenty as those two points are stationary and will never move once bolted to the axle.
if built right, you dont know they are there till you hit the gas and notice no wheel hop + lots of white smoke from the tires
if built right, you dont know they are there till you hit the gas and notice no wheel hop + lots of white smoke from the tires
What constitutes being built "right"?
Anti squat, pivot points, bushings used, type of material used, structure, ect. There is a bit of thought needed to be put into them
The shackles are for squat mainly I presume? Cause that's one thing I didn't think about in my design!
On the three points of connection of the ladder bar one goes on the frame, one goes to the bottom of the axle, but where does the third one go and how would you attach it?