Which would be the best caltracs or home built traction bars Im gonna be drag racing and sled pulling and if caltracs is my way to go which would I need 3410 or 3414
CalTracs vs Traction Bars
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iirc didnt Trent have them on his truck when he pulled????? i would like to know why they are bad for pulling also cuz i have them on now and would like to pull next year
Not sure who as it's been some weeks now but a reputable few stated that the bar can't take the extended stress of pulling compared to drags.
I could understand that. Most guys build pulling bars from much larger bar stock.
I found that my Caltracs (standard HD set, forgot the part number) are a bit too long if you remove your overload spring. I barely have 1/4" adjustment on both sides.
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you guys think the bars are the week link?
I wonder if I could build a long bar , add a mount to frame and swap out bars depending on what im doing ( drag racing or pulling )
I wonder if I could build a long bar , add a mount to frame and swap out bars depending on what im doing ( drag racing or pulling )
Do you want to sell the bars tom? i know if you talk to calvert racing, they can make them shorter or longer upon request, thats if you still want to remove the overload leaf on your truck. let me know, i can order them shorter and then trade them out for yours
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Well the way caltracs are made you could swap them out with home made traction bars with just a little fab work ill post a pic in a min of what im talking about
You could use the caltracs for racing then just remove the caltrac bar and just put your long bar on for sled pulling why wouldnt this work
thats my thoughts too . just not sure if the rear bracket is too small and maybe the hiem joint on that end would be too small
If you havent had an issue maybe I wont have to worry about it
thats my thoughts too . just not sure if the rear bracket is too small and maybe the hiem joint on that end would be too small
I dont see why it would be to small hell ill be a guinea pig and try it out I fell confident it would strong enough and big enough
I dont see why it would be to small hell ill be a guinea pig and try it out I fell confident it would strong enough and big enough
Thats a pretty cool idea. If you ran the same size Heim as the caltrac, it would work perfectly.
Vaz, I never even thought about it. I do like having the overload off the truck. Rides really nice. Might take you up on that come spring.
Vaz, I never even thought about it. I do like having the overload off the truck. Rides really nice. Might take you up on that come spring.
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Just posting my observations here but I watched a guy pull with cal-tracs and they seemed to do alright until he got hoppin a bit and twisted the driveshaft up like a pretzel. I think they work well unless you start getting some extreme stress on them.
Again from my observations, I would feel more comfortable pulling with traction bars. I think that maybe traction bars along with spring clamps are a good track set up as well.
Again from my observations, I would feel more comfortable pulling with traction bars. I think that maybe traction bars along with spring clamps are a good track set up as well.