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03-23-2008, 04:03 PM
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traction bars
The bars are built by Calvert Racing,was just wondering if anyone has ever used them and how good they are,suppose to stop wheel hopping and axel wrap,appreciate any info....http://www.calvertracing.com/ here's the web page if you want to see them.
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03-23-2008, 05:02 PM
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Re: traction bars
Check Site Link. Says It Can Not Be Found.
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03-23-2008, 05:07 PM
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Re: traction bars
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03-23-2008, 05:42 PM
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Re: traction bars
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03-23-2008, 05:55 PM
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Re: traction bars
If they work at all (I`m sure they do) then they`ll stop wheel hop and the wheels will hook-up better.
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03-23-2008, 08:23 PM
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Re: traction bars
Have you ever thought about converting your leafs to trailing arms? It would be a bolt in. It would also improve handling/ride and eliminate the the need for traction bars.
Just a thought, Tom |
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03-23-2008, 10:30 PM
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Re: traction bars
If your gonna go threw all that work to change over to trailing arms you could build yourself a set of lader bars. Or be like me and leave the leafs in a build a set of ladder bars and have both.
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03-24-2008, 12:24 AM
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Re: traction bars
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Calverts traction-bars (aka Cal-Tracs) are in many <10.00 1320 cars so they do work. Will they work for you? That depends on what the current set-up is, what tuning has been done, & what gains you're expecting.
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