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Old 06-17-2008, 11:24 PM   #1
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Altered rear suspension( Ladder Bars, 4 link ect) Lets see them

Hello. I am thinking about building ladder bars for my truck( 72 1/2 ton, leaf sprung) Like all leaf sprung trucks it had insane wheel hop. I have broke one yoke and shot out the drive shaft twice. Lets see some pics of alterred rear suspension for this. $ link Ladder bars tration bars what ever you have thanks
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Old 06-18-2008, 06:25 AM   #2
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Re: Altered rear suspension( Ladder Bars, 4 link ect) Lets see them

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Hello. I am thinking about building ladder bars for my truck( 72 1/2 ton, leaf sprung) Like all leaf sprung trucks it had insane wheel hop. I have broke one yoke and shot out the drive shaft twice. Lets see some pics of alterred rear suspension for this. $ link Ladder bars tration bars what ever you have thanks

Trust me the rear trailing arm setups are about as good as it gets with the right springs. I have one that a knucklehead swapped out the trailing arms for leafs and I'm planning on changing it back. When I used to race I could get 1.24 second 60' times on the trailing arms and I could get down slick tracks when everyone else was slipping.

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No more dragtruck for me. I'm building a new ride though. It's a '71 fleetside, 400 sbc, 700R4. Working on it now, finally. Soon to have Edelbrock Pro Flo EFI, Vintage Air, 1 piece windows, buddy buckets, etc.

My new build thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...17#post2861817

Best pass with the old dragtruck:
5.32 @ 131.6 mph 1/8 mile w/ a 1.25 60' Fogger/Plate 2003

Best pass with the street 406 hydraulic roller motor w/ mild plate tuneup
5.93 @ 114 mph 1/8 mile w/ a 1.29 60' 2003 or 2004
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