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Old 01-12-2017, 04:45 PM   #1
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Traction bars/ flip kit?

Hello to all. Is adding traction bars another way like a flip kit? Reason I ask is because I'm considering traction bars in my 1978 short bed since I'm doing a LS1 swap and I don't want any wheel hop or warp the diff.. Leaf springs going under the diff made me think that it might be similar or I could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated thanks in advanced!
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Old 01-12-2017, 05:15 PM   #2
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Re: Traction bars/ flip kit?

I have a friend that did an LS swap and already had a flip kit. He still had to add traction bars.
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Old 01-12-2017, 05:55 PM   #3
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Re: Traction bars/ flip kit?

Thanks for the reply. Yea I was thinking the same thing, donyou think just by adding the traction bars the truck will lower a bit?
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Re: Traction bars/ flip kit?

I do not know the answer to that. Sorry
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Old 01-12-2017, 08:03 PM   #5
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Re: Traction bars/ flip kit?

The truck will not lower at all by adding traction bars....
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Old 01-12-2017, 09:50 PM   #6
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Re: Traction bars/ flip kit?

Calvert racing makes a really nice set of traction bars for our trucks that have had the rear axle flipped over the springs. Here's a link to their site.

http://www.calvertracing.com/store/c...kit-p-184.html

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Old 01-13-2017, 01:45 PM   #7
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Re: Traction bars/ flip kit?

Traction bars and a flip kit are completely different and do radically different things. Flip kits don't give you traction, traction bars don't alter the ride height at all.
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