Traction bars on '68 c20? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

75-K5 · 01-22-2004, 07:08 PM

Do the '68 c20s come with traction bars from the factory? Mine has some type of goofy huge trac bar setup that somebody has painted green. Just wondering if it was stock? What purpose would it serve anyway? I can't do any burnouts and no offroading (2wd), so why would axle wrap be a problem?

Rooster's 67 · 01-22-2004, 07:22 PM

what do you mean traction bars, the bars from middle of the frame to the rear? Do you have coils or leaf springs in the rear?

*67Fleetsidedream* · 01-22-2004, 07:26 PM

I you have coils then you already have traction bars/trailing arms.

gonebad2 · 01-22-2004, 07:33 PM

You sure it's not a rear sway bar??? What diameter is it? What are the mounting points? Sorry for all the ???????

75-K5 · 01-22-2004, 08:46 PM

I wish I had some pics of it but it's 100 miles away from me right now. I have rear coils. Yes, they go from the middle of the frame to the rear. I'm pretty sure it's not a sway bar, there are actually two separate bars and if I recall correctly, I think they are made of c-channel.

jmanz69 · 01-22-2004, 10:35 PM

Sounds like trailing arms to me. That would be stock. it was the way they made the rear suspension for the chevy's. The GMC's had leaf spring rears. Trailing arms are great to prevent wheel hop, and give a smoother ride than leafs, IMO. Not so good for loading up, but haven't heard of anyone really having problems there either.

**nightmare** · 01-23-2004, 03:12 PM

well, with the coil rears, you could have ordered a factory overload leaf that came from the back of the frame to the trailing arms. that helped with the loading on the chevy's

75-K5 · 01-23-2004, 04:03 PM

It also has overload leaves in addition to these bars.

68CST327 · 01-23-2004, 04:10 PM

Yeah, I think they're just the stock trailing arms like everyone else said. You really can't beat that setup; it was a great design.

01-22-2004, 07:08 PM	#1
75-K5 Bucket of Bolts Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 455	Traction bars on '68 c20? Do the '68 c20s come with traction bars from the factory? Mine has some type of goofy huge trac bar setup that somebody has painted green. Just wondering if it was stock? What purpose would it serve anyway? I can't do any burnouts and no offroading (2wd), so why would axle wrap be a problem? __________________ This is the project that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend....

01-22-2004, 07:22 PM	#2
Rooster's 67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: DFW Posts: 765	what do you mean traction bars, the bars from middle of the frame to the rear? Do you have coils or leaf springs in the rear? __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

01-22-2004, 07:33 PM	#4
gonebad2 Merciless Butcher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CC Nevada Posts: 1,447	You sure it's not a rear sway bar??? What diameter is it? What are the mounting points? Sorry for all the ??????? __________________ Your Bought And Sold....I Got Your Soul!

01-22-2004, 08:46 PM	#5
75-K5 Bucket of Bolts Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 455	I wish I had some pics of it but it's 100 miles away from me right now. I have rear coils. Yes, they go from the middle of the frame to the rear. I'm pretty sure it's not a sway bar, there are actually two separate bars and if I recall correctly, I think they are made of c-channel. __________________ This is the project that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend....

01-23-2004, 04:03 PM	#8
75-K5 Bucket of Bolts Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 455	It also has overload leaves in addition to these bars. __________________ This is the project that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend....

01-22-2004, 07:26 PM	#3
67Fleetsidedream Wiseass secured himself a BAN Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: MOON!!! Posts: 2,282	I you have coils then you already have traction bars/trailing arms.

01-22-2004, 10:35 PM	#6
jmanz69 Careful, they attack... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Waterford, MI, USA Posts: 1,107	Sounds like trailing arms to me. That would be stock. it was the way they made the rear suspension for the chevy's. The GMC's had leaf spring rears. Trailing arms are great to prevent wheel hop, and give a smoother ride than leafs, IMO. Not so good for loading up, but haven't heard of anyone really having problems there either.

01-23-2004, 04:10 PM	#9
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	Yeah, I think they're just the stock trailing arms like everyone else said. You really can't beat that setup; it was a great design.



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