Traction bar vs ladder bar

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Duramaxfan03

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Just wondering what your guys opinion is on a traction bar vs a ladder bar style setup? The truck it is going on is strictly for sled pulling. The set up i have right now is just a traction bar setup and the bars are 60" long and .500 wall, they are working fine for me right now, but im just curious on what you guys prefer.
 
The rules allow anything really. I just don't.know if it pays to use a ladder bar style with a shackle or anything because we only have 1" of suspension travel to play with.
 
Bodacious said:
?? Due tell...
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Because the leaf springs are doing half the job a ladder bar should be doing. The only benefit is not having to fab a panhard bar.

Duramaxfan03 said:
The rules allow anything really. I just don't.know if it pays to use a ladder bar style with a shackle or anything because we only have 1" of suspension travel to play with.
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If it has a shackle it's not a ladder bar, just a triangulated axle wrap bar. Which you might benefit from if you're bending the current set.
 
JWhite said:
If it has a shackle it's not a ladder bar, just a triangulated axle wrap bar. Which you might benefit from if you're bending the current set.
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I usually call 'floating ladder bars' personally, but I think this is typically your best bet. No binding, controls axle wrap/pinion angle, and lets the leafs perform how they were meant to.
 
So you guys would say that a traction bar style with a shackle may work better then just a single bar that I'm running right now? Even though we only have 1" of suspension travel?
 
We use square tubing ran from the rear end up to approximately the front of the door & weld to the frame with square tubing up & down to gusset the frame to prevent flex.Most chassis are done like this on 3.0 diesel trucks.
 
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