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Originally Posted by cquestad
The way the ends are connected will dictate the force in the bar...whether is is axial...compression/tension or moment...bending or both.
A shackle on one end and fixed at the axle...will make it a bending type.
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Ladder bars are fixed at the axle and have a bending moment on them, assuming no binding (why I called out the floating design).
Traction bars are a single floating bar in compression.