SSpeeDEMONSS
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jlibert what joints are those? where did ya get them and how are they holding up?
I always get side tracked when you post for some reason. I totally forgot we were talking traction bars!
X2. something about SSpeeDEMONSS aviator just draws me in. :bang
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jlibert what joints are those? where did ya get them and how are they holding up?
X2. something about SSpeeDEMONSS aviator just draws me in. :bang
I got them from some online 4x4 shop. They're similar to currie's joints. They're holding up good as far as I can tell. Haven't pulled with them yet, just street driving.
Ok, I'm gettin ready to fab up some bars, tell me some do's and dont's? like whether to weld to the frame or make some bolt on brackets? or whether or not to weld the tabs to the axle or weld them to the u bolt plate? help me out! how long do they need to be for drag racing/ street driving? the reason I am building these is i sent my pinion straight up in my other dodge and the parts I am gettin to build them are free!
Are you using a heim (spherical) joint that can pivot, or just a bushing with a sleeve. My old bars used tractor 3rd arm heims, and went from the bottom of the U-bolt plate to the bottom of the frame...this wont work with bushings unless you weld all brackets on an angle because they dont line up. My new bars use bushings so I have them welded just inside the u-bolt plate so that it lines up right under the frame rail and goes straight forward.
As for welding to the frame, some people say its bad, but the way I did mine was to slowly stitch the bracket to the bottom of the frame and let it cool, then made my gusset plate that goes around the channel and spread the load out on the frame. Again slowly stitching and alternating sides as to not get the frame too hot in one spot.
Do the bars have to be long enough to get to the boxed frame? I want them to be shorter! the brackets will be bolt-on, and these will be for drag racing more than sled pulling!