OK, heres the deal.... as many of you know I do a lot of mudding and what not, few trails, tug o wars, blah blah blah you get the picture. I Know that the best traction bar for the rear consists of 2 mounting points on the axle that consist of heims(better) or poly bushings(not as good) and a shackle mounted in tension to the frame (such as the budbuilt unit). Well I dont have enough room to mount that kinda of traction bar underneath my truck, so I thought about doing the simple and very popular alternative, which is 2 bars mounted at one point kinda below the axle and a solid (no shackle) mount to the frame, with poly bushings at each end.
If you don't have enough space for the Bud-built then look into RCD trac-bars. They have some really nice ones. I bought a set for my 00 but never installed them, they were out of the box and the quality was just like the RCD lift kit, no complaints.
You may need a specific size/length for your truck though because of all you have done. I have seen a few running around in AZ with what looks like an adjustable trac bar, you may want to look into something like this, it will adjust for length similar to the way a tie-rod end is connected to a steering rack.
They are 64" from eye to eye, and were made for a super duty, but this guy used them on a 85 f-250 with a dana 70 rear. And they are only $175, if he doesn't sell them...
I think the RCD ones I had were about that same length, I never measured eyelet to eyelet but they were damn long, I know that. Those might work, it's just that pro-comp sucks something fierce and I wouldn't buy anything that had the pro-comp name on it.
However, that is really cheap for a set of traction bars. I know my RCDs were two to three times that amount.
I think the RCD ones I had were about that same length, I never measured eyelet to eyelet but they were damn long, I know that. Those might work, it's just that pro-comp sucks something fierce and I wouldn't buy anything that had the pro-comp name on it.
However, that is really cheap for a set of traction bars. I know my RCDs were two to three times that amount.
I'm not a big fan of pro comp either, even though i have their shocks and steering stabilizer..... but if I did happen to get these, I would take the Pro Comp Stamped piece of metal off.
I'm not a big fan of pro comp either, even though i have their shocks and steering stabilizer..... but if I did happen to get these, I would take the Pro Comp Stamped piece of metal off.
Also get a decent powder coating job done on them and you might have an OK set of trac-bars there!!!
Yea thats what a lot of trucks run around here, and I dont think they have much problems with them. The only thing is that 12 feet of that stuff is like $160+
Yea thats what a lot of trucks run around here, and I dont think they have much problems with them. The only thing is that 12 feet of that stuff is like $160+
That's a lot cheaper than a $500.00 set of traction bars though
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