traction bars mounted!

[Gotts2BMe]

Originally Posted by Galaxy Gotts...that was neat, thanks. So for the overall best/most suspension travel, you'd adjust them as short as possible like you originally said?? There is an art to getting the right length of trac bars depending on the range of your suspension travel or of your desired travel of the suspension. The rear suspension does naturally compress slightly to the rear with the shackle on the rear of the leaf spring. The length of trac bars is very important and their as actually an art to it. The best advise i can give to str8t six when it comes to adjusting is get his mounts welded up permanently measure the distance between the frame mount and the axle mount. Jack the truck up in the rear so their is no weight on the rear suspension and measure again. Put enough weight in the bed so he is on the bump stops and measure again. Ideally those will all be the same length and that is the length you want your trac bar. If they are not the same length you take all 3 and average them. If they are way off you have to adjust them the best you can to get that length.

[str8t six]

so i need to jack up the frame high enough to take the tires off the ground?

[Gotts2BMe]

Originally Posted by str8t six

so i need to jack up the frame high enough to take the tires off the ground?

yes

[dirtrider596979]

Originally Posted by str8t six

so i need to jack up the frame high enough to take the tires off the ground?

Just do what this guy is doing, should get it high enough

[str8t six]

Originally Posted by Gotts2BMe

yes

Ok thanks.

Originally Posted by dirtrider596979

Just do what this guy is doing, should get it high enough

[03F15003]

Anyone know of any 03 2wd long bed trac bars? my truck's lifted with mud tires and in the sand it likes to hop around like a bunny...

[06yz250f]

Have a set made up. Think i paid $450 to have mine built

[Galaxy]

Here's a thought...the axle hanging free and Fe axle articulated at full travel (as in one side compressed and the other extended like driving per something) is two different animals. Would that give you a different extended length you may need to consider?