I plan on building my own set oy rear traction bars this weekend and I have a pretty good idea of what im doing. Does anybody have any tips or pointers that i should look out for?

 

This should be interesting. Keep us posted on how it goes and take lots of pics!

 

i would like too see what you do as well

 

well i was going to finsih mine up last weekend but was on call and didnt work out too well, started to work on them again this morning then i had to go on the dyno, should be done tommorow, the bars are in the bed now i need to wel on some brankets and look out

 

What are rear traction bars?

 

I cant wait to see this, probaly be cheaper to make them yourself, then buying already made, I know there a suspension shop down here in florida where he makes tractions bars and sells them for a reasonable price. Take plenty of picks.

 

Be nice if you could invert them so they don't hang down but stay tucked under the bed for offroad clearance. Maybe bolted to the side of the frame.

 

a couple of companies make a single traction bar. it mounts on the pinion of the pumpkin and runs along the driveshaft.

gives you a few benefits.

1. no wheel hop
2. driveshaft protection from rocks
3. pumpkin cover protection from rocks

Looking to find a picture, but my google skills are sucking tonight.


alternatively, you could run the traditional dual bar setup. I'd never run it on a 4x4 cause it will limit traction, but a 4x2 would be pretty easily fab'd up IMO. just grab a Lightning setup and it'd be pretty easy

 

whenever you get a link or a picture let us know

 

Rize was going to make 04-08 trac bars, but not anymore.. The ones they built are looking like they will be for 09+ F150's...

 

well fellas i hate to let you down but i forgot i have to go to my parents and close there pool so they arnt getting finished today all i have left is 2 bracket on the rear and weld everything in place:o

 

my google skills are still sucking, but I was a bit luckier today

Tuff Country
http://www.off-roadweb.com/features/.../photo_17.html




and the 09+ Rize...which should be pretty easy to emulate

 

idk but those rize ones are bad A**

 

Looks like a fun project. I bookmarked Ballistic Fabrication: http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/

for parts to fab up a set of traction bars. The have some cool stuff!

 

Hey guys i got most of the rear tractions bars project complete! Im going to the steel shop sometime this week to pick up a few brackets that I need! I will try to have it all done and completed and post pictures this weekend!