does anyone know of some reasonable priced traction bars? or any other solutions to the wheel hop i have? the truck i have is a 79 f150. and its 4wd (not sure if that makes a difference or not). thanks!

 

need. more. details.

what are you doing when the wheel hop occurs?

 

"Sure track" traction bars. i think that;s the brand name. mount on top of the spring perch.

 

I can tell you what doesn't work.

Lakewood 22026



They are meant for an 80+ truck. The angled brackets are too short to clear the rear axle, so you either need to bolt them to very large spacers so they fit against the leaf springs, orrrrrr cut/weld longer ones.

 

On a 4x4, add ladder bars or install a torque arm.

 

poison oil racing- the wheel hop occurs when i take off from a complete stop.

beartracks- i was looking at something of that sort but i'm not sure if i'd want to sacrifice my overload springs

HIO- what is a torque arm?

btw, sorry if i'm comin across a little dumb. i'm only 17 and i've just recently became interested in trucks when my dad got me a '79. and that was probably about 5-6 months ago.

 

On a 4x4,, ground clearance is prime so it's the wrong application for traction bars that are shown above. What is happening is axle wrap... the axle is attempting to rotate about its axis due to the applied torque which causes the leaf springs wanting to form an "S"... the leaf springs spring back and the wheel hop begins. A torque arm prevents the axle from rotating.

Read this article for background: Torque Arm To The Rescue - Four Wheeler Magazine

The referenced source: Torque Arm Kit, 3" Dia. Axle Tube | Torque Arms | WFOConcepts.com

Here's a pic of a Duramax. It's easy enough to make of ya got the fab skills... an axle mount with two points and then a front mounting point.. johnny joints, spherical rod ends, poly bushings, or Delrin bushings (like hard nylon or UHMW plastic) is high recommended. :



And another.. looks like a homemade job but I think you get the concept:

 

Try not flooring it when you take off......

 

And where would the fun be in that

 

Here's mine..





And here's another design. It's a bam bar

http://www.jeepaholics.com/tech/bambar/


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