Anti wrap devices
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Ivan, are yours high-clearance as well? just curious... =)
Edit: Pro, what made you design it like you did rather than uses small shackles up front?
Edit: Pro, what made you design it like you did rather than uses small shackles up front?
Last edited by RawPower; Apr 19, 2005 at 09:17 PM.
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Shackles:
1) can still bind
2) lower the bars thus costing clearance
3) Limit articulation
So I designed a set that has zero bind, zero reduction in articulation, and are high clearance. The shackle/ladder bar setups do a pretty good job, but they are second best.
I've been playing around with aw devices for many years, and did much research, testing, and experimenting before I developed my gen IIIs (which aren't pictured, but Ivan built his from the plans). All this time and $ put into the project is why I paid to have the plans registered and am a bit proetective of them. A brutha's gotta make a buck
1) can still bind
2) lower the bars thus costing clearance
3) Limit articulation
So I designed a set that has zero bind, zero reduction in articulation, and are high clearance. The shackle/ladder bar setups do a pretty good job, but they are second best.
I've been playing around with aw devices for many years, and did much research, testing, and experimenting before I developed my gen IIIs (which aren't pictured, but Ivan built his from the plans). All this time and $ put into the project is why I paid to have the plans registered and am a bit proetective of them. A brutha's gotta make a buck
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The set that I have right now are not high clearance but they still follow my rear driveline. My drivline is a lot longer than Pro's because of the married tranny. I'm going to try a new trick design soon for high clearance just to see how they turn out. I've got all kinds of fancy tools at my disposal and just need a few days to play with them. If it works it'll have clearance like what's on Pro's truck now but will look extra kick ***. And if it doesn't look good what's the point? 
Now if I could just convince Pro to chrome them before he sells them. 
Now if I could just convince Pro to chrome them before he sells them.
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Buwaahahaha 
Good one pro.
But as for the bind (my theroy anyway), is that the axle travel in a small arc backwards, and if the geometry of the bars is designed to follow this arc of travel closely, bind is next to eliminated, but there's much more than that involved in (like how your particlarsuspension is set up for one thing) it, it just depends on your level of patient.
As for the slapper style of traction bars, when comparing to a set of universal ladder bars to a set of universal traction bars, the t-bars have more clearnence than the ladder bars as they only extend to the front of the leaf spring, verse say a foot or 2 for a ladder bar. Also i just installed a set of the slapper style t-bars on my flareside (reall bad wheel hop/bad traction before, now the wheel hop is gone and i have to do a 5k clutch drop to roast the tires, and that with 350hp 351W), and i will try to snap a picture to give you an idea of the cleaerence you still have.
Good one pro.
But as for the bind (my theroy anyway), is that the axle travel in a small arc backwards, and if the geometry of the bars is designed to follow this arc of travel closely, bind is next to eliminated, but there's much more than that involved in (like how your particlarsuspension is set up for one thing) it, it just depends on your level of patient.
As for the slapper style of traction bars, when comparing to a set of universal ladder bars to a set of universal traction bars, the t-bars have more clearnence than the ladder bars as they only extend to the front of the leaf spring, verse say a foot or 2 for a ladder bar. Also i just installed a set of the slapper style t-bars on my flareside (reall bad wheel hop/bad traction before, now the wheel hop is gone and i have to do a 5k clutch drop to roast the tires, and that with 350hp 351W), and i will try to snap a picture to give you an idea of the cleaerence you still have.
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I even washed the truck 
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal.../75051.520.390
and
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal.../75051.520.390
and
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Pro, most designs I have seen today that implement the use of shackles use the tension design (I think thats what you call it) like on 2/350's rear shackles.
Never the less, I am sure that yours are more effective I think ill have to do some research on my own or just stick w/ the shackles that I have from my factory susp...
Mustange, is that a CHEBBY I see to the right of the truck?
Never the less, I am sure that yours are more effective
I think ill have to do some research on my own or just stick w/ the shackles that I have from my factory susp...Mustange, is that a CHEBBY I see to the right of the truck?
Last edited by RawPower; Apr 20, 2005 at 09:45 PM.
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Saddly it is but its the neighbor's (i'm in the CITY for school, i'd shame my family name of Ford-not kidding - if i owned a chev).
- if i owned a chev).
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