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is it worth it
are traction bars worth the $$$? i'm thinking of getting some procomp ones from topguncustomz.com due to they have the cheapest price and all other traciton bars are $600 and up and i'm looking for something to possibly help my rear end. any one here have traction bars that have noticed a difference?
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also when removing the leaf springs for front and rear, the bolt in the middle, does that screw into the axle or what? i tried to remove the bolt on the driver side front leaf and the whole screw just started spinning. i have to take that bolt out to remove the leafs correct?
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There is one bolt in the middle of the leaf springs to hold them together, take that bolt out and the leaf pack comes apart(somtimes the come flying apart!) On the bottom end of the leaf pack(you cant see it while the leaf pack is installed) there is a little stub thats the other end of that bolt. All you gotta do is hold that stub with a vise grip and turn the nut and walla its apart. To be carfull though, if that thing decides to come flying out...you ant gonna stop it.
A good tip when your putting a leaf pack back together is to snug up the nut and bolt then hammer on the sides of the leaf pack, the tighten some more, then hammer some more untill your cant turn the nut anymore.
A good tip when your putting a leaf pack back together is to snug up the nut and bolt then hammer on the sides of the leaf pack, the tighten some more, then hammer some more untill your cant turn the nut anymore.
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Originally Posted by zstyle01
also when removing the leaf springs for front and rear, the bolt in the middle, does that screw into the axle or what? i tried to remove the bolt on the driver side front leaf and the whole screw just started spinning. i have to take that bolt out to remove the leafs correct?
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ok well if i take out the leaf will the truck start to sag alot or will i have to support the frame in ordered to take the leaf out? don't feel like getting under there and pulling out a leaf and have th truck start to fall on me
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Support the frame! With something big and sturdy, like stacking your tires under the back tire.
What are you trying to do? You start with traction bars and are taking spring packs apart. If for some reason you do have to seperate the spring pack, once you drop the axle from the spring, put a c-clamp on at least one side, if not both, of the tie-bolt. (the bolt holding the spring together) Once the tie-bolt is out, you can slowly release the leafs. No surprises and alot less dangerous. This will also keep you from pulling the last thresd or two off of the tie-bolt and save a trip to the store.
What are you trying to do? You start with traction bars and are taking spring packs apart. If for some reason you do have to seperate the spring pack, once you drop the axle from the spring, put a c-clamp on at least one side, if not both, of the tie-bolt. (the bolt holding the spring together) Once the tie-bolt is out, you can slowly release the leafs. No surprises and alot less dangerous. This will also keep you from pulling the last thresd or two off of the tie-bolt and save a trip to the store.
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Don't even use tires to support the frame. Use jackstands rated for the truck. I stack wood blocks (2x10) two wide and alternate directions, and then use the jackstand on top of it, and support the truck by the trailer hitch at its widest points.
But for traction bars, why would you need to do all that? Don't skimp on performance, or a poorly designed system. You want to have a system like fabtech that has a shackle in the front, to allow for suspension articulation.
But for traction bars, why would you need to do all that? Don't skimp on performance, or a poorly designed system. You want to have a system like fabtech that has a shackle in the front, to allow for suspension articulation.
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so i should go with fabtech or higher end traction bars (hense the saying you get what you pay for)
the reason why i was asking about taking leafs apar was for my front with the add-a-leaf the previous owner installed.
the reason why i was asking about taking leafs apar was for my front with the add-a-leaf the previous owner installed.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
Don't even use tires to support the frame. Use jackstands rated for the truck. I stack wood blocks (2x10) two wide and alternate directions, and then use the jackstand on top of it, and support the truck by the trailer hitch at its widest points.
But for traction bars, why would you need to do all that? Don't skimp on performance, or a poorly designed system. You want to have a system like fabtech that has a shackle in the front, to allow for suspension articulation.
But for traction bars, why would you need to do all that? Don't skimp on performance, or a poorly designed system. You want to have a system like fabtech that has a shackle in the front, to allow for suspension articulation.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
Use jackstands rated for the truck. I stack wood blocks (2x10) two wide and alternate directions, and then use the jackstand on top of it
