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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Ladder bar question

I am going to a ladder bar setup on a 94 f-150. do any of you guys run a ladder bar setup on leaf springs with a floater? if so who makes a floater to fit f-150 leaf springs?

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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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floater? need to flush more than once?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Competition Engineering makes a universal floater that might work for you.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 77460ford
Competition Engineering makes a universal floater that might work for you.
I saw that, but I was thinking the car leaf springs might be narrower.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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With close to thousand ponies it may be time to step up to a four link, or at least have a suspension shop work with you to optimize your traction issues.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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When you say floater are you refering to a shackled trac bar or what?
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:27 AM
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A floater allows the leaf spring to slide on the rear instead of binding.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 08:51 AM
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this does the same thing but cheaper, no specialty parts to buy



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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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Thats what I thought they were refering to, but no one wanted to say what they were talking about till 383.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 77460ford
With close to thousand ponies it may be time to step up to a four link
Did I miss a memo!?
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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I think he was refering to the truck that is in his signature.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Ronin4x4
Did I miss a memo!?
LOL
here it is


I want to stay with the leaf springs and stock type shocks to stay in a stock suspension class. once you go coil over or 4-link you are basically lumped in with full out race trucks.

Mine is still streetable and driven occasionally on the street to shows or cruise nights.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 05:42 AM
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I have a link (still looking for it) to a full size bronco (4X4) bronco that can do wheelstands. He's running a hybrid leaf spring setup that might work for you to keep you in your class. The Bronco is doing high 10's right now.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:04 AM
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is this the one? I don't know anything about it, just found the pic on nloc.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:12 AM
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That's Pat's Bronco. He still runs leaf springs with some modifications, twisted the snot out of axles until getting the 40 spline installed. Check his Super Motors site, he posted lot's of info on his setup.
 
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