traction bars?
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traction bars?
I have an 81 ford truck and I have a bad problem with wheel hop and axle tramp. I was wondering if there was anything out there that i could install on it quick and easy to lessen the hop. The truck has factory rear suspension and springs. I know heavier spring help but I don't want to hurt the ride much more. standered traction bars limit the amount of axle travel also I know so is there anything I can do that wouldn't require to much modifications?
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One time i saw a truck with some sort of bracket on top of the leaf springs that allowed a shock obsorber to bolt to it one one end and to the frame on the other. would this set up work very well or would it only dampn the jerk a little bit?
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the shock is horizontile and not verticle. It is basicly the same set up as what hav24wheel said only it uses a shock absorber instead of a metal bar. It had a ford motorsports sticker on the absorber so I was wondering if it was some kinda kit ford offered.
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back in the day i had a 77 f-150 with a built motor, i used the traction bars that hav24wheel mentioned. i actually bought them i did'nt make them. they are adjustable at the frame end. they worked great and you could'nt even see them.
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the rear springs are probally worn. like farmboy said maybe some new leafs or a new pack it would defenitly stop it.i just installed a 12" lift in a 78 s/c and with no shocks he was burning out withh 33s all day and i didn't see any wrap
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