who made their own trac bars

8luggin · Dec 4, 2011

Who has made their own trac bars looking to build my own while I have some free time artwork. Thinking some 1 3/4 dom tubing and some 7/8 rod ends

Jeff@Spartan · Dec 4, 2011

Dustin made his own set.

MINK · Dec 4, 2011

I've run nothing but homemade bars on my previous truck and my 6.4 will be getting a set here soon. I've you have the time and ability then I say go for it.

8luggin · Dec 4, 2011

Dam DROID I meant at work.

Moremph · Dec 4, 2011

traction bars or the bars for the front end

8luggin · Dec 4, 2011

Traction aka ladder bars

dirtboy25 · Dec 4, 2011

I didn't make them for a 6.4 but this could be used for just about any application.

http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65774&highlight=

tylerdillard · Dec 4, 2011

I made my own set also. I'll take a quick pic tomorrow.

Dieselboy. · Dec 4, 2011

Use 2" steel with a 1/4 wall thickness. I order 1.5 inside diameter and used a 1 1/2 threaded collar for my Johnny joint or heim joint. That was a 1" thread with a 9/16 hole for the bolt. Made the mounts for the frame and axle and welded them on.

Ballistic fab I believe sells the heim joints and bushings, grease nipples and such.

SSpeeDEMONSS · Dec 5, 2011

8luggin said:
Traction aka ladder bars

Not aka ladder bars. There are traction bars and then are ladder bar. There's a difference.

Garrett

Probably getting paid at work to post this from my D1

8luggin · Dec 6, 2011

SSpeeDEMONSS said:
Not aka ladder bars. There are traction bars and then are ladder bar. There's a difference.

Garrett

Probably getting paid at work to post this from my D1

i believe the sole purpose of both is to keep the rear in line and from wheel hopping.

SSpeeDEMONSS · Dec 7, 2011

Yes, but they are not the same thing.

Garrett

Probably getting paid at work to post this from my D1

SSpeeDEMONSS · Dec 7, 2011

Ill post a pic when I get home in the morning.

Garrett

Probably getting paid at work to post this from my D1

Dzchey21 · Dec 8, 2011

i made my own out of tubing, i also made a traction block similar to ouo when my truck was lifted and stock height for the dpc

Rene G · Dec 8, 2011

Dzchey21 said:
i made my own out of tubing, i also made a traction block similar to ouo when my truck was lifted and stock height for the dpc

Did you have to change the length of the bars for different hights?

p.s. even your frame mounts look almost exactly like OUO's, nice bars.

Erikclaw · Dec 9, 2011

Custom mounting with the yellow strap?

Dzchey21 · Dec 9, 2011

Rene G said:
Did you have to change the length of the bars for different hights?

p.s. even your frame mounts look almost exactly like OUO's, nice bars.

I just moved the mounting on the frame

Dzchey21 · Dec 9, 2011

Erikclaw said:
Custom mounting with the yellow strap?

Made them at 4 am and headed to a sled pull at 7 needEd a safety so it didn't Pogo on the highway if they broke

Rene G · Dec 9, 2011

Dzchey21 said:
I just moved the mounting on the frame

I see, thanks I might be doing that soon!

Lowdown89 · Dec 9, 2011

Is their a specific formula for how long they need to be? My friend wants to build a set for his megacab and I want to build a set for my CCLB dually... Most sets I see look to follow the angle of the driveshaft should I make it long enough where I stops at the carrier bearing or longer? I remember seeing a thread a while back where there was a lot of good info but I searched and couldn't find it

Also i would to make it a totally bolt on affair so some ideas for Making it bolt to the axle instead of welding would be great