Trac bar build

Pwrcummins · Mar 2, 2014

I'm looking to build some track bars for my truck. Iv seen it done in here before. I was curious to know what parts where use, location of welding and mounting, length that should be used, and if it would be better to just buy them as a kit.

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ncollins64 · Mar 2, 2014

You may come out cheaper building them yourself. I had built several sets before I got OUO traction blocks. I always used 2 inch Dom tubing with 1/4 wall. I like over kill instead of under kill. But anyways I always used ballastic joints on all sets and ordered my rear end brackets from them as well. For the frame mount, I used angle and flat bar and bolted them on. I didn't like welding on my frame.

Pwrcummins · Mar 3, 2014

Where did you get the tubing?

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ODAWG714 · Mar 3, 2014

You can get the tuning at any metal surplus store.
1.25 or 1.5 round .120 wall is ideal

mustube · Mar 3, 2014

I used 1.5" .25 wall DOM tubing with 7/8 x 7/8 rod ends and I had the ID of the misalignment spacers machined to fit snuggly around the stock metric track bar bolt.
I had the tube laying around but you can get the rod ends and tubing from ruffstuff specialties.

brentos · Mar 3, 2014

Look in the sled pulling forum lots of info

SSpeeDEMONSS · Mar 3, 2014

ODAWG714 said:
You can get the tuning at any metal surplus store.
1.25 or 1.5 round .120 wall is ideal

I bent one of my 2" .120 wall bar. I wouldn't go less than 1.5" .250 wall. 2" would be better.

Garrett

probably getting paid at work to post this from my POS phone

Pwrcummins · Mar 3, 2014

What can I do for mounting? Sorry for al the questions I'm new to this side of thing

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njjeep · Mar 3, 2014

Isn't a track bar or panhard bar used to locate an axle side to side? And what the OP means is "traction bars". Just sayin...

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mustube · Mar 3, 2014

OP has almost 500 posts. If he doesn't know the difference then op should buy a kit.

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Pwrcummins · Mar 3, 2014

I did trac short for traction/ladder bars

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HobbyStock62 · Mar 3, 2014

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this is what i did for front and rear mounts. rears are weld on, fronts bolt on. 2" x.250 DOM with ballistic 2.63 front bushings and 7/8" rod ends.

Pwrcummins · Mar 3, 2014

Nice. Where did you get the mounts?

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Derkperk · Mar 3, 2014

Check out ballisticfabrication.com They have a lot of cool stuff.

bretferd · Mar 3, 2014

HobbyStock62 said:
this is what i did for front and rear mounts. rears are weld on, fronts bolt on. 2" x.250 DOM with ballistic 2.63 front bushings and 7/8" rod ends.

Can you post pics of how its all mounted to the truck? I will be doing this to my truck once I get my tax return.

HobbyStock62 · Mar 4, 2014

I made the mounts out of 10ga. I'll get pics tomorrow morningish.

Pwrcummins · Mar 4, 2014

checking out balisticfab i have no idea what im looking at lol. they seem to have everything i need to really fab up anything i want.

HobbyStock62 · Mar 4, 2014

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46456

I listed everything I ordered from ballistic fab here and how I did my mounts. Even where to get 2" dom for under 50 bucks for 6 feet.

ford rules · Mar 4, 2014

Everything your asking has been went over numerous times, search in the sled pull and suspension forums.
Here's my build, lots of guys seamed to like them.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35284