TY'S08FX4
New member
Thanks! Just got in from finishing up the u joint shields. Electric fans, tranny blanket and airkill system go in tomorrow night/Saturday. I'll make sure someone gets some videos of the pulls Saturday night.
6.4 pull truck mild build
- Thread starter TY'S08FX4
- Start date
sootie
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2012
- Messages
- 11,849
- Reaction score
- 35
where are you pulling on Sat
06f250powerstroke
New member
Have you tried a 4th gear tune. Put the truck in drive. With the tune it will start in 4th. Have it so the converter locks at 8-10mph
TY'S08FX4
New member
Fergus fall fair, Saturday night starts at 6...feversham fair is Sunday might pull there too depending on how Saturday goes, it's just a bush pull though.
Not yet, hoping the added weight and bump stops will help it catch traction, biggest problem with this truck is it just blows the tires off down the track and spins out as soon as the weight comes up on the sled, I'll be one of only 2 trucks in the class not running dual tires on the back, so traction might be an issue compared to the other trucks.
sootie
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2012
- Messages
- 11,849
- Reaction score
- 35
I'm gonna try and get there...
TY'S08FX4
New member
Well after a long day of working on the truck yesterday, electric fans, air kill system, trans blanket, cross bolts in downpipe and driveshaft safety loop all installed in one day, finished half an hour before the pull and made it just in time. Hooked in the pro street diesel class, ended up being test hooker again, pulled 305' for the first pull, but bent my traction bars and stripped one if the heim joints so I turned down a re pull, tightest track of the year cause it was so cold out. Truck worked good though, waiting on some videos. Guess I'll be looking for some new traction bars this week.
Tree Trimmer
New member
- Joined
- May 22, 2011
- Messages
- 2,016
- Reaction score
- 0
what size is the tubing you used in them?
TY'S08FX4
New member
Not sure, bought them thru a buddy who had them made by a guy north of me, they were cheaply made but seemed to work, first tight track I've pulled with them on and clearly they didn't hold up..just bent them back up with a jack for now lol
97stoker350
Active member
Ouo ftw
Riverside
Member
X2 on OUO bars.....love mine.
But since your brackets are set up for heims Get ya some 2" OD .250 wall DOM tubing.
Weld in threaded bungs and some currie rod ends.
That will not bend.
You can get everything you need at
Polyperformance.com
I can post up some pics of what I'm talking about if ya would like
But since your brackets are set up for heims Get ya some 2" OD .250 wall DOM tubing.
Weld in threaded bungs and some currie rod ends.
That will not bend.
You can get everything you need at
Polyperformance.com
I can post up some pics of what I'm talking about if ya would like
Last edited:
TY'S08FX4
New member
Thanks, a local guy makes these for $250 installed, or they make ladder bars too for more $$ but he said the single bar will hold up, anything is better then what was on there
4.0l sahara
New member
They look like the same tractor joint junk just like you had. Pmf or ouo.........
TY'S08FX4
New member
Same joints my buddies 1200hp duramax has that's the top truck in the class, seem to hold up...only 4 pulls left this season can't justify spending another $1000 for 4 pulls lol
97stoker350
Active member
Wat about next season...
Stroked777
New member
Just add guessets
TY'S08FX4
New member
The ones that were on there had rebar welded on the insides of them...hated those traction bars anyways I'm glad they finally bent so I can get a better set lol
Stroked777
New member
Well rebar welded to the side isn't much of a gusset. An average man could bend rebar over his knee. You need gussets like on the pretty looking traction bars lol
TY'S08FX4
New member
I waited 3 months for those bars I was pretty sure the guy took my money and wasn't going to give me them lol they were made for my old 6.0 but by the time I got them it was already for sale...I do love my pmf 4 link bars though, everyone scratches they're heads as to why my truck has never hopped even once going down the track lol
TY'S08FX4
New member
On a side note...truck ran good with the electric fans, removed the shroud also, tones more room to work on the motor, not sure if it was just cause it was cold last night but on the way to the pull ECT was 190, usually at 198. And while pulling it started the pull at 142 and ended the pull at 188 degrees. They are 2 16" 2500 cfm flex a lite fans.
TY'S08FX4
New member
heres a open facebook link to the video, not private so anyone without facebook should still be able to watch it
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=810887422290279&set=vb.248490438529983&type=3&theater
for anyone whos going to ask the jump at the end was a little shifter mishap lol not too worried about it, pull looked perfect other then that.
Anyone with facebook the Diesel Dr posts all videos of the local pro street diesel class onto facebook, sorry no youtube videos from that class ever get posted!
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=810887422290279&set=vb.248490438529983&type=3&theater
for anyone whos going to ask the jump at the end was a little shifter mishap lol not too worried about it, pull looked perfect other then that.
Anyone with facebook the Diesel Dr posts all videos of the local pro street diesel class onto facebook, sorry no youtube videos from that class ever get posted!
