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dsraven · 01-11-2019, 04:02 PM

if you can grab a better side view of the rear set up it would be worthwhile to show. if you have the original rear link bars plus the ladder bars and they don't pivot somewhere close to each other then they may bind up as the suspension moves up and down. don't want that. if the ladder bars don't bolt to the frame, but instead have a rubber snubber and rubbing block set up, then that is more of a traction bar than a ladder bar, a true ladder bar would be bolted to the frame as the pick up point. waaaaaay back I had a 63 which suffered from wheel hop. maybe the ladder bar is simply a traction bar due to wheel hop on burn outs.

01-11-2019, 04:02 PM	#17
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,838	Re: 52 cab mounted on a 68 frame if you can grab a better side view of the rear set up it would be worthwhile to show. if you have the original rear link bars plus the ladder bars and they don't pivot somewhere close to each other then they may bind up as the suspension moves up and down. don't want that. if the ladder bars don't bolt to the frame, but instead have a rubber snubber and rubbing block set up, then that is more of a traction bar than a ladder bar, a true ladder bar would be bolted to the frame as the pick up point. waaaaaay back I had a 63 which suffered from wheel hop. maybe the ladder bar is simply a traction bar due to wheel hop on burn outs.