school me on traction bars

[87Flh]

Got an 87 R10 with a flip kit in the rear. What traction bars will fit? Looking at the Lakewood 21715's but they look like they are for the stock setup with the axle under the leafs.

Do I need bars from something like a Camaro that already has the axle above the leafs? Or does somebody make a set for this common setup?

Thanks

[mongocanfly]

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/sm...?topic=10272.0
....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=727304.....
http://www.calvertracing.com/store/c...kit-p-184.html

[57sailplane]

here you go...

http://www.how-to-build-hotrods.com/traction-bars.html

[hotrod 80]

I cut up a cheaper set of universal slapper bars and welded them to the lower shock mounts on one of my trucks . They work great.

[Hollow65]

Will caltracs work?

[87Flh]

Originally Posted by 57sailplane

here you go...

http://www.how-to-build-hotrods.com/traction-bars.html

Wow, cool site. I just spent about an hour reading everything there. Thanks 57sailplane!

[87Flh]

Originally Posted by hotrod 80

I cut up a cheaper set of universal slapper bars and welded them to the lower shock mounts on one of my trucks . They work great.

A friend gave me an old set from a camaro, that is probably what I will use. Cant be too hard to make them fit/work.

[87Flh]

Originally Posted by Hollow65

Will caltracs work?

Yes they will. I would love to get some of those. Kinda pricey though.

[Ozzy2013]

Originally Posted by 87Flh

Yes they will. I would love to get some of those. Kinda pricey though.

Yes the cal tracks are high but man they work great !put them on my 68

[hotrod 80]

What kind of power are you making ? caltracs tend to stiffen the street ride and they do make some noise.

[Hollow65]

We put them in a friends ride and that thing can hook in a car wash.

[87Flh]

Originally Posted by hotrod 80

What kind of power are you making ? caltracs tend to stiffen the street ride and they do make some noise.

No idea what it puts to the wheels, but I was told the engine should make around 375 hp/tq. Feels like about 330-350ish to me. Its just a warmed over small block.

Got a M-20 4 speed behind it. Rear is a stock 10 bolt with 3.08 gears (for now).

It gets a bad case of wheel hop when I accelerate hard.

[hotrod 80]

A homemade set of slappers will stop your wheel hop issue and the factory shock should be stiff enough on extension for now . Caltracs would be optimal , but home built slappers will work . If it hops don't keep going hop = nbroken parts.