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traction bar
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:31 pm
by ajsr
hey all
can anyone recommend a good bolt on / off the shelf traction bar set up
found some cracks around my spring prech mounts on diff housing might be time for a traction bar obiously getting axle wrap
ive been looking at a lowrange one any good??
will it affect the flex of my zook?
zook is swb spoa 32'
any help would be great
cheers andrew
and yes grimbo I did a search and looked in the bible
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:44 pm
by alien
im getting one made up for mine by SJ Performance.... google them - its the oztraks traction bar. Not bolt on though.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:09 pm
by ajsr
thanks alien
doesnt have to be bolt on
it just appeals incase i total the diff housing
what sort of $ it costing you?
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:27 am
by NIK
While we are on this topic anyone have pics of there x member to attatch there traction bar too?
Nik
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:18 am
by VR Rodeo
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:10 pm
by alien
its worth about $600 all painted up and custom made to suit my suspension set-up.. its a lot of $$$!!! but when you see the work and engineering that went into it its worth it...
Re: traction bar
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:59 pm
by jeep85
ajsr wrote:hey all
can anyone recommend a good bolt on / off the shelf traction bar set up
found some cracks around my spring prech mounts on diff housing might be time for a traction bar obiously getting axle wrap
ive been looking at a lowrange one any good??
will it affect the flex of my zook?
zook is swb spoa 32'
any help would be great
cheers andrew
and yes grimbo I did a search and looked in the bible
Get yourself a Jeep mate there heaps better, stop playing with toys
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:03 pm
by joeblow
mmmmm......don't you get free tickets to mardi gras with every jeep.....oh....and a fire extinguisher?
oh and i see his very first post is in the zook section.....very gay....off with you........the pink shirts are in the jeep section.....
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:03 pm
by skez
lol
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:40 pm
by ajsr
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:41 pm
by Guy
joeblow wrote:mmmmm......don't you get free tickets to mardi gras with every jeep.....oh....and a fire extinguisher?
oh and i see his very first post is in the zook section.....very .....off with you........the pink shirts are in the jeep section.....
Hey .. I have some pink shirt's .. does not mean I would buy a jeep ... I would prefer to agree with gwagensteve than go "jeep"
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:42 pm
by NIK
Anymore pics of cross members? Or will a mount on the body mount brace hold up?
I had mine there on my swb when it only ran 30s but with big tyres and gears not sure of its strength.
Also looked at a "bolt in" x member with sandwhich plates to the chassis but couldnt think how to get around the fuel lines on d/s rail.
Nik
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:58 pm
by alien
for this kind of purpose it might even pay to just weld in a new x-member at the right spot to make the bar work best (ie: flatter angle on the bar). most people mount off the same x-member though, its the only one in the vicinity and its strong. I wouldnt trust a body mount to take the load at all.
do you have any drawings of the kind of bar you're hoping to make??? i'd be keen for a peep!
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:12 pm
by nicbeer
u got BL in? Nik.
if so or may get away with it without one. bend or align the pipes higher so the boltin method may work in there
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:48 am
by NIK
Pretty much the same design as hyzooks.
I didnt means off the body mount I meant the chassis x member that they bolt to.
Nah I dont have a b/l its heigh enough now..
Nik
