Steve,
The Tiger traction bars are manufactured by Traction Masters in CA
(213-382-1131). The adjustment is just a matter of how tight you tighten the
u-clamps at the front of the springs. They are not traction bars in the
conventional sense with a big rubber snubber at the front. I have not yet
installed the traction masters, but plan to soon, and believe that they will
have some adjustment of pre-load depending how you tighten the u-bolts that
secure the bar at the rear where the axle mounts to the leaf spring. The
adjustment you referred to is probably the amount of slack (read rattle)
left at the front of the bar before the spring rap causes the bar to contact
the front of the spring effectively acting to plant the rear tires as a
conventional traction bar would. The adjustment then would be the amount
that is sufficient to leave the basic ride unimpeded but as soon as you "get
on it" the addition torque of the rear axle will rotate the front of the arm
up contacting the spring. The looser this adjustment is the more noticeable
the transition will be.
I am sure you are clear on the fundamentals of traction bars but if you wish
a longer explanation let me know.
I hope it helps.
Regards,
Tim Ronak
-----Original Message-----
From: J&E [mailto:J&E@ontis.com]
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 11:25 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: traction bars
listers
in normans book he says " when set up properly you
can feel them
come into play" (the traction bars). How do you set them
up? It looks to
me like you just bolt them on tight. Also do you leave off
the rubber
bumpers at the front of the springs? Thanks in advance
steve B382001622
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