Tim,
I did not mean to reply to your message (below) to the list, but needed to
correct any misinterpretations of what I said, as your message was sent to the
entire list. Please pardon the broadcast reply.
The original design Traction Master LAT bolt-ons are exactly the bars I have,
and installed. The "rubber snubber" is J&E's statement, not mine, and I was
just trying to figure out what they might be - as they are not on my car, nor
with the Traction Masters.
There is absolutely no "adjustment" on the U-Bolts. These must be tightened
securely with good lock nuts like the originals as they hold your axle in
place. No room here for play.
Allowing the front of the bar to have slack will allow the sharp edges of the
clamp to continually bang and rattle against the spring. This can damage the
spring, as well as drive you crazy with the noise on acceleration and braking.
The banging can severely damage the spring. The rubber padding I used was
simply to stop any rubbing from sliding forces wearing the spring with the
sharp corners of the clamp. The clamp is tight.
I am sure your will find all this out for yourself once you install a set.
With all due respect,
Steve
"Ronak, TP (Timothy)" wrote:
> 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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