Topic: traction bars, anti wrap bars...

[85yotapolo]

any body got pics or write up on making some...   i seen the anti wrap mount on trail gear thinking of getting that trying to make something

[TacoRunner]

Here is another option

http://www.budbuilt.com/new/traction_bars.html

[emsvitil]

http://www.deckersonline.com/fj40_traction_bar

[85yotapolo [OP]]

those are tights, but too much $$$$$$$$    i seen some pics just trying to get more ideas so when i make one or buy i know what im getting into...


i seen some with shackles set up or with just a sliding

[85yotapolo [OP]]

ill probably buy the anti wrap bars from trail gear but do you have to use dom tubing so much damn money...

[yjay]

I've built a couple. The axle wrap on my Jeep was intolerable. They are pretty easy to make for about $150 or less depending on the price for DOM. Sometimes you can luck out and get remnants from a steel shop for significant savings. I personally do not care for the Trail Gear style bar with the sliding portion. The way I prefer is with a rebuildable joint in the front that has a threaded portion(as shown) already on it, and 2 poly bushings on the axle end (as shown)that have threaded rod with jam nuts to fine tune the angle. Just mount the front joint to a shackle at a crossmember that is there or that you make. The basic size and shape of the TG one looks good, maybe 40" long or so. I'd use DOM so that you can easily install threaded inserts into the tubing to accept the rod ends  
I would put more cross bracing in than what is pictured.

[85yotapolo [OP]]

i want to get dom its just little $$$$$$... going to call some metal shops around here where i live and see prices,,, ill probably get teh joints from t/g or if anyone sells it cheaper..

[85yotapolo [OP]]

so the shackle has to be pointing up??? also what shize shackle can i use or does it matter?

[yjay]

I suppose you could use HREW tubing but you'll have to grind out the raised weld inside to be able to insert the threaded bungs. As for the shackles, that's the only way I've seen them done. You may want to visit your local steel shops because they will probably not go into detail about their remnants. They typically just have them in a pile or on racks and don't keep track of what's there. You gotta pick thru it yourself, but it can really be worth it. Where I get steel, rems are sold by the pound and are about a third the price of virgin metal. Even if you don't find what you need you'll always find cool pieces for other projects. It's like an Easter egg hunt.

[SloCrawler]

We need more on this subject.