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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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I've searched and searched. Any one sell a kit? Not interested in the Cal-Trac setup.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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I am also interested...
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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If you have a welder they are not that hard to make. I am planning on making a set for my truck shortly.
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I've got a mig, i've been searching for something close I could make work, but it would be nice if I could find a bolt on kit for 2WD.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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I think lightnings are the only ones with bolt on kits
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Ive got a set that kb did up for a short time that are bolt on but are cal-trac style. I just dont think im gonna need em anytime soon and have been sitting on them for awhile.
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Never used and i had em powder coated black also, let me know if your interested and i can get pics of mine..

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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by skolman91
Ive got a set that kb did up for a short time that are bolt on but are cal-trac style. I just dont think im gonna need em anytime soon and have been sitting on them for awhile.
Pics in post#77
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...l+tracs&page=8
Never used and i had em powder coated black also, let me know if your interested and i can get pics of mine..
I'm interested if he's not...
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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I dont know whether or not they are still offering them, but Domination Chassis had a set of long bars made up for regular cabs. I believe at one time they were looking at doing a set for extended cabs as well, but its been a while back and I havent heard anything else about them.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackGMC
If you have a welder they are not that hard to make. I am planning on making a set for my truck shortly.
yes they are easy to make but you also have to know the correct sceince behind them. if you dont have them at the right lenght, angle and mounting points they will hurt you more then help. Alot of the long bars ive seen on this site are on wrong angle and not correct lenght


the ones on that domination first made actually caused the rear suspension to bound up instead of planting wheels. It did help keep rear stable but didnt do **** for anti squat

so if youre going to build a set for yourself just make sure all the angles, lenghts are where they need to be. Each truck is going to be different. especially if the truck has more weight over the nose [IE turbo setup]. the more weigh you have the center axis chanages.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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From what i have seen the bars need to be parallel to the ground because thw force exterted from the axle is foward. Correct? If they are angled upwards the force exterted from the axle foward and upwards, correct? You are correct about the length i have not sat down and figured out how long i should make them. The rear portion bars will actually swing up and down as the suspension moves, so the axle will actually move in an arc due to the front pivot point. I think if the bars are too short they will bind the rear suspension as it moves due to the small arc path. A longer bar would have a more gradual arc so less binding.

You agree or am i missing something
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