i finally sat down and used the search button a lot and read many many posts.I am trying to find some traction bars for my lifted truck i know cal tracs make some but from what i have read on some of the forums(petersen's 4 wheel & off-road) the longer the bars the better. Does any one else make a set up for my truck? I would love to spend the time and make my own but i work way too much. I am also going to order some Deaver springs soon maybe next month so i can try to finish my truck up. Reason being is because in second/third gears my truck shifts really hard. yes i had my tuner look at it and fix it the best he could but now i know it is my rear axle because of the blocks/leaf set up i have i noticed it when i drove it the past couple of days. when i drive like an old lady (which is never) the truck shifts are pretty smooth but when i drive it pretty hard it shifts hard.

so far i found these guys
http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/tractionbar.htm

http://eastsidecustomtruck.com/i-131...ted-a-d-d.html

http://lazarsmith.com/tractionbars.html

any input helps i just want to be sure that i make the right decision the first time and not have to worry about it later.

 

most of the major lift companies make them

I like Cognito's economy bars.

Also Caltracs work differently than traction bars and they do make them for lifted trucks.

 

Deaver springs are on the way my younger bigger brother is going to pick them up! Caltracs i am still researching into, the cognito i havent found much infomation on. any one else have an opinion on what i should be looking for?

 

I have some procomp bars I used for about 1000 miles I will sale you, with the mounting kit. Since I have basically a stock 5.3 I really dont need them.

...aside from that, its my opinion that as long as you arent running a block you dont really need traction bars. Lift springs basically take care of axle wrap themselves.

 

Im looking into traction bars to hopefully stop the wheel hop my truck has every now and then. Havnt found any for my truck yet.

 

Deaver only builds 4" and 6" springs and i have a 5" block. 4" would sit prerunner and 5" would sit *** high! So i have to go with a 4" deaver pack and a 1" block unless some one else can suggest an idea on how to get rid of the rear block?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQX_..._order&list=UL

I don't think springs are the fix.

 

Like a broken record, I'm going to suggest a shackle flip again, lol. An Offroad Design shackle flip will give you 4" of lift, combined with a one inch "zero-rate" add-a-leaf block will give you your 5 inches. The zero is somewhat required to center the axle in the wheelwell, since the shackle flip will move it forward.

http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/shacklekit.htm

 

well i have the stock leaf springs still on my truck and i know that is one of the main culprits along with the block that will cause "axlewrap". So instead of a leaf pack use what they call "floating" shackle to resolve my problem? So i can use that shackle flip kit with a 1" block to get me back to a 5" lift on the rear and eliminate some of the axlewrap i am having. I am just trying to solve this problem aswell as learn something new at the same time.

 

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im about to go pro my leafs to see if it looks like that. i have 7" atlas springs and a 1" block and i will say mine rides pretty firm . towing is awesome , i also have bags but with no load id love to soften it up or reducde the bounce . what are my options ? traction bars like fabtech sells? any others?