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Old 05-23-2016, 03:52 PM
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Look now just because you have a yukon with coil springs and track bars that already basically take care of wheel hop, dont mean you need to go picking on those of us with real trucks.... Lol
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Originally Posted by Wolftrk99
Look now just because you have a yukon with coil springs and track bars that already basically take care of wheel hop, dont mean you need to go picking on those of us with real trucks.... Lol
Phhhttt. You're mad I have a better truck.

You're madderer my silly 4 door jap v8 car would rape your Camaro.
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Phhhttt. You're mad I have a better truck.

You're madderer my silly 4 door jap v8 car would rape your Camaro.
Ha no, my canaro will show you how slow that jap rice burner really is.... How you think you have a better truck.... Stock 5.3 im surprised it can even move that 4l80 you put in it!!
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I run cognito 50" bars.
I had bad wheel hop but once I put the bars on I don't get any wheel hop at all.
general rule from what I have read is to have the traction bar the same angle as the driveshaft.
just so happens that the 50" bars are the correct length to get me the same angle as my driveshaft
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How much lift do you have?? As stated i need to get the right length shocks in the rear and then buy or build my bars.... Looking at the cognito bars and a few other quite expensive bars they look like tractor top links that have been cut and 1.25-1.75" dom steel tubing has been welded to the ends....and then some fairly simple brackets bolt to the frame and spring plate.... Thinking a set of bars wouldnt be that hard to make and be a helluva lot less expensive than buying a set of premade bars at anywhere from $5-900....
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Ive got a set of rear shocks that are the right length now and just ordered a set of procomp bars.... The pro comps ended up being the least expensive option that wasnt a 43" bar.... Couldve saved some going with the tuff country under axle bars, but 43" put them about half way up the frame where it comes up after the cab....really probably need a 56" bar, but 52" should put me close anyway
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Bars will be here the 31st.... Mounting brackets have turned into a fiasco... First place i ordered them from sent me an email that they were out of stock so they were just cancellng the order, called 4wheelparts and they are expecting 20sets of them between tuesday and friday next week and then they have to ship them from florida.... And they said it would be quicker than having a set drop shipped to the local store or even my house....
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I did get new rear shocks yesterday though....
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Dan, didnt you have an issue with your steering being really stiff at one point??


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