I think your missing the slip tube design? With joints to allow rotation and the slip tubes to allow the lengths to change it should do well.
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anti-wrap bars
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I think your missing the slip tube design? With joints to allow rotation and the slip tubes to allow the lengths to change it should do well.
87 Blue Beast
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exactally
. i did alot of research and planning before i started building. i made sure to do it right the first time
Is there any reason for two bars? I see most people running one. The point is just to keep the spring wrap under control and one bar does that effectively right?? Not knockin the idea it looks good just wondering if there is a benefit?
87 Blue Beast
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yes, used for pulling. one bar is good for most people, but with pulling, the axle is under so much more stress than normal driving... it just seemed to make more sence to have two. plus, i think it is more symetrical and looks better that way 
87 Blue Beast
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since i was trying to describe to you guys what i was doing with the stuff i ordered, i figured id just show you
YZEATER
1/2 ton status
truck pulls or just towing?
h0wl0ngcanitbe
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I love that set up i wish i could fab up stuff like that! can i ask you if their are any prefabed kits besides the wraptor from kert that you or anyone else might recommend? nothin against his gear its beautiful i just dont have a 14b. also what are you using for the paint? where everything is connected to the truck its that rich black finish, how are you doing that?
might not hurt to truss it with like a BTF truss, something that welded to the axle tubes and wraps over and bolts to the pinion housing to also help keep the tubes aligned
87 Blue Beast
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you can fab stuff like that. its really not as hard as it looks. i was alittle intimidated at first, but once i started rolling with the project, it kinda all flowed together. i got it completely done in two days, from start to finish (including painting). im only 18, and the only tools i used were a 110 flux core mig, a cutoff wheel on a die grinder, a tape measure, a level, and an angle gauge/finder. as far as the paint, it not really that nice lookin, the pics make it look nicer.. well the black atleast. the blue is duplicolor ceramic engine paint. the black is just a cheap hardware store paint that i used to cover up all the bare metal parts and welds
87 Blue Beast
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just truck/tractor pulls. i would never tow on the road with it. it would need a 2 foot drop hitch
87 Blue Beast
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i was trying to plan something along those lines too. im just not sure how im goin to build it yet. im also thinking about making a single anti-wrap bar for the front axle but not sure about that either. i have an idea, but does anyone have, or know of someone that has but a anti-wrap bar on the front axle?
YZEATER
1/2 ton status
when you putting in a bigger engine? your gonna need it for truck pulls. i've got a built 383 and it's not enough. i need to add traction bars next though.
there should be some pics of traction bars for the front somewhere. i've seen them attached to the front bumper.
there should be some pics of traction bars for the front somewhere. i've seen them attached to the front bumper.
Is there a "best position or angle" to locate the brackets on the tubes where they are the most effective? I have Kert's brackets as well, and am planning on building a bar just don't know if a specific location on the tubes is "best"
87 Blue Beast
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yes, motor is deff. next. id really like to get ahold of a big block, but if i cant, i have a sb400 sitting here to play with
search on pirate and can find a few pics of front traction bars. As for traction bar its best to get as flat as possible.
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
i wonder if hotrod style "slapper bars" would work up front in 4x4
87 Blue Beast
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im most likely going to use the same style bar that i made for the rear, but just use one towards the middle of the axle
GsxrMike
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You wouldn't want to do a "quick" write up on how you made these would you?
I still don't see how the axle can articulate at all. Yes, the slip tubes let the whole axle travel up and down, but to articulate, one bar has to go up and the other has to go down. They are both tied to the cross-member so they can't.
