EL5DEMON340
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For A bodys I believe. Anyone use something like this ?
Where does the bump stop hit the leaf on those?I actually run a set.
No rubber baby buggy bumper on those. They clamp to the front of the leaf. They may help traction on a Mopar but probably not much. Mopar's have a great design of leaf spring where the forward leaves are much shorter and more stiff so they act like a traction bar.Where does the bump stop hit the leaf on those?
IMO Those appear to be very unforgiving for street use. The angle and clamping indicates a solid mount with no bump stop.For A bodys I believe. Anyone use something like this ?
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And we like our pinion snuber, no mopar of mine will ever have a set on it.No rubber baby buggy bumper on those. They clamp to the front of the leaf. They may help traction on a Mopar but probably not much. Mopar's have a great design of leaf spring where the forward leave are much shorter nd more stiff so they act like a traction bar.
Not really needed until you start pumping some horsepower through it. I know @318willrun has a pair of slapper bars on one of his cars but I believe it's a open rear end and with a little tuning, he can get good even traction.And we like our pinion snuber, no mopar of mine will ever have a set on it.
Those remind me of the old MAS (out of Minnesota) I used to order out of the Mopar magazines. 29.00 bucks. They actually worked better than the "universal Lakewood" traction bars because they replaced the shock mounts. That allowed more action/quicker action. I ran a set on my '74 Dart. I have a set similar to those on my '74 Duster, except they have a bumper in the front. I have a set of universal traction bars on my '76 Duster also.For A bodys I believe. Anyone use something like this ?
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"rubber baby buggy bumper". I know exactly where that came from.No rubber baby buggy bumper on those. They clamp to the front of the leaf. They may help traction on a Mopar but probably not much. Mopar's have a great design of leaf spring where the forward leave are much shorter nd more stiff so they act like a traction bar.
Your talking about the car show crowd sitting in folding chairs laughing? I was at a mopar day at the drag strip yesterday and I wasn’t laughing at mopars with cal tracs systems, Or 9” rear end, or a guy I talked to that hasn’t touched a turbo 400 trans behind his 9 sec 505ci mopar engine in 9years.I am still of the opinion that if you put slapper bars on a Mopar
Folks that know will point and laugh .
Folks that don't know will ask about your chebbie/ferd, - and you won't know why .
All correct.As far as traction bars not working on a "Mopar" is just plain hogwash. It's where if something is said enough times, it becomes true.
If put on correctly, when you take off (flooring the car) the traction bars use axle twist (yes, the axle twist on a mopar like any other car, it's why they made adjustable pinion snubbers) to apply pressure to both back tires evenly. The back of the car will now raise up at least 2 inches (maybe more) because of the downward thrust of pressure being applied to the rear tires. I always figured it's the same as adding about 200 lbs right over the axle without adding the 200 lbs. I've found them especially useful with "open" rear ends. I've done "before and after" test on many cars, so I let the results speak for me.
I forgot to mention, along with SS springs and pinion snubber, my 65 Falcon had an 8¾ rear end from an early 60s Mopar. It had the tapered axle ends where the brake drums were keyed and held on to the axle by a nut in the center. He said the car would jerk the pinion out of a 9" Ford rear. The 289 small block Ford had Chevy valves turned down to 1.94 intake and 1⅝ exhaust. It also had 1.6 Chevy rocker arms.Your talking about the car show crowd sitting in folding chairs laughing? I was at a mopar day at the drag strip yesterday and I wasn’t laughing at mopars with cal tracs systems, Or 9” rear end, or a guy I talked to that hasn’t touched a turbo 400 trans behind his 9 sec 505ci mopar engine in 9years.
Ha! That's actually funny! However, the day I worry about somebody laughing at my ride will be the day I turn in all my classic car keys. Also, before I ever put slapper bars on the Duster, I was still asked "what year is the Nova?"I am still of the opinion that if you put slapper bars on a Mopar
Folks that know will point and laugh .
Folks that don't know will ask about your chebbie/ferd, - and you won't know why .
Ha! That's actually funny! However, the day I worry about somebody laughing at my ride will be the day I turn in all my classic car keys. Also, before I ever put slapper bars on the Duster, I was still asked "what year is the Nova?"
Right at the bushing where it should.Where does the bump stop hit the leaf on those?
If you think about it, the pinion snubber is just a single center-mount slapper bar. Chrysler leaf springs have significantly less axle twist than the symmetric leaf springs used on Brand X cars, but it's not zero either.As far as traction bars not working on a "Mopar" is just plain hogwash. It's where if something is said enough times, it becomes true.
If put on correctly, when you take off (flooring the car) the traction bars use axle twist (yes, the axle twist on a mopar like any other car, it's why they made adjustable pinion snubbers) to apply pressure to both back tires evenly. The back of the car will now raise up at least 2 inches (maybe more) because of the downward thrust of pressure being applied to the rear tires. I always figured it's the same as adding about 200 lbs right over the axle without adding the 200 lbs. I've found them especially useful with "open" rear ends. I've done "before and after" test on many cars, so I let the results speak for me.