74Dusterkid
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do traction bars help on mopars? i have very little knowledge on them if anyone could fill me on on what they do and how they work would be great.
thanks craig jr
thanks craig jr
Nope.Waste of time with a mopar.
i have to disagree with the mindset that traction bars dont work on a Mopar or are a waste of time. i have had 2 Darts with Southside Machine bars on them that planted the tires quite nicely. my first '74 with a 383 they worked awesome and now my '71 with the 360 they do the same. i searched out the set for my '71 because i knew how well they had worked on my '74. the Southside bars plant the tires quite well, i couldn't tell you about other brands.
I put Comp Engineering,s slide-a-link on my 73 Dart Sport 340,4 speed(452hp dynoed) These definetly help with traction the same way that cal-tracs work.If all you need is a pinion snubber?Why do you see 4 link setups on Mopars?
The front segment of the springs on Mopars are shorter than
GM and Fords. This keeps them from wrapping up. Turning up into
the the wheelwells. No jumping. Just grab.
Have you watched them at the strip? The GM cars will drop the
back end. The Mopars lift the whole car.
If you want a traction aid. Use a adjustable snubber.
what about super stock springs. whats the diff. between them and heavy duty springs and are they significantly better
the thing i never liked about the pinion snubber is that when it's set on it's most effective setting it's right up against the floor nearly. cruising on the street it get's a bit "bumpy". if you drop it down for "daily" or street driving you lose it's advantage should the need arise. with the traction bars or even Cal-Trac's you are set on kill all the time. i don't know of any traction bars besides the Southside's and Cal-Trac's that are made specifically for Mopar applications. i didn't know about the slide-a-link bars, so i'm guessing they are made specifically for some Mopar's. there could also be an issue depending on how low you want your ride height to be with what will work under your car. the Southsides have a certain angle built into them and are slightly adjustable for pre-load with some spacers or shims that go between the front of the bar and the spring. with the Cal-Trac's it looks like you can go quite low and they will still work effectively. the pinion snubber needs a certain amount of space to work and move. i've never run Super Stock springs, but i have heard that they do increase ride height some. maybe someone else here has some input there. i do agree on the 6-cyl torsion bars, but i prefer to mix them with a set of 90/10's. and yes i do drive it on the street that way. it's not a problem for me, but could be for others