4 Link Traction Bars

However a proven 4 link arrangement includes 15 1 2æ bottom links mounted 5º downwards to the front coupled with 17 1 2æ top links mounted 15º upwards to the front.

4 link traction bars.

The purpose of a traction. See more ideas about chassis fabrication trophy truck tube chassis. The parallel 4 link is designed to keep the rear axle centered and to keep the pinion angle from changing keep the axle from rotating. That changes things and we re not finished with it yet.

If your 4 link bars are adjustable for length you can do it there. For drag racers this can spoil your burnouts and hard launches and for heavy haulers this can cause. After you get the bars the same length you need to put them back in and get the car square front to back and corner to corner. The first thing you want to do is make sure the upper bars are the same length and that the lower bars are the same length.

What is instant center. Traction bars also called slapper bars or anti hop bars secure the axle against the frame so all the power goes to the pavement instead. It works especially well under hard acceleration at the drags or hard cornering at the track. Let s start at the beginning.

When a drag car launches the rear end wraps up. This kind of suspension always has some kind of panhard bar to keep the axle centered. A 4 link suspension system is commonly used to replace leaf springs and shocks in vehicles to provide much greater stability while cornering greater tire contact and traction for drag racers and reduces body roll in lifted off road trucks and suvs. A guide to tuning your four link suspension system ladder bars.

A 4 link rear suspension system provides many performance advantages and longevity over a leaf spring setup. Massive rear wheel torque can cause axle wrap wheel hop tire spin and leaf spring wind up. Home 1947 1955 1 suspension high performance components 4 link traction bar kits 4 link traction bar kits sort by price low high price high low title a z title z a item code a z item code z a popularity top rated.