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How could i make traction bars for my pickup but still have them adjustable so that i don't loose any articulation? I took it out today and the rear end would dog track like crazy. i would like to make a 4 link but i am definitely not smart enough for something like that.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Doerner (Blue Oval Maniac) on April 20, 2009 at 12:48am: Well you spelled articulation correctly! You must be doing something right. What do you mean by dog track? front or back?

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Permalink Reply by Jereme on April 20, 2009 at 9:58am: the back. on the street it drives pretty straight but when i hit the dirt or gravel road it will just start walkin out from the back. I looked for ladder bars on the internet and i kinda know what they look like but i just don't understand how i would build something like that; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by shane fowler on April 28, 2009 at 9:17pm: first off, you are going to need to get you a good set of heim joints with weld in bungs or really thick tubing, not pipe, and have it threaded. if you get the tubing with a 3/8 wall you can have it threaded, but less than that you will need to have weld in bungs. Dont forget the misalignment spacers. For ladder bars i would go with a 7/8 x 7/8 heim joint. you can either go with a 7/8 to 3/4 spacer or a 7/8 to 5/8 spacer depending on how hard you are on the truck. that will determine what size bold you will need to bolt to the brackets. then you will make you a bracket to weld or bolt to the frame and a bracket to weld to the axle. it is really hard to explain by typing i can try to draw you some plans if it would make it easier, just shoot me an email at clifton.fowler@yahoo.com. and i can try to get you the pics. but if you dont want to spend the time you can go get a kit that is much easier and everything is already made.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jereme on April 28, 2009 at 10:41pm: Well i went into tractor supply yesterday and they have the exact bars i was looking for but they are used for a 3-way hitch on tractors haha. i would think they would be strong enough. I told the girl that works there to see if they could order longer ones and to see what kind of weight limit they have. so i think i might do that beings there only 34 dollars a piece. it seems kinda redneck but i do live in ND.

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first off, you are going to need to get you a good set of heim joints with weld in bungs or really thick tubing, not pipe, and have it threaded. if you get the tubing with a 3/8 wall you can have it threaded, but less than that you will need to have weld in bungs. Dont forget the misalignment spacers. For ladder bars i would go with a 7/8 x 7/8 heim joint. you can either go with a 7/8 to 3/4 spacer or a 7/8 to 5/8 spacer depending on how hard you are on the truck. that will determine what size bold you will need to bolt to the brackets. then you will make you a bracket to weld or bolt to the frame and a bracket to weld to the axle. it is really hard to explain by typing i can try to draw you some plans if it would make it easier, just shoot me an email at clifton.fowler@yahoo.com. and i can try to get you the pics. but if you dont want to spend the time you can go get a kit that is much easier and everything is already made.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by rodney on April 28, 2009 at 11:57pm: what ive done before and still use is a top link off a tractor cut in center hole get two links of schedule 80 black pipe one that fits in top link and one the same size cut inner pipe to fit inside all the way in the top link and to make himes the length u need weld one end of inner pipe cut outter pipe 1/2 in short slide outter pipe on put other end on weld then weld outer pipe. it works on 87 chevy with blown 454 10in lift with duces sittin on 49in irocks; ▶ Reply to This