[atari4x4]

can you please take pics of the rear track bar set up on the leaf springs...

[suzitough]

haha yer not a problem making your own?

[atari4x4]

nah not for me, there is a track bar thread on here somewhere & i've seen a few RTV's on the road & noticed the setup that they run & mentioned it in the thread. since i mentioned it, i've never been able to find one parked so i could take some spy shots of them.

would appreciate the pics if you get a chance & good luck with the sale.

[want33s]

Mate of mine has one Gus. I'll get some pics this weekend.

[bohuler]

This is the rear track bar off a ford gus if its what you were after. Yes it is on a commodor, yes it is coil sprung but from what i know of the car i think that its off a leafy ford.

There was orginally only 1 track bar but it was pushing the car sideways out of corners to much, with this setup the corner exit speed can be kept faster and no where near as much drift.
Dave
sorry for the hijack! g/l with the sale mate

[atari4x4]

ummm that's a watts linkage.

[bohuler]

??? there we go learnt something today. i've been calling them track bars for weeks and never knew cheers gus

[atari4x4]

the yankies call a panhard rod a track bar some times, but that's definately a watts linkage set up (same design was used on the old V8 supercars)

the ones on the RTV are to stop axle tramp & run from the chassis near the front leaf hanger to the axle.

[shep]

Even the crappy shitbox limo had a watts link, I think all the shitty coil falcons use them.

[atari4x4]

yeah the coon carriers have had watts linkages for years, the good thing about them is you don't get the lateral movement on compression like you do with a panhard rod set up & thanks for splitting this out of the forsale thread.

[droverdave]

atari4x4 wrote:

the yankies call a panhard rod a track bar some times, but that's definately a watts linkage set up (same design was used on the old V8 supercars)

the ones on the RTV are to stop axle tramp & run from the chassis near the front leaf hanger to the axle.

Isnt that generally refered to as a "Traction bar"?

Essentailly to stop the leaf spring from turning into an "S" and then springing back into a straight spring again causing the lovely axel tramp type effects.

like this

http://image.off-roadweb.com/f/8279936/ ... on_Bar.jpg

[atari4x4]

yeah track bar/traction bar/anti wrap bar = same thing.

those ones look like ground anchors to me

[Fatzook]

atari4x4 wrote:

yeah track bar/traction bar/anti wrap bar = same thing.

those ones look like ground anchors to me

Also known as Caltracs in the racing scene.

[JrZook]

atari4x4 wrote:

yeah track bar/traction bar/anti wrap bar = same thing.

Nope! Track bar is to stop lateral movement. Traction and anti-wrap to stop the springs loading/unloading. Not the same thing

Post up the RTV setup already!

[atari4x4]

JrZook wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

yeah track bar/traction bar/anti wrap bar = same thing.

Nope! Track bar is to stop lateral movement. Traction and anti-wrap to stop the springs loading/unloading. Not the same thing

Post up the RTV setup already!

close enough.

atari4x4 wrote:

can you please take pics of the rear track bar set up on the leaf springs...

[JrZook]

atari4x4 wrote:

ones on the RTV are to stop axle tramp & run from the chassis near the front leaf hanger to the axle.

Traction bar!

You are confusing!

[Red89]

http://www.fordmods.com/post854501.html

http://www.malwoodauto.com.au/index.php ... mp_rod_kit

Looks easily adaptable.

[atari4x4]

the RTV was set up very similar to that, but obviously more factory looking with bushed trac rods (see what i did there Jnr)

[want33s]

Pics as promised.

[atari4x4]

thanks Jas

all i saw was the front spring hanger assembly, that gives me a better idea of what was going on.

NFI if that style of traction bar would work in the back of a sierra though, is there enough "outboarding" of the rear springs in a WT to be able to run that sort of set up & clear the chassis rails?

[JrZook]

Wonder how much that setup would bind under flex?

[atari4x4]

build it with heim joints... couldn't be any worse than the caltracs on aliens thing

[want33s]

JrZook wrote:

Wonder how much that setup would bind under flex?

The closer the traction bar is to the spring the less negative effect it will have on flex (droop), however this comes at the cost of reduced ability to control axle wrap...

Everything on a car is a compromise.