How many of you guys are running traction bars? And if not what are you doing about any wheel hop problems?

 

im running the ones from avid, best investment ever to tell you the truth , less wear and tear on my car

 

as for wheel hop i get none, not even at the track, the car was hitting 1.7''s

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1156671

 

fukenricen. what is your setup?

 

How do you setup traction bars for best results?

 

My thought is, with the car off the ground put them on. Then lengthen them just a little more then tight, I give them a little more tug and then never touched them again.

 

setup as in suspension?

im running pic full coilovers along with skunk2 upper control arms, rear has megan lca's.

as for traction bars i have the ones that avid sells, the way i set it up was the way my mechanic told me to set it to which was hand tight on the bars, not to tight and not to loose.

so far the results have been amazing the car does not dip and never have i had an issue with the car hopping at the line.

 

I run the Innovative traction bar on all our street car's and D2 suspension and we never have any wheel hop problem's. One of they guy's that work's here his car only make's 231hp 164 tq and he 60ft 1.51-1.54 at the track just to give you an idea

 

I have a quick question for you guys?When you are installing the bars are you guys setting up the heim joints on the front arms left to right or up and down?I mean as far as the brackets go I really have no better way of explaining it other than are the brackets like this --- --- or up and down like this I I I I

 

SO WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH ALL MY WHEEL HOP? Am I just gonna need to spend the money on traction bars?

 

get some slicks

 

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I did the opposite of that.

Put them on, put the car on an alignment rack and with all of the weight on the wheels turned the bars by hand (tighter) until I was unable to turn them anymore and then locked them in place.

No wheelhop here, I've even spun 2nd gear on some rough patches of road and didn't have any problems.

 

So which way does everyone feel is the correct way to pre-load them, pull or push(Creates toe In/Out). Every manufacturers instructions are different.


The only way a suspension should be set up is under load, not off the ground. If you plan to street drive a car with a traction bar, you should also align it.