So i've had these bars sitting around for long enough, i figured since it was a nice day out i'd get them out of the kitchen, lol. They are the Lsd/Jk Motorsports traction bars. They are very strong and not to hard on the wallet. I picked mine up about 3 months ago, but i wanna say they are going for abour $275 shipped now.

Well here ya go!




Drain your coolant...

when your dont w/ that take out your radiator

You can start unbolting
I chose to start w/ the radious arms 1st
I used a rench (14m)


And another view


Then the crossmember
I used air tools ( 17m)


You'll have this...


And under the car


After that i took of my tow hooks, just the 3 bolts (14m)


Next you'l have to cut off the factory rad. mounts on the LSD TB's they have new mounting points, others may require you to re-use them


And now off


Now you bolt up your new bar to the tow hook blots


Put your radious arms on and start bolting


This is how the RA brackets go!


And they're on!






Now all you have left to do is install the radiator... I put together a "make shift" bracket till i have the materals to do something nicer...


Now fill your coolant, adjust your radious arms a bit and hit the road!


P.s. You might want to get a wheel alignment Soon!

 

Looks good. Does it sit low?

 

Looks nice. How good does it work? Do those traction bars improve cornering at all?

 

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it's about the same as the stock crossmember.
BTW: IMO since it eliminates wheel hop, frees up Plrnty of room for headers or down pipes, and allows you to use the 1/2 size rad. it's worth every penny



Modified by DualCamDan at 12:56 AM 5/4/2006

 

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it's about the same as the stock crossmember.

BTW: IMO since it eliminates wheel hop, frees up Plrnty of room for headers or down pipes, and allows you to use the 1/2 size rad. it's worth every penny</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not a bad price, imma have to add this on my "to do" list

 

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since i didnt finish it till about 10 tonight i havent taken that many fast turns or anything yet, i launched it once, but i like it. i had no wheel hop what so ever! i'll be able to drive it a little more tomarrow

 

Looks good. Definitly the next thing to do on my list.

 

Thanks for the good review so far! Hope you like them and if you have any problems (hopefully you won't and you shouldn't).

 

my buddy has one on his race car(crx w/ about 25k under the hood/susp!), he says it was one of the first things he installed, and that it felt like his cornering doubled... exaggeration- yes... heh... but it help TREMENDOUSLY...

I'm definatly getting one. He got one from a company in Canada for like $200 shipped.
It's bright orange, so maybe it's the only one in production that color.. so it should be fairly easy to find.. I just can't for the life of me remember the name!?

ANywy. I promise you won't be happy!
-Andrew

 

Clean bar but that axle looks kinda close on that bracket. Brackets for the traction bar system will create a weak point. Our kits we dont use any brackets which create a stronger piece and are made out of thick square tubing.

nonetheless

 

Does this work with the stock radiator as well?

Did you need to remove your radiator to install this? It looks like you could have done it without removing the radiator.

Do these improve handling enough to be worth it for autocross? I would really like to improve my turning abilities, and if one of these helps I might have to pick one up!

 

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Did you need to remove your radiator to install this? It looks like you could have done it without removing the radiator.

Do these improve handling enough to be worth it for autocross? I would really like to improve my turning abilities, and if one of these helps I might have to pick one up!</TD></TR></TABLE>

1. depends on the brand
2. not if you can suspend it or keep it up while you do the swap.
3. YES! You'll see a MAJOR difference.

 

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Did you need to remove your radiator to install this? It looks like you could have done it without removing the radiator.

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He put in a new half size radiator

 

Yes there are provisions to use the stock radiator with the bar too. Both options come on all my Traction Bars.

Axle to LCA Mount Clearance is fine. There is plenty of room. Never have I had a problem with this, on my car, nor a customers.

The LCA Mount is Beefy and strong. I have been making Tractions Bars for a long time time and have plenty out on the market. NEVER have I had any issues with this design.

Everybody has there design choices. I have issues with yours Explicit that I would not offer to my customers. But this post is not about that, so I won't touch on them.

 

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Did you need to remove your radiator to install this? It looks like you could have done it without removing the radiator.

Do these improve handling enough to be worth it for autocross? I would really like to improve my turning abilities, and if one of these helps I might have to pick one up!

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To Answer your other questions

1: Yes your rad can stay in place during install. It does not need to be drained. Just undue the top brackets and lift it out of the way during istall.

2: Due to the lack of rubber with the replacement be Hiem Joints, The steering nimbleness is improved. The rubber can be binding and does not allow for as much suspension travel as the free moving hiem joint does. Also because of the lack of rubber, there is less flex in the whole front assembly.

 

Looks good Dan.

This summer ought to be interesting to watch.

 

Nice write up. Pics loaded slow as hell for me and some didn't load, but nice writeup.

 

looks like you used an eg "half sized" rad....strait drop in when using this traction bar?

 

Yes it is a straight drop in. You'll need to come up with you own Upper Tabs to tie it down, but the lower mounts are there.

 

What about the EG radiator "lean" that most of these require? Does the radiator sit straight up and down without notching the hood, or does it have to lean towards the block to clear the hood?

 

No Lean to it.

 

you do not have to tak out the radiator

you can use 1/2 size or full size, your choice (both tabs are on the bars for them

there is no lean in the radiator

you do have to make your own brackets for the top on the 1/2 size


i've launched it about 3-4 times, between 3-5k, nothing crazy, i have 1g azenis on Hx's and had no wheel hop what so ever! they spun a bit and them i was gone! i've taken a few tight turns, but nothing crazy, i want to make sure i TQ'd everything down enough before i go nuts with it, lol

for LSD traction bars!

 

for great product worth every penny. eliminates wheel hop and its not expensive piece

 

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Why is there only one bolt connecting the radius rod to the LCA?

This makes the design very different from the others as the LCA will no longer rotate as the wheel goes up and down.