But in essence...I could have them installed and for
those visits to the track, I can adjust them for the
night? I am looking at all this stuff and I guess I
forgot to mention I am on a budget even though I want
to fix the truck...Like the Paxton supercharger males
me drool but I dont have $4500 on just the kit. I
guess if I want to make my truck a little more peppy
should I focus on exhaust such as headers dualed out,
or air intake such as a ram air hood or cold air
intake setup or go all out and do the shaker hood? I
know ram air PSI is weak in comparison to
Turbocharged, but its also a big difference in $$$.
--- srp@cox.net wrote:
>
> Do you drag race? Use slicks? If not, don't bother
> with traction bars or 'Caltracs'.. as they only work
> with slicks, etc. I sell/use Caltracs.. which are
> an adjustable traction bar setup. Works well with
> my truck and slicks @ the track by preventing axle
> wrap, wheel hop... but on the street I must dial
> them out so the truck has normal suspension
> movement.
>
> Works with stock leafs, Hotchkis drop leafs, etc. I
> recommend the lowered version when droping your
> truck to help with ground clearance.
>
> Sam
> www.socaldakota.com
> 619-274-1292
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]
> On Behalf Of Alberto
> > Aguirre Jr
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:48 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > Subject: DML: To Bar or not to Bar...
> >
> >
> >
> > I was recently told by a couple of people to put
> > traction bars on my truck. A guy with a custom
> shop
> > said not to. They dont help and I should use some
> old
> > hot rodder trick with some sort of "ladder setup".
>
> > Has anyone ever heard of this "ladder traction"
> trick
> > and if so does it have advantages over traction
> bars?
> > Do traction bars even help or can they be harmful?
> I
> > wanted to drop the truck in the rear using the
> common
> > drop blocks. Someone else said that if I want to
> use
> > traction bars I need to use shackles to alter the
> > place where leaf springs connect to frame in rear
> as
> > opposed to blocks raising the differential off of
> the
> > leaf springs, and I guess lowering my ground
> clearance
> > by bring the bottom of the Ubolt assembly closer
> to
> > the ground.
> >
> > What opinions, concerns or suggestions do you guys
> > have concerning this?
> >
> > I apolgize if my twitchy clicker finger sent a
> blank
> > message previously...I have thoroughly scolded
> that
> > finger ;)
> >
> >
> >
> > Alberto Aguirre
> > Black '98 5.2L v8 Dakota Sport CC
> > Mods:Dynomax catback exhaust with dual
> exits,Kenwood cd player(previous 2
> > stolen),Alpine Security, K&N....that's it so far
> more to come.
> > http://alberto.dualhex.com
> >
> > .
> > .
> >
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