Sway bar removal is pretty easy - and the thing doesn't roll too much in a
turn afterward IMHO. Good luck on the "diet"!
-----Original Message-----
From: N2mopars@aol.com [SMTP:N2mopars@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 1998 10:11 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Traction bars
In a message dated 98-12-12 10:24:44 EST, you write:
<< One of the keys to the 'legendary' Chrysler Super Stock leaf
springs
is that the the front half is shorter and stiffer than normal, and
is designed to preclude the use of any type of traction device
whatsoever.
Hope this is useful knowledge in their search for better traction.
Bob
>>
I have been toying with the idea of clamping the front segment of my
leaf
springs. And I was gonna take some old valve covers (dont
laugh!!!!!), fill
them with lead, and mount them permanently inside the rear bumper.
You will
never see em, but they should help with weight transfer. I heard a
rule of
thumb once, that ever hundred punds weight reduction is worth a
tenth, but if
you take a hundred pounds from the front and put it in the rear its
worth .15.
Once I get my flush mount bed cover, I am gonna mount the battery in
the right
rear of the bed. I am also gonna start putting my Dak on a frontal
diet.
A/C, Cruise, and some miscellanious brackets are coming out, all in
the name
of weight savings. Might even yank out the sway bar and mounts, or
at least
make it quick removal for at the race track.
Brad
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