one shot of a Jclaw j-bar....





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Is that a homemade intake? Pretty much Home Depot style with pipe straps and dryer duct .

 

Some of you are concerned that the front mounting point could hit the ground. The point at which it mounts is 2 inches higher than the bottom of the front bumper. If the mount point hits the ground then pretty much your entire bumper is going to rip off, and I don't see that happening often.

 

Not to get off-topic here, but that photo was an early attempt to lower intake air temps by pulling air from under the car. It dropped about 20* F with that setup. I later took off the entire left-side splash shield and dropped the filter lower, into the airstream, and took off another 10*. Helped me get into the very low 13s on a consistent basis.


"Some of you are concerned that the front mounting point could hit the ground. The point at which it mounts is 2 inches higher than the bottom of the front bumper. If the mount point hits the ground then pretty much your entire bumper is going to rip off, and I don't see that happening often."

I think you guys would be OK with the new traction bars. I only had clearance problems when loading my car on its trailer when the 23/8.5/15 M&H slicks were mounted - and I had 3" of ground clearance then. The concept has been well proven, the new model looks more professional than the first version, and they do clear up a lot of steering issues on the Max.

My only comment is that you should eyeball the path between mounting points of each side and be sure of the clearance for any automatic transmission and any long oil filter. I bent mine with a conduit bender to shape then around the automatic and oil filter on my 4th gen - that took 10 minutes. If you mount really wide tires, like slicks, they might rub the tires on sharp corners. With street tires, I never had that problem.

With the traction bars, you accelerate, corner, and stop with much better control of your car - and the new ones look good.

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^ with that said, to my knowledge these are the only ones avaliable for the 5th gen

 

see the thing people are forgetting is that these are not the same exact design as the jclaw traction bars. these bars have been designed to clear the oil filter and have more than enough room to clear the widest of rims.

 

I should be good for these in March/April, but is there anyway you can get a picture of these on a car from underneath, say on a lift? The closeups are hard to see the whole picture.
Any negative effects to these at all?

 

I really don't have access to a lift. I can't promise it but I can try to get you pictures from under. No negative effects whats so ever.

 

very interested in these, after christmas... subscribed

 

I noticed that ladder bars effectively eliminated body roll about as well as the rear anti-roll bar did on my Chevelle. Do these traction bars similarly limit front end roll? Based on the mounting points, it appears they might but that could also lead to increased understeer without a corresponding increase in rear roll stiffness.

 

I dont believe they would make a difference in body roll.

 

Hey man I'm down for a set....is there any way to go ahead and pay the $220 shipped so I don't have to wait?

 

pm sent

 

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Less than 10 days for the group deal!

 

There's only 3 days left for the traction bar group deal.

 

so did u get enuff people? interested but still recovering from xmas

 

I'd be down for a set within a week or so.

 

I'll send my payment as soon as possible, I'm little short on cash but that wont be for long. Thanks for your patience.


Cheers

 

Traction Bars are still available so if you would like to buy a set then just pm me.

 

still for sale $220 shipped

 

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traction bars are still for sale

 

ttt

 

hey i am interested
i was warned about these having a negative effect on suspension since this will eliminate almost all flex
is that true
where in florida
im in broward can i pick them up if i buy them

 

Subscribed.
Has anyone fitted these on an Auto?

 

I'm in ft.myers which is on the west coast of fla. If you want you can place the order with me so I can make the traction bars for you and when I finish them you can come and pick them up or I can mail them to you just let me know


no negative affects on the suspension



no fitment issues with autos

 

I have these and can vouch for the good quality, however they are not on the car as yet.....

 

I wish I could comment on them but I haven't got them yet.
Paid for them on Mar. 28. Still waiting.

 

hmm what are the chances of these fitting on a specv lol

 

Well I got my set today for my 5.5 Gen and the bolts are too big to fit through the control arm-they fit the upper part but not the bottom. Guess I'll start drilling later.
Also they're not powdercoated, but at this point I really don't care.

 

Are the traction bar still available ?

 

Pm me. i can get in contact with him. and yes they are available.