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Fastymz
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posted 02-11-2004 07:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
On my car I have some south side lift bars now. What do you think of them, should I keep them or go with some slapper bars, and are the bolt on or clamp on better ?
I can get a great deal on some clamp on slapper bars but I'm not sure if they are better or worst then what I already have.

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ZEATER
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posted 02-11-2004 07:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ZEATER   Click Here to Email ZEATER     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Cal tracs > slide a links > southside > slapper bars

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32valveGT350
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posted 02-12-2004 04:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for 32valveGT350     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Where do under and overide traction bars fit?

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posted 02-12-2004 11:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Get your converter done first Scoop.
By the way, it is done.

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posted 02-12-2004 12:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Moneymaker:
Get your converter done first Scoop.
By the way, it is done.


THANKS

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posted 02-12-2004 01:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for FiveOFastback   Click Here to Email FiveOFastback     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have the SSM bars on my car, they work well but their customer service is NON-EXSISTANT. I broke one of the U-bolts that connects the bar to the leaf after I torqued it too much. Called them multiple times... no answer. Cal-Tracs are soon to come though!

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posted 02-12-2004 07:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CHIPSBAD67   Click Here to Email CHIPSBAD67     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
wouldnt waste the money on slide-a-links, that dough would get cal-tracs. the ssm bars arent better than c.e. slappers, at best they are equal. i like slappers better since the u-bolt is closer to the center of the front half of the spring. i think its helps to preload it there (as well as snubber) and also helps resist wrap up.

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Tom G
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posted 02-12-2004 09:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom G   Click Here to Email Tom G     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by FiveOFastback:
I have the SSM bars on my car, they work well but their customer service is NON-EXSISTANT. I broke one of the U-bolts that connects the bar to the leaf after I torqued it too much. Called them multiple times... no answer. Cal-Tracs are soon to come though!


Yeah 5/16" bolts don't like the 80 ft pounds that the leaf spring U blts are torqued to.
Dad

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posted 02-12-2004 10:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MAV   Click Here to Email MAV     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What should the stock type U bolts for a 9 inch be torqued to?

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posted 02-12-2004 10:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
50 lbs for 3/8
65 lbs for 7/16
90 lbs for 1/2

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Tom G
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posted 02-12-2004 10:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom G   Click Here to Email Tom G     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by MAV:
What should the stock type U bolts for a 9 inch be torqued to?



85-95ft-lbs

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posted 02-13-2004 01:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Capri   Click Here to Email Capri     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I would stay away from SSM anything as most of the time their stuff causes other damage to the car. Late model Fox bodies especially. A good set of shocks and front struts with Lakewood slapper bars works very well. Of course on a leaf sprung car, Cal-Tracs are the best, though there are other similar units out there.

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ZEATER
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posted 02-13-2004 04:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ZEATER   Click Here to Email ZEATER     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I run the slide-a-links. 1.63 60' so far. Although not as good as caltracs on the strip they seem to be more street friendly.

Since I only run 3 or 4 times a year but drive a fair amount of street miles the slide-a-links made more sense.

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posted 02-13-2004 05:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
They are indeed more street friendly than the Cal-Tracs.

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A friend of mine put SSM's on his '76 Volare (yep....I said Volare ). When I first looked at the installation I was skeptical. Turns out he don't like them either and he's looking for slapper bars.

I've always eyed the caltracs and the slide-a-links, but I'm too da**ed cheap to buy them! Slappers have always served me well. Just make sure they are the good kind that install in place of the ubolt pad, and that they're long enough that the snubber reaches under the spring eye.

As far as cost, the set on my '67 were found in a dump,and the '68's were originally off a '55 chebby and purchased for $25.00 at a swap meet.

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CometGT1974
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posted 02-14-2004 07:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for CometGT1974   Click Here to Email CometGT1974     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I bought my first set of Lakewood slappers for $15. They kept the axle from wrapping up as much and kept the wheels from hopping. Other then that, they are a $15 dollar product.....The Cal tracs are the way to go!!

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posted 02-14-2004 08:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for rustang@home     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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I bought my first set of Lakewood slappers for $15. They kept the axle from wrapping up as much and kept the wheels from hopping. Other then that, they are a $15 dollar product.....The Cal tracs are the way to go!!

I've seen some pretty fast cars running slappers.

IMO if I was scoop in his situation, that $300-$400 (or whatever you'll get in that setup after you've purchased leafs, etc.) would be better spent elsewhere. I've been 1.52 60' on BFGoodrich drag radial P275-60's and slappers, stock leaves. Not saying that's fantastic, but it ain't bad

That extra cash could go towards a cam kit, porting, or something that could gain a 1/2 second or a second easily. The cal-tracs can come later.

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posted 02-14-2004 02:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by rustang@home:
I've seen some pretty fast cars running slappers.

IMO if I was scoop in his situation, that $300-$400 (or whatever you'll get in that setup after you've purchased leafs, etc.) would be better spent elsewhere. I've been 1.52 60' on BFGoodrich drag radial P275-60's and slappers, stock leaves. Not saying that's fantastic, but it ain't bad

That extra cash could go towards a cam kit, porting, or something that could gain a 1/2 second or a second easily. The cal-tracs can come later.


I agree 100% I have a chance to get some clamp on, not the better bolt on slapper bars for $10. I just wasn't sure if the clamp on type would be better then the lifts bars I have now. The lift bars did help to bring the front end up more. But I worry it's to much strain I don't have my sub frams tied yet and rear end stays rear firm all the time.

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posted 02-14-2004 03:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rustang@home     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If your SSM's are like the ones on the Volare, they contact somewhere in the middle of the leaf spring. This is a big no-no. As it will eventually stress and bend the spring.

The contact has to be made under the front spring eye.

And don't worry about frame connectors, I think they're over-rated until you get into the 10's or something. My'67 had no roll-bar or frame strengthening of any kind, and with rusted out floors was jerking the wheels and running 7.00's (best quarter was 11.18)

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posted 02-14-2004 04:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by rustang@home:
If your SSM's are like the ones on the Volare, they contact somewhere in the middle of the leaf spring. This is a big no-no. As it will eventually stress and bend the spring.

The contact has to be made under the front spring eye.


My lift bars do come right to the eye of the spring.

I went and had some bigger u-bolts made for them too. The ones I got with them seemed real small.
I got the lift bars used for free, so the price was great.

I also have the leafs clamped, thanks to SteveW.


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SCOOP

oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs

2.26 60'S
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65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8" 3.40 TracLoc.

My Pics

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CHIPSBAD67
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rustang, what's the drivetrain in your 67? my name will soon be rustlane. looked at the 67 fairlane again today, the one im buying soon. i dont remember the car looking that bad, needs a lot of sheet metal. i guess when it was my buddy's problem, not mine, it looked pretty good.

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Chips,
In its prime it was a .030 351W, reworked stock rods, stock crank, speed pro domed pistons, '70 heads with 1.94/1.60 valves, heavily ported street dominator intake, 3310 750cfm holley, flat tappet crane cam. Trans was a C4 w/TCI 10" converter, 4.33 gears, and 28x9 slicks. There's a pic of it on the "smokin 'em" page.

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