Saratoga
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- Victoria, BC, Canada
Anybody run a Trac Bar on the rear dif with Revolver Shackles?
I searched and got alot of revolver only stuff.
I searched and got alot of revolver only stuff.
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Revolvers and a Trac Bar
- Thread starter Saratoga
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CanMan
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- Lake Tapps, WA
Saratoga said:
Maybe because you don't need one?
mack
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- gone fishin....
why would you need a rear trackbar? i could see maybe if you had rear coils, but then you wouldn't need the revolvers....
DubaiXJ
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- South Africa
Do you mean sway bar perhaps? If so, just remove it. It was removed by the factory on the Up Country suspension group anyway.
Andre
Andre
Infidel_XJ
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- Afghanistan & TX
I think he probably meant sway bar.... maybe because of the "unstability" of revolvers.
- Location
- Foresthill, CA
I think he meant "traction bar". If you are thinking of a that, I could see it being kind of funky with Revolvers.
Since a traditional shackle mounted traction bar modifies your leaf spring geometry to essentially mimic a radius-arm suspension design, your anti-squat numbers go very high. This assumes about 6 inches of lift and a traction bar length of about 40 inches (where most peeps with XJ's put them. With the AS above 150%, the rear tends to want to lift under power, separating the Revolvers. It'd be interesting to find if it was any worse than regular shackles, but I suspect it is, given the lack of any resistance to opening.
Since a traditional shackle mounted traction bar modifies your leaf spring geometry to essentially mimic a radius-arm suspension design, your anti-squat numbers go very high. This assumes about 6 inches of lift and a traction bar length of about 40 inches (where most peeps with XJ's put them. With the AS above 150%, the rear tends to want to lift under power, separating the Revolvers. It'd be interesting to find if it was any worse than regular shackles, but I suspect it is, given the lack of any resistance to opening.
Saratoga
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- Victoria, BC, Canada
CRASH said:
I did mean a Traction Bar.
Since they prevent axle wrap would it not prevent the revolver from opening uphill?
I don't fully understand why it wouldnt work.
Also I have heard of guys using a strap to prevent them from openning, where would you put this said strap?
- Location
- Foresthill, CA
A traction bar prevents axle wrap, but it does not prevent anti-squat induced lift of the rear of the Jeep. If you could keep your AS number below 100%, the Jeep will squat when power is applied. If it goes above 100%, the back of the Jeep will lift under acceleration.
It's all about suspension geometry, and how you change it with a traction bar.
It's all about suspension geometry, and how you change it with a traction bar.
