C3 traction bars
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From: Marysville MI
Originally Posted by gator79
traction bars are for leaf spring vehicles, not for corvettes
I found these (link above) just wondering how they worked...
Le Mans Master
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From: Santa Ana CA
These are really a rear end locating device rather than a traction bar. They just keep the rear end from wobbling around under hard acceleration. South Side Machine also makes them and they are a bolt on affair. They will not work if you have the rear crossover tube, which is right in the way of the bar.
The better way to go (lighter, cheaper, and easier to install), if the Guldstrand rear-end locating device, which will work with the exhaust crossover. I have this system on my '64.
The better way to go (lighter, cheaper, and easier to install), if the Guldstrand rear-end locating device, which will work with the exhaust crossover. I have this system on my '64.
Le Mans Master
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From: Santa Ana CA
These are really a rear end locating device rather than a traction bar. They just keep the rear end from wobbling around under hard acceleration. South Side Machine also makes them and they are a bolt on affair. They will not work if you have the rear crossover tube, which is right in the way of the bar.
The better way to go (lighter, cheaper, and easier to install), if the Guldstrand rear-end locating device, which will work with the exhaust crossover. I have this system on my '64.
http://www.guldstrand.com/locate.htm
The better way to go (lighter, cheaper, and easier to install), if the Guldstrand rear-end locating device, which will work with the exhaust crossover. I have this system on my '64.
http://www.guldstrand.com/locate.htm
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Originally Posted by rihwoods
I think the "traction bars" remove wheel hop on stock mounted rearends, but I don't have any personal experience with them.
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From: Santa Ana CA
Originally Posted by rihwoods
You guys are reading it wrong!
Kit G02-007 is for '63-'79, Kit G02-007A is for '80-'82
Melting Slicks
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From: Europe , Luxembourg
Hi
Here a pic of a bar on my 68 BB.
The pic was taken to show the bent strut rôds, those are replaced by now.
The traction bar is suppost to tak acceleration torsion away from the rear end.
It is boltet to the lower end of the rear and welded to the crossover frame fwd of it.
It also sits in a angle .
Günther
Here a pic of a bar on my 68 BB.
The pic was taken to show the bent strut rôds, those are replaced by now.
The traction bar is suppost to tak acceleration torsion away from the rear end.
It is boltet to the lower end of the rear and welded to the crossover frame fwd of it.
It also sits in a angle .
Günther
Melting Slicks
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From: San Diego California
Originally Posted by rihwoods
See note bottom of page 29 of VBP online (PDF)catalog...."Will not fit 1978-1979 rear end covers....." 
Rich
Rich
