Traction Bar Fail

[gregincali]

Driving down the street after making a left turn i hear this grinding so I pull over to check it out and this is what I find. Kinda funny I was looking at them a couple weeks ago and noticed they were bent but didn't think much about it. Guss Ill be buyin some new ones.

 

[Venomous_X]

wow dude, just be glad it was a trac bar and not a leaf spring or two :thumpdown:

 

[Gadget]

There is a lot of stress when something like that binds up the suspension the way it does.

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[Torspd]

Time to get a better style it looks. That does suck though. Good thing you weren't going in reverse when it fell off.

 

[SE_XRUNNER]

that would have been funny for anyone watching... not him though!

 

[holddeez08RR]

Damn Greg, which brand trac bar you going with next?

 

[ntinhri]

Heard URD sells a much better trac bar.. I had those and upgraded..... Kinda nice not to bottom out when running these, but it wasnt nice for what it was ding for the travel....

I see you like KDW's too...

 

[gregincali]

Yeah thinking URD but I have a couple of other things on my list like Qa1s and the X-1

 

[rich017]

Just get some new brackets.

Mine bent because I was lowered and towing a boat and bottomed out really hard a few times. They never broke but they bent pretty bad so I just had a friend make me some new brackets. You can also get them from TTC for like 60 bucks

 

[Jwall]

ouch dude, sorry to hear that. better upgrade with the URD trac

 

[BSP06XRU]

Glad you didn't go reverse with that down Greg!

 

[blackx-runner]

Just get some new brackets.

Mine bent because I was lowered and towing a boat and bottomed out really hard a few times. They never broke but they bent pretty bad so I just had a friend make me some new brackets. You can also get them from TTC for like 60 bucks

new brackets will just do the same thing. And if you have to pay for new brackets from TTC that would be a joke.

 

[XrunnIT]

that's no good... Def time to upgrade to higher quality, I've got the Cal-tracs, and they are down right amazing. :top:

 

[Murderface]

Wow I'm glad I never bought those shitty traction bars and instead bought the URD trac bar. Don't know how I missed this thread:hmmmm2:

 

[SouthernmostXR]

Get URD they can take a lot more torque

 

[Gators Taco]

There's a big flaw in that design. To much flex on the back plate, you can see it has been crack for some times. Call them and see if they will do something for you.

 

[05 X]

There's a big flaw in that design. To much flex on the back plate, you can see it has been crack for some times. Call them and see if they will do something for you.

Does anyone know if the back plates are offered in a stronger design? I'd like to reuse the same bars and front brackets if I can.

 

[blackx-runner]

i'd look at a different track bar altogether man. One that has R&D behind it and can actually handle the task.

 

[05 X]

i'd look at a different track bar altogether man. One that has R&D behind it and can actually handle the task.

Others have said that too. But for normal driving and to help in rain and snow, I may keep mine. If I can't get my transmission problems resolved this last year under warranty (7-year, 75,000 miles) I may have to get rid of my X.

 

[blackx-runner]

Others have said that too. But for normal driving and to help in rain and snow, I may keep mine. If I can't get my transmission problems resolved this last year under warranty (7-year, 75,000 miles) I may have to get rid of my X.

Don't think they are going to help you much in the rain and snow... traction bars stop axle wrap which happens when you actually have traction. For "normal" driving you shouldn't need anything more than the stock suspension setup.