LUVSADRAG wrote:
he did 1.47 short times on a slapper bar!!! of course the rubber snubber is gone and theres a bolt in place of it. it literally leaves with a BANG when the bolt hits the leaf spring. Calvert bars are the best bolt on traction device for a leaf spring car IMO. but they will bend your leafsprings after a while (especially monoleafs). as far as Cal Tracs for a LUV, I believe the S10 bars will work.
Nice 66 man! You still have it?? and yah my buddy already warned me about the calvert bars bending the leafs, but they (calvert) have a cool split leaf design I plan to update to in the near future (when I know what ride ht and rate I want) that works cool, the front half is just like a solid flat bar like the leaf but much thicker, and the rear section is just the spring part, so in essence it is just another 4-link design, and seems to be working real well for guys I know around here. I just hope the stock leafs last till my wallet can catch up! ha! I already upgraded to a larger tire, got a 27x10.5 DOT PRO under with no problems, had to slide the rear back 3/4" - I need to stop upgrading or I will never drive the damn thing! Im waiting on some bushings, and a fuel cell I picked up cheap on dragstuff.com
Derek
I sold the 66 i guess about 2 1/2 years ago now to a guy in Pomona. I loved that car and WISH I still had it. I ran for a couple of years, had my fun and decided to sell it, my '63 and a couple of other cars and concentrate on resurrecting my old highschool hot rod (the LUV). your stock leafs will be fine for a while then you will eventually notice your car leans. I'd like to check out that split leaf design. sounds like a great idea. I was considering experimenting with something like that on my LUV truck. I may attempt my own version of it with a spare set of leafs I have. Good luck with the car. I know you're going to love it! and now I'm envious. I want my 66 back!!!!
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