Slant *        6        Forum
Home Home Home
The Place to Go for Slant Six Info!
Click here to help support the Slant Six Forum!
It is currently Sun Apr 20, 2025 11:35 pm

All times are UTC-07:00




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 21 posts ]  Go to page Previous 1 2
Author Message
 Post subject: Cal Track Bars?
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:11 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & SL6 Racer

Joined: Wed Oct 23, 2002 7:57 pm
Posts: 8853
Location: Waynesboro, Pa.
Car Model: 65 Valiant 2Dr Post
Are you thinking of the Cal Track bars?


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: Cal Track Bars?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:11 pm 
Offline
Turbo Slant 6
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:22 pm
Posts: 580
Location: Austin Texas
Car Model:
Quote:
Are you thinking of the Cal Track bars?
That sounds right. I don't know if they work as well as advertised or not, but the reviews are positive. And the basic engineering looks like it should work a lot better than "slappers."

_________________
Image


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:26 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14646
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
Quote:
Conventional "slapper" traction bars only screw up the way Mopar springs are supposed to work.
I guess I should take the slapper bars off my Valiant then? Must be why I can only manage a 1.70 60' on street tires, huh?


Quote:
There's a new type of device similar to a traction bar, but it actually creates almost a 4-link action and works WITH the springs... can't remember the vendor that makes it right off. There was a write up in a recent 'Muscle Car Enthusiast' magazine, and I'd first heard about it 4-5 years ago. It has a boxed bracket that mounts around the front spring hanger, and then a plate that mounts under the axle U-bolts. An adjustable linkage attaches the plate to the boxed bracket, and allows you to adjust the amount of pre-load on the link, which counteracts the tendency of the nose of the differential to rotate upward on a hard launch.


Cal-Tracs are a variation of the old Traction Masters from the '60's. What they do is use the energy from the pinion rotation to transfer weight. They work incredibly well. I have a set on my Dakota R/T and another set that may end up on my Valiant. :D

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:18 pm 
Offline
EFI Slant 6
User avatar

Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2003 10:04 pm
Posts: 384
Location: Sacramento, CA
Car Model:
Where do you buy them? I did a google search but found nothing. :cry:

_________________
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:27 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14646
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
http://www.calvertracing.com/

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:06 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor
User avatar

Joined: Fri Nov 01, 2002 8:20 pm
Posts: 1603
Location: Oxford, Georgia
Car Model:
The traction bars that really need to be avoided on a Mopar are the ones that connect the axle to a bracket that welds to the chassis or subframe. These bars are meant to work with a leaf spring with a very flexible front section (read: GM or Ford) and bind up whenever the axle moves if you use them with Chrysler leaf springs. The slapper ones are OK, and the Cal-Tracks (or the clones in the article on Hot Rods and Hemis) are designed to supliment the leaf spring's stiffness. It's only when you try a design that requires the leaf spring to have a lot of flexability that you get in trouble.

_________________
"Mad Scientist" Matt Cramer
'66 Dart - turbocharged 225
My blog - Mad Scientist Matt's Lair


Top
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 21 posts ]  Go to page Previous 1 2

All times are UTC-07:00


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited