Lakewood Traction Bars?

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anyone running these/heard anything about them? i was looking under my car today and just found out that i had them.. i know, i know... did anyone notice a real good improvement from them? any feedback at all? i guess I should be the one giving feedback, but they've been on the car since i've purchased it.. apparently they're supposed to help with traction and planting a lot... unfortunately, i still get a little bit of wheel hopping even WITH them, but i assume it's because of my crappy dry-rotted street tires. anyone know anything about them?

 

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i just put em on my car. i havent run it or driven it yet but a friend has them and his hooks pretty well and no wheelhop w/ drag radials... hope that helped.

 

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does your friend have any other suspension mods?

 

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Look and see if you have aftermarket uppers...they make a huge difference in wheel hop. I have Lakewood lowers but i'm waiting to get matching uppers until i put'em on.

 

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MaxTheHooker said:

does your friend have any other suspension mods?

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yes we are running a similar setup, like 85sscoupe said you should put reinforced upper control arms in, not a tough job, maybe a half hour. i am also running 50/50's, 90/10's, eibach drag launch, subframe connectors, and cc plates.

if you have the same traction bars as i do, you should be able to set the height of the bars between two holes. mine are set on the lower hole for traction.

 

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I'm thinking about getting urathane bushing for my stock uppers and box welding them in. If you look at Steeda's website they have a set just like that and they're one of their best sellers. I'd like to have some double adjustable uppers but they're pretty expensive.

 

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mine are just beefed up stock replacements, same as my friend has. 75 bucks from frpp

 

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man actually have three settings.. right now it's in the middle one.. so the lower i go the more traction? i'll take pictures and have them up here for you guys.. not tonight...

 

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i THINK thats how they go ide look online for lakewood's instructions and go by that

 

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it also has a rear swaybar.. i'm learning a lot of things about this suspension that i honestly never knew i had lol. never buy an ALREADY modified car, guys..

 

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MaxTheHooker said:

it also has a rear swaybar.. i'm learning a lot of things about this suspension that i honestly never knew i had lol. never buy an ALREADY modified car, guys..

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SO did you learn your lesson ?

 

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MaxTheHooker said:

it also has a rear swaybar.. i'm learning a lot of things about this suspension that i honestly never knew i had lol. never buy an ALREADY modified car, guys..

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I'm pretty sure all V-8 cars came with rear sway bars from the factory. Can't say for sure about 4-cyl cars.

 

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Looking at your pics, i think i got screwed when i got mine. I don't have those brackets that attach to the axle that the arms attach to...am i screwed? I wonder if i can buy those?

 

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post pics of yours... we prolly arent talking about the same ones.

foxes come stock with a rear swaybar.