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Posted - February 10 2007 : 1:20a
Ok, i've been bouncing around alot of forums lately and JD Trac bars are always coming up. I desperately need a set myself but as we all know JD moved from Oregon to Tennessee and in between that they discontinued the trac bars that fit our truck. I recently discovered this was because the design was expensive and they weren't making much money from them.
What are JD Trac Bars? the JD trac bars are exactly that...they are traction enhancing devices.
they mount in 2 places: 1.) on top of the axle ( above springs ) 2.) to the outside frame rail
they work by stiffening the entire rear axle assembly. every time you accelerate your rear axle assembly has force transferred to it and tries to either pitch forward or backward...traction bars help reduce this significantly by stiffening the entire axle. this is accomplished through bracing. The trac bar acts as a brace for the rear axle and transfers the force felt up to the frame rail at the other end of the trac bar, where the force is dissipated.
one great advantage to JD trac bars is the fact that are mounted on top of the axle tubes versus being mounted below which will cause you to lose effective ground clearance.
A comparable set of traction bars for an S-10 will easily run you 250...
What i'm trying to do is get a group buy feeler thread started so i can present it to the great people over at JD and get them to do a limited run on the trac bars. If you hung out at G-E or over at R-F you know about these group buys due to the WAAG Sportster bar group buy.
So, if you are TRULY interested in a set of bars for your truck please post your intent here. I need as many SERIOUS buyers as possible to make this happen.
I will also be posting this thread on several other forums, so if you post here there is no need to post on other forums.
If I remember correctly the part number is : #5304 for all NON FX4 & Level II's #5305 is for the 31 spline axle ( Large Housing )
the pricing on the site is $89.00 USD. due to them losing money though, i would possibly anticipate a price of roughly $100 though, just to be safe.
If you have any questions about this please PM me. Don't clutter the thread up. This thread is just for those who wish to take advantage of a group buy if i can make it happen!
JD Trac Bar Group Buy Feeler Thread (Rangers Only)
Posted - February 10 2007 : 1:20a
