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Jeffster
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
01:35:54
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 Subject: Lake Wood traction bars
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Well I put my bars on this weekend and so far am pleased. Allthough they won't really stop tire spin they do keep the springs a lot tighter. I gave a buddy of mine a ride home and he could tell I had done something for he said the ride felt more solid.
Unfortunatley the bumpers supplied couldn't be brought any closer to the leaf that 1 1/2" wich is really NFG since I doubt there is that much flex when I hit tha gas anyways. Even still the ride is stiffer and there is almost no hopping but just a nice smooth wheel spin if you mash the gas. I have ordered bumpers that are 3/4" taller and that will reduce the gap to 3/4" between bumber and spring when under no load. This is abou where they should be. Anyways to make a long story short they look sweet (chrome) and have helped solidify the rear end a little. For $72.00 CAN you can't go wrong unless your Dak is slammed then you won't have much clearance for they do hang down quite a bit. Later
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dropt98dakota
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
08:44:54
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jeff take a pic of them, I wanna see what they look like and how much space they take up and see if I can put them on.
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Jon McCuskey
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
11:01:43
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Where did you buy the traction bars? A address or number would be great, thanks.
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Jacob
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
11:04:53
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you can get them at pepboys, or discount auto for like 40 bucks
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98SPRTV6
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
14:30:26
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I got mine from Autozone for $45 bucks a year ago and I love them!!! I am just afraid that when I get my rear sway bar and put it on, I am not going to have enough clearance for them!!!
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Hersbird
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
22:17:28
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Does anybody know if the MP pinion snibber will work on the Dakota? They cost about $50 but go on top of the pinion and are pretty much invisible, I hear they work well at letting the axle plant the tires more evenly then traction bars as well.
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Livewire18
Dodge Dakota
9/12/2001
19:34:03
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The trac bars are not made to stop spin. They are made to stop wheel hop. I have had them on my 1999 DakSportV6 and they work wonders. I have noticed alot of difference especialy in the time it takes the tires to grab when being spun. believe it or not even though they do not touch the spring they do hit. I had a friend help me and watch when I gunned it and he confirmed this for me. Any question can be e-mailed to me at Livewire18@mediaone.net
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Jefffster
Dodge Dakota
9/13/2001
01:33:42
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Glad to see others have also had success with them. I will take a pic this weekend but I don't know how to put a pic on the net. BTW the stock snubbers sit way to far from the leaf springs. I am getting larger ones this week which are made for these bars. This will give an aproximetly a 3/4" space that will easily snap closed on hard acelleration. Not only do they prevent wheel hop they have made the rear end ride much stiffer which is nice also.
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dropt98dakota
Dodge Dakota
9/13/2001
08:23:48
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Hey jeff, when you get that picture, if you have a name on yahoo if not make one it's real easy then you will have access to d/l pics and build a webpage or just d/l the pics to a photo album
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jason
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2003
22:06:56
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Does anybody know alot about lake wood traction bars. I have a 2000 R/T and all i do is spin. I would like my tires to hook up a little better.thanks
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joee
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2003
22:34:13
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hey save your 40 dollars and your custom fabrication snubbers and mounts and spend $200 on real adjustable traction bars like competition engineering cal trac traction bars
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Notchlx
Dodge Dakota
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4/01/2003
08:07:47
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I made some aluminum brackets to place between the leaf (behind the axle) and the bracket on the bars. You may be able to see them in the attached pic, I have since made bigger spacers. It simply lowers the rear of the bars a hair, and jacks the front end up closer to the spring. It makes contact almost instantly now.
If you drop $200 for Cal-Tracs, about the only thing they do the Lakewoods don't, is look better underneath the truck. Less bulky. You still get smooth wheelspin. I had them on my 96 V-6 Dak, and still had wheelspin.
I've had the bars for well over a year now, and they definitely do the trick on the track with some Mickey Thompsons.
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Notchlx
Dodge Dakota
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4/01/2003
08:10:25
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The reason my bars may sit lower to the ground than most others, is because the rear end is lowered 2" on blocks.
I have had no clearance problems with mine, since I've had them.
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