Genius

i dont see how comventional anti-wrap bars have the problems he thinks they do. how do they limit flex? how do they bind? and they can be mounted pretty close to the center. IMO the conventional one is perfectly fine. he is comparing his to an antiwrap bar that does not use a shackle on the frame end. which is a terrible idea to use. most that i have seem use a shackle on the frame side and heims or flex joints to compensate for all of the twisting and suspension travel without allowing axle wrap

his design seems like it would bind through the motion of the axle since the wheelbase changes with droop and compression. rotating the pumpkin, which his allows and forces it to do under compression and droop, as he shows in his third diagram, will sort of defeat the purpose wont it? im sure its minimal but it seems like more of a problem than what he states as problems with the more conventional method only present in ones without a shackle.

build a conventional one with a shackle at the frame side and be done.

someone correct me if im wrong.
 
i just saw this and thought it was pretty smart. For one it moves from side to side which i dont believe and anti wrap bar does and it will compress with the axle. Like he said though you have to have a good amount of lift for the shackle not to go through the floor board when you flex or hit a big bump or dip. Also its mounts to a cross member not the chassis.
 
im not saying the guy wasnt thinking out of the box. but an anti-wrap bar that has a heim or flex joint will be able to move more than enough. here are some pictures of what im talking about

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and some good info for them on XJ's
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=775194&highlight=axle+wrap
 
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My buddy had a similar set up on his fuel injected 4.2 YJ a while back. It helped keep him from snapping axle shafts while on the skinny pedal. He was putting out some decent torque and before he installed it he snapped a few shafts.
Stukboy
 
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