my traction bar/skid setup

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Those bends are there on purpose, it helps the bar clear the floor pan on full compression. The bends have not increased at all in two years, it is quite stable.

The top tube is 1.25" x .120" 4130 Chromoly. The bottom tube is solid 4130 bar stock.

edit: I've gotten pretty good at weldeing to cast, so that should not be a problem. However, to further stiffen things, the new diff cover for the axle will incorporate a mount for the truss as well.

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Those bends are there on purpose, it helps the bar clear the floor pan on full compression. The bends have not increased at all in two years, it is quite stable.

oh, opps, sorry about that. . I've just seen so many pictures of people that bend their bars and reuse them with an extra brace.

That's a good idea though, it's got nice sleek curves too. I cut my floor out of the way to make things as hard as possible for me. A few bends would've made things much easier. _nicko_