LazarSmith's Traction Bars Installed!!!
06-14-2007 | 05:07 PM
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Thanks! I'm can reason things through fairly well, but I'm not a trained engineer and I appreciate it when someone brings more knowledge and experience to the discussion!
I would REALLY love a triangulated 4-link, but that gets pretty $$.
I'll probably be ordering a set of your bars when I get back to the Mainland and get my beloved truck back.
Thanks for taking the time to put up a long post!
Justin
I would REALLY love a triangulated 4-link, but that gets pretty $$.
I'll probably be ordering a set of your bars when I get back to the Mainland and get my beloved truck back.
Thanks for taking the time to put up a long post!
Justin
06-14-2007 | 05:20 PM
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Thanks Justin! 
We appreciate intelligent guys like you to keep us on our toes - and I'm drawn like a moth to a flame into these technical mumbo-jumbo discussions.
(thanks a lot Henry Petroski !)
We appreciate intelligent guys like you to keep us on our toes - and I'm drawn like a moth to a flame into these technical mumbo-jumbo discussions.
(thanks a lot Henry Petroski !)
06-14-2007 | 09:10 PM
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You guys have just about convinced me to build a set of combo (drag/sled) traction bars for the '05...
Since I'm selling the heavy prototype bars, I wanted to go with the lighter drag bars, but I know I'd miss those monster heims and I love that triple-butted look on the ends of the sled bars. RJ has a great idea - make the beefy sled bars in a drag bar length!
... but what should we call them?
Let's see, Drag + Sled = Dred Bars
Sled + Drag = Slag Bars
Hmmm - what does everyone think? 
Since I'm selling the heavy prototype bars, I wanted to go with the lighter drag bars, but I know I'd miss those monster heims and I love that triple-butted look on the ends of the sled bars. RJ has a great idea - make the beefy sled bars in a drag bar length!
... but what should we call them?
Let's see, Drag + Sled = Dred Bars
Sled + Drag = Slag Bars
Hmmm - what does everyone think?
I'd say the "Slag bar" name would probably be misintepreted as a commentary on your welding skills
How about something like "Xtra duty drag" to emphasize the beefiness?
Me, I'll probably end up with the bars attaching to my front bumper-- I like the longer bars
06-14-2007 | 10:40 PM
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I think we're going to go with "Lazar Bars" for the time being - has kind of a ring to it... 
We've already gotten orders for some to ship out by the end of the month, but the first set is mine...
MINE MINE MINE !!! 
Justin, when you're ready, we'll fab you up the Hohn Specials
We've already gotten orders for some to ship out by the end of the month, but the first set is mine...
MINE MINE MINE !!! Justin, when you're ready, we'll fab you up the Hohn Specials
06-15-2007 | 08:10 AM
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06-28-2007 | 10:47 PM
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Main reason I purchased mine was to reduce clutch chatter while towing... Just got done towing actually towing with these bars is much improved over stock, much less lean/roll into corners and driveline clunk is dramatically reduced while trying to accelerate or getting off the throttle quickly...
towing with these bars is much improved over stock, much less lean/roll into corners and driveline clunk is dramatically reduced while trying to accelerate or getting off the throttle quickly...
06-29-2007 | 12:57 AM
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Their adustability makes it easy to tune the rear suspension to the task at hand, and they are available for any Ram in four different flavors.
08-10-2007 | 03:33 PM
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