Rear limit strap

[xjmarc]

I've got a lot of travel in my rear, leaf spring with relocated shackles and a long shackle, and when it unloads like on a hill when the frame is on the ground my pinion angle goes all to **** and spits out u-joints. On flat ground the angle is about perfect and if only one side is up or down it's not an issue but when the rear droops pop, time for a new joint. Short of building some sort of traction bar which would limit articulation what are my options? I was thinking maybe a limit strap dead center so it can still have plenty of movement on the hub end but the center would stay relatively in place. Thought?

 

[Rokcrler]

Slip and twist traction bar will not limit hub flex but will keep your driveshaft joints alive.

 

[xjmarc]

Is that the type that mounts on two spots on the axle, upper and lower, and one on the body running parallel with the drive shaft? Building a mount on the body would be the fun part.

 

[Rokcrler]

Thats the one.

 

[xjmarc]

Guess I get to pick up some heims and get to fabbing.

 

[Rokcrler]

Re: Re: Rear limit strap

One heim and two sets of bushings is all you need unless you just want to run heims. Krackem has a thread with pics and some cool info

 

[xjmarc]

I have a source for heims and don't know where to get bushings that's why I said that.