What effect does length of a ladder bar have on the pinion angle? My brother is wanting to build a set and is insisting on going about 8' long. The longest I have seen is around 6'. I do know that a ladder bar versus a traction bar will cut down on axle articulation but since his truck is 2wd that really isnt a factor as off road doesnt happen. My main concern would be that the length would affect the pinion angle as the suspension cycles. He wants to start this project shortly but we dont want to build them in a way that would cause premature wear on other parts of the drive line.
This is what I have always heard as well, but my brother is set on about 8' long. We just want to be sure it isnt going to have a negative effect on anything before we put them on.
I got a set of farmboy fab traction bars didnt know they were for a crewcab till after i bought em i got an extended cab so theyll be a little longer than id like but i used the holes for the trasfercase skid plate and i hear everyone say the longer the better!
Right, but with the ladder bars a shackle will be used in the front so forward and rearward movement is a non issue.
With traction bars I can see how that following the driveshaft angle would be much more critical.
My main concern is the pinion angle changing as the suspension cycles due to not following the driveshaft angle, but that doesn't seem to be an issue with ladder bars.
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