traction master install Q
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traction master install Q
So i have a 8.8 from an explorer. It has 3.125 axle tubes which create a small issue with mounting the traction master traction bars. The bolt pattern is off on the mounting brackets.
So i grabbed a bur bit and egged out the holes and cut the tabs off and rotated them 90*. now they fit the bolt pattern.
So, should i remove the nuts on the u bolts so the mount sits flat on the bottom shock mount plate, or can i slide them on without taking the nuts off the u bolts and add a second set of nuts. this way the traction master bars would be 1/2" or so off of the shock plate with the nuts spacing them apart. i am afraid that the mounting plate may bend after too many romps. I dont know how mush force the traction bars see.
I can take the nuts off but i was just wondering if they need to come off.
So i grabbed a bur bit and egged out the holes and cut the tabs off and rotated them 90*. now they fit the bolt pattern.
So, should i remove the nuts on the u bolts so the mount sits flat on the bottom shock mount plate, or can i slide them on without taking the nuts off the u bolts and add a second set of nuts. this way the traction master bars would be 1/2" or so off of the shock plate with the nuts spacing them apart. i am afraid that the mounting plate may bend after too many romps. I dont know how mush force the traction bars see.
I can take the nuts off but i was just wondering if they need to come off.
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Leaving the nuts on will allow more stability but may be out of the range the engineers designed them for. It it was me, I would mount them just like the instructions say. If the old mounting plates are bent, then a few good wacks with a 5 lb hammer will do wonders.
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