:hello: I am looking at building a set of bars for my truck for pulling. Now I have done a bunch of reading over at DP and learned a lot, but I still have some questions. I only want to do this once due to time constraints, and the fact that I'm lazy So I thought I would come and ask the professionals
1. Where to mount on the axle? Bottom of the U-Bolt plate? Weld directly to the axle?
2. What kind of joints to use? I have heard HEIM's are good, I have heard they are bad. What is the general consensus here?
3. How thick of material and how big of a diameter should I use? Square tubing? Pipe? Solid cold rolled bar? (Weight isn't a real issue-it's a pulling truck and there are no weight class restrictions in my area)
4. How long should the bars be on a CCSB? I have read that you need to make them just long enough so that they are on the same angle as the driveline. Others run them to the front door. I know if you muff this part up, you will bind up your suspension. How is this affected if you throw a load on or take weight off?
Thanks guys for your input.
1. Where to mount on the axle? Bottom of the U-Bolt plate? Weld directly to the axle?
2. What kind of joints to use? I have heard HEIM's are good, I have heard they are bad. What is the general consensus here?
3. How thick of material and how big of a diameter should I use? Square tubing? Pipe? Solid cold rolled bar? (Weight isn't a real issue-it's a pulling truck and there are no weight class restrictions in my area)
4. How long should the bars be on a CCSB? I have read that you need to make them just long enough so that they are on the same angle as the driveline. Others run them to the front door. I know if you muff this part up, you will bind up your suspension. How is this affected if you throw a load on or take weight off?
Thanks guys for your input.