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| - | Rear suspension tends to 'tramp', hop up and down, when large amounts of torque are applied. If you have a more powerful than stock engine, to counteract this, you can fit '''anti-tramp rods''' a.k.a. '''Traction Bars'''. | + | Rear suspension tends to 'tramp' (hop up and down) when large amounts of torque are applied. If you have a more powerful than stock engine, to counteract this, you can fit '''anti-tramp rods''' a.k.a. '''Traction Bars'''. |
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| - | http://tractionmaster.com/tm/TM2.jpg | + | |
| + | = Overview = | ||
| The traction bar stops the wind-up of the spring. | The traction bar stops the wind-up of the spring. | ||
| + | http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/TM2.jpg | ||
| - | The Datsun Competition setup is for a dedicated track car: | + | = Datsun Competition = |
| - | <br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=15793 http://datsun1200.com/uploads/thumbs/15793.jpg] | + | See [[Datsun_1200_Competition_Suspension_Manual#Rear_Suspension_Modifications|Datsun 1200 Competition Suspension Manual]] |
| + | The Datsun Comp setup is for a dedicated track car: | ||
| + | <br><img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/photos/15793.jpg</img> [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=15793 album] | ||
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| + | = Slapper Bars = | ||
| + | The famous Lakewood traction bar: | ||
| + | <br>http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/SlapperBars.jpg | ||
| The traditional street/track setup is like this: | The traditional street/track setup is like this: | ||
| - | <br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=19282 http://datsun1200.com/uploads/thumbs/19282.jpg] | + | <br><img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/photos/19282.jpg</img> [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=19282 album] |
| <br>'Slapper Bar' Street/Dragstrip Setup | <br>'Slapper Bar' Street/Dragstrip Setup | ||
| - | This is like the other photos, except the front is not solidly mounted to the chassis. It doesn't interfere with normal suspension unless wind-up occurs. Plus it has a little "play" so that it hits, it slaps, bites down to help traction. | + | This is like the other photos, except the front is not solidly mounted to the chassis. It doesn't interfere with normal suspension unless wind-up occurs. Plus it has a little "play" so that it hits, it slaps, bites down to help traction. |
| - | The famous Lakewood traction bar: | + | = Anti-Tramp Bars = |
| - | <br>http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/clevo/SlapperBars.jpg | + | This commercially designed anti-tramp system is similar to the Datsun Comp design. |
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| + | [http://datsun1200.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=477320#forumpost477320 post] | ||
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| + | <img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/newbb/1333_56ea49df25925.jpg</img> <img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/newbb/1333_56ea49f6a5cbf.jpg</img> <img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/newbb/1333_56ea4a5f99847.jpg</img> <img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/newbb/1333_56ea4a8c33a87.jpg</img> <img size=400>http://datsun1200.com/uploads/newbb/1333_56ea4aa8e04da.jpg</img> | ||
| = Photo Index = | = Photo Index = | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 17 March 2016
Rear suspension tends to 'tramp' (hop up and down) when large amounts of torque are applied. If you have a more powerful than stock engine, to counteract this, you can fit anti-tramp rods a.k.a. Traction Bars.
Contents |
Overview
The traction bar stops the wind-up of the spring.
Datsun Competition
See Datsun 1200 Competition Suspension Manual
The Datsun Comp setup is for a dedicated track car:
album
Slapper Bars
The famous Lakewood traction bar:
The traditional street/track setup is like this:
album
'Slapper Bar' Street/Dragstrip Setup
This is like the other photos, except the front is not solidly mounted to the chassis. It doesn't interfere with normal suspension unless wind-up occurs. Plus it has a little "play" so that it hits, it slaps, bites down to help traction.
Anti-Tramp Bars
This commercially designed anti-tramp system is similar to the Datsun Comp design.
Photo Index
