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Nov 7, 2002 | 07:56 PM

89RsPower!

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traction bars..

k i know it doesnt havta do with a 3rd gen but i'm kinda curious, do traction bars replace leaf springs or do they go over them?

Nov 7, 2002 | 09:13 PM

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here are pics i found

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Nov 7, 2002 | 09:14 PM

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Nov 7, 2002 | 09:22 PM

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A leaf spring suspension has a problem where the rear end (which of course tries to rotate rearwards, opposite the wheel direction, under acceleration) tries to literally "wrap" the spring around itself. If you watch a high-speed filme of one, at launch the leaf turns from a smooth arc to an S-curve. Those "slapper" bars like the gold irridited one in the 2nd pic provide a limit to how far it can do that.

Not applicable to a properly (completely) designed rear suspension.