My lakewood lifter bars just broke. Does anyone know if they warranty these, or am I just sh*t outta luck. If there is no warranty, would welding them hold them into place. (Like if I added some extra support or somethin). And also, since it is just the bottom part that snapped off, would my car still be safe to drive with it like that.(just for a little while) MORE PICS BELOW.

 

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The other side is starting to crack too.

 

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I've seen that more than once. They are known for that problem. I've also seen them break on the other end. It looks like you still have the LCA there, so you should be OK. Fort Meade huh?

 

man that sucks, you might wanna try welding them.

 

The main reason why they will break is because your stock front torque-arm bushing is bad. The Lakewood traction bar setup is designed to assist the stock torque arm in planting traction. When the torque-arm bushing is worn, these will take the blunt of the force. For future reference-It is best to purchase a solid aftermarket "frame mount" style torque arm rather than using this assist type product. The stock torque arm mounts to the trans and then links to the unibody frame via 4 rubber mounts that all go bad over time.

 

Yep, Fort Meade. You are only like 5 minutes away arent you. We outta go cruizin sometime.

 

That's what I thought, but I don't know anyone with a welder. My dad has one, but he is 350 miles away. I thought about brazing them, but 1. Oxygen is so d@m expensive when you buy it for the little torch I have and 2. Is brazing as strong as a weld????

 

All of my suspension is about one year old, front and back. So, I don't think that should be the case with me, although that is an excellent explanation.

 

I'd try to call Lakewood and see what they say. Any reputable company should try to help you out or pro-rate you a new set.

Ed

 

Whoo.. glad I changed my mind about getting those. I'm going with the SSM ladder bar setup now. BTW, How much horsepower are you making ? Thanks

 

welding would work if you know how to strike up a damn good arc. i would get a pro welder with experience with suspension to do this as this sees a hell of a lot of abuse.

 

My father I guess you could call a professional welder. He works for walker machinery ( caterpillar dozers) and welds on dozers and stuff all day long. So, he is pretty experienced in this. I just took off the lifter bars and that still leaves the lakewood LCA right in place of the stock ones, so I am not going to be in too much of a hurry to replace them. I launched a couple of times today and it seemed to hook just as well as it did before.

 

I have not put my car on the dyno, but the guy I bought it off of (who is also a technician for chevrolet) said it was between 350 and 400 hp. He also said he ran mid 12's with it at the track. I really don't like to take other people's word for anthing, but all i know is that the car is D@M fast. There is also no place close to get my car on the dyno, so I guess that will have to wait. But I am very curious to what it's exact power is.