Vintage Traction Bars

[Salvatore]

I would say 1971-72 and up. Can't tell from here but should they have the J bolts for the mounting? Wider bars are from the 69 era. They also had the flat rubber snubbers and not the bullet shaped I believe. Dave Miller knows more about the time frame of these bars. They look good Nuch!!!

[Dog427435]

I think I have figured out my problem with these bars - I know in taking the rear in and out of my car that
these were side specific when putting everything back together.
If you look at the shot of the bars Tommy posted, they only have 1 shock provision on each.
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If you look at my bars there are also only 1 shock provision. This is the passenger side of the car.
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This is the inside of the bar on the driver side - no additional mounting bracket.
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Was there an early series Lakewood bar with only 1 mounting hole, which was then changed to the multiple
bracket setup??

[John Brown]

I'll bet the bars with only one shock provision weren't for 68 and later Camaros. Probably earlier production and made specifically for 55-57 Chevys and the like.

[BillD]

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Here is an image of a set of Lakewood traction bars I bought
for that day-2 look - if I ever decide to go that route with
one of my Camaro's . After having conversed with a knowledgeable
member here, I believe these to be circa 1969.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong......

Nuch



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The snubbers in the photo are in a different position on each of the bars. Was the postion of the snubber used to somehow load the left or right of the suspension differently? I am still trying to figure out the reason for my different length bars.

[Salvatore]

Bill in the old days, everybody had an idea about suspension set ups. Probably the bars you have were used by a particular owner/racer that thought the set-up was the one he needed. I believe Dog's bars are really more spring stiffners because you can't really preload them as easy. They seem like they are bolted fast. The J bolts help with the preload. JMO

[Tommy]

heres another pic. Front clamps, J-bolts, and rear clamps that aren't being used. There are some other neat things in this photo too






Tommy