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Old 11-10-2014, 12:58 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

These are off a 50's Vette. Probably the shortest set made at 25&quot; long. They are the later style, cause the wider spring pad and lack of a tail. They are also equal in length. What do those other ones measure without the tail? I can only guess that the unequal set-up was an early thing, before slapper bars were properly sorted. </div></div>


Paul is the orange color correct for the later bars? I thought all lakewoods were yellow?
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Zman1969</div><div class="ubbcode-body">


Paul is the orange color correct for the later bars? I thought all lakewoods were yellow? </div></div>

They were all yellow..you can sorta see the yellow paint under the orange. The lakewood traction action decals were sometimes put on at the factory and sometimes not. I had 5-6 boxes of NOS ones over the years and about 1/2 of the decals were installed...the rest were loose decals inside the box

I suspect the original owner of these bars painted them orange to match something on his car.
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These are off a 50's Vette. Probably the shortest set made at 25&quot; long. They are the later style, cause the wider spring pad and lack of a tail. They are also equal in length. What do those other ones measure without the tail? I can only guess that the unequal set-up was an early thing, before slapper bars were properly sorted.
Looks like I found a duplicate set to your red ones Paul, except for these are yellow. Not sure if they were always yellow but they do appear to have been shaved on the one side just like your red ones. The shaved side will have to mount inboard on my Camaro so that I can use existing shock mount tabs, or I'll need to weld another right front tab if I flip them around to have the shave edge outward mounted towards the tire.

I'm about to strip these and restore them with new color but you now have me thinking Lakewood orange/red which would also match the Lakewood roll bar, bell housing and driveshaft loop all in red? These are 25.25" front to back. I'd like to find another of the early style short snubbers like the one shown below if anyone has some old stock?









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Can you read the tape? Seems fuzzy on my phone.
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Sam, check these out...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Lakewood...dd1&amp;vxp=mtr
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I know this is a thread about traction bars but does anyone remember or have seen a production set of ladder bars that would require a piece welded to the rear frame rails or would this have been a homemade job? Thanks, Darrell



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Looks home made to me, as does the extra leaf in the spring pack....
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It sure as sh*t is!! I never noticed it before. Great eye!! I didnt put much thought into it. Just figured someone swapped the leafs from 4 for a 5 but after you saying that I went back looking at my pics and noticed that the clamps have been moved as well. Nice..


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Picked up these Ansen bars for Vega/Monza last night. A little orange paint and they will go on the wagon.
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