traction bar radius rod length question (with finished pics)
 

how much tube should i get for an EF/ED for the radius rods

hard to find high quality LH thread... heh

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3' should be enough.

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yeah i was thinking 6 feet of .750/.120/.510 and get em to cut it in half for me

any tips on LH thread rod ends? i cant find ANYTHING local except some LH Thread 1/2-20 Castle nuts. lol

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allstar racing black hex. You can order it in any length. Super cheap.

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These come ordered to length with RH and LH thread already done.

this http://www.allstarperformance.com/product.htm?prod=861

or this

http://www.allstarperformance.com/product.htm?prod=483

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I got mine from speedway motors


http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/2090...mNo=1/2%20heim

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cool thanks for speedway and allstar info.

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speedway has smoken deals on there hiems......

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wow those look so much easier and better than welding nuts to a steel bar...

so anyone who used these on an EF/ED what length did you get?

will 20 inches cut it?

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if 20" is what u need i have 2 of them ill sell u cheap, I ordered them from speedway but i didnt use them. LMK if you want them

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well someone chime in with the correct length and ill know... heh

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the speedway shop had a note under the 5/8 thread aluminum rods that each heim added about 1-1/2 inches to the length of the rod. So if you measure from your car and guestimate where your traction bar will mount the radius rod, do you come up with around 23 inches?

That's all I got unless someone that already has them built can measure the actual radus rod.

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looks like the rods should be about 16in long. shorter than i thought.

and the bar across looks to be about 38in

edit: heh i thought u ment 3 feet per side aaron! haha :8

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a threaded 16 in rod should be perfect for an ef

the 38in bar for the cross member had about an inch extra on each side. worked out well.

gonna add brackets to use a stock cross member bolt hole and add a bracket for the torque mount

forgot to mention: weirtech ftw :6

http://i33.tinypic.com/1zynog.jpg

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Aw ----. I just bought eight feet of aluminum round bar yesterday and then I find this. :1
Sweet deals and handy parts for sure, thanks for the links guys! I'm sure I'll find some other use for the aluminum roundbar... :7

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^ where'd you get the 2" steel bar from? online or locally?

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Damn dude sounds like your well on your way. But unless my brain has gone fuzzy or I have been out from under my car for too long and forget what it looks like, but doesn't the oem crossmember bolt to the unibody horizontally with two bolts each side. That one pictured has large vertical plates.

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locally, metal supermarkets, 2" .120 wall DOM i believe


traction bar is done, had atticus go over the welds with a beefy 180amp miller, MUCH better.

added a ---- ton of goodies to the cross member.... i need internet to post some pics.

no camera cable at work heheh :7

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I want to see the pics!!! I have the weir flanges too, and I want to see how yours turned out. I also Want to see how you set up your radiator.

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cut off the old rad supports, dropped the rad in with the inserts over the rads nipples, then tacked them in place.

ill get some pics up soon. by the 24th for sure anyways...

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are you running a full sized radiator or a half?

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still running the fully, but i have a half size im going to throw in for my next setup (different exhaust manifold and larger turbo)

it shouldn't be a problem to weld on a bracket to support the rad when needed.

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Anyone running the weir kit in a da? bolt holes dont line up for ---- in mine.

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as fas as i know the DA uses a completly different style for mounting... it uses horizontal holes (like the stock cross member) not vertical ones (like the tow hooks)

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Yeah if I angle the brackets I can get 2 of the 3 holes to line up.

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---- me I was about to pull mine out of the box from when we bought it. Wish I woulda known they didn't fit DA

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Oh so these brackets mount to the tow hook location? Interesting. If you were to run a half sized radiator would it have to tilt forward or back at all? Or will it drop down in front/behind the bars and allow you to fab brackets. If thats the case im highly interested. I need to run a half rad but I am in no mood to make it african as ---- and just sit it in behind my radiator support.

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I had to gangster lean the ---- out of my 1/2 rad to get it to fit in my crx. I didnt want it to be lower than my trac bar so I had to tilt it a bunch.

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i need internet to post these bad ass pics.

this traction bar would be sick on a tank. lol :y

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Did you put brackets that come off of it that bolt to the sub frame?

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pics yet?

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I'm planning on building something like ETD sells (for $30 haha):

http://www.etdracing.com/products/traction/newrad1.jpg
http://www.etdracing.com/products/traction/rad4.jpg

GL I'm looking forward to finsihed pics because I'm about to start on mine!!!

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can someone post pics of the pattern for the da so i can remedy this issue asap. i don't like to ship stuff people can't use.

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Now that is customer service

Must vendor I've dealt with will either ignore any problems with fitment and chalk it up as installer error or they eventually solve the problem about 6 mo. or longer.

I have never bought anything WEIR but after reading about his work and customer service I will be ordering some things from him soon.

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+1

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i get internet back tomorrow. should have pics up before nightfall. lol

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can someone update me with some details on the da tow hook pattern? i'm willing to ship some replacement towhook flanges for some pics/details/dimensions.

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My car is 6 hours away right now so I can't get any pics of how your flanges compare to the da holes. If you get it figured out I would be interested in getting the revised flange kit from you though.

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Let me know where your car is bnorth and i could possibly run and take some pictures for yah

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I would go out on a limb here and say bnorth's car is at the farm.