Anti-Wrap Bar

[Buster]

Many people ever made these things?? I figure if I was wrecking springs with an open diff, the welded rear will demolish them!!!! Here's an image of what I'm going to fab today. Anty critiques/helpful advice??

 

[Richard]

The basic design is fine, just add webbing or pipes joining the top and bottom bars to give strenght when you hit it.

 

[BillaVista]

Looks good. Maybe a gusset as Richard suggests.

Couple nice ones:

 

[Buster]

All right then, back to the shop to cut and notch some tube.

 

[Farm Boy]

Make sure you allow for twist in the front mount so it doesn't bind when the axle articulates

 

[Buster]

The shacle bushings are nice soft Sami leaf spring ones.

 

[Buster]

Good thing I didn't throw these bushing out!!!

 

[Buster]

If I had them I'd use them. This would be the Buget build, so far $20.00

 

[BillaVista]

Buster, I have some Heims you can have if you're interested.

 

[Buster]

Buster, I have some Heims you can have if you're interested.

Thanks, I guess I was in the garage welding last night when you sent this. Keep them close, I may need to build Rev.2.

 

[Buster]

Well the bar is in!! Lets see it if last the Quinn tomorrow

 

[Loco]

Do you have any pics of what you did at the frame end. Looking to build one of these too.

 

[Buster]

Well it made it thru the QUINN today. One slow leak and a popped bead on the rock pile at the dam, but the bar made it thru without a scratch. I decided to fore-go the gusset as I ended up using 1.5" DOM with 0.185 wall. It might be a little overkill but it was handy!! I think I may add a plate gusset to the axle tube brackets but over all I'm very happy with the outcome. Here's a pic of the frame plate at the cross member.