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Old 10-12-2009, 10:16 PM
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Default traction bars???

does anyone know of anyone having these or where i can find them or any info on them??
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The tC doesn't have leaf springs...
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OP give a better explaination of your purposes for asking and maybe we can help you.

But as far as I know if you got a tC you need custom ones cause they dont make them. But seriously why would you need them?
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ummm wow!!! yea i know this!!! and you would need these for wheel hop and traction reasons! im having problems with wheel hop! so im looking at doing solid motor mounts, traction bars and coilovers to stiffen up everything! i need to lowwer my 60ft times!!
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you will need a wheelie bar also.. you might lift that front end up.
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Got LSD?
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Old 10-14-2009, 06:31 PM
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No. Don't have LSD.


I'm still really amazed as to how some of u think that, that was funny or that is was a retarded question! Alot of front wheel drive people use traction bars and if u don't know that, then u shouldt speak! It just shows how un educated you are about cars!!
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Traction bars are made for cars with leaf springs.

Get an LSD and get slicks.
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Traction bars are also made for front wheel drive cars!!! Don't need LSD! It's an option but u don't have to have! You can just learn to drive the car without LSD!
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sigh.....facepalm
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yea you heard the man. leaf spring can go on the front. shoot i bolted a chevy p/u 4x4 axle to my front end and put traction bars on it.
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He's right..... My buddy is making over 800 who in his honda civic at over 40 psi.... He is using stock tranny no LSD he has traction bars... so he got his 60' down to 1.6 or 1.8 not sure..... but yes traction bars would help amazingly to lower your 60'. Go look up on google and have someone fab you some bc no one makes them for the tc yet.
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Heyyyyy!!!!! Thank you! It's about time we got someone else in here who knows something about cars!!!!

And fir everyones information I just spoke with my fabricator yesterday and if is possible to have traction bars on the tc, you have to make a chasis brace first so the traction bars have a place to mount!!!
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