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Title: I hate when this happens!
Post by: Blazin on August 06, 2010, 11:14:30 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftkRBV68GEY&feature=related

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 06, 2010, 11:21:23 pm

Talk about axle wrap. Think he needs traction bars

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: beastie_3 on August 07, 2010, 12:58:12 am

And a new rebuild...

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: VileZambonie on August 07, 2010, 07:30:22 am

What did he have? Stock u-bolts holding it in place? lol

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: three8six on August 07, 2010, 11:49:42 am

To me it appeared he had leaf springs with coils in between the rear end and the frame. Not a good pulling setup.

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: Engineer on August 09, 2010, 05:17:57 pm

A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link........

In this case it was the u-bolts!

I'll bet he gets better ones next time. LOL!

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: three8six on August 09, 2010, 09:23:55 pm

You really need some link bars when you're going that big with a truck. Especially when you're tractor pulling traction bars are essential.

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: Blazin on August 09, 2010, 09:36:54 pm

Most places the rules stipulate that the stock class can't have traction aids, or devices.

Title: Re: I hate when this happens!
Post by: three8six on August 10, 2010, 12:27:02 pm

I cant say what they stipulate but when you lift vehicels 10-12 plus inches and drive them hard more often than not leaf springs fail.