Dan Walters makes a torque arm that works well and is unseen and no
permanent attachments are needed.
On Sat, 08 Mar 1997 19:53:19 -0500 Anita & Jim Barrett
<anitabrt@mindspring.com> writes:
>At 01:53 pm 3/3/97 EST, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm relatively new to Tigers, so traction bars are new to me.
>Are
>> traction bars worthwhile for a stock unmodified Tiger? My car
>has the
>> original 260 and the only improvement I plan to make is adding a
>4 bbl
>> carb and manifold. I don't see the engine generating more than
>200hp
>> overall. From what I understand, traction bars are supposed to
>> eliminate wheel hop when accelerating. Could wheel hop be
>controlled
>> by installing good shocks, like Koni or Spax? Any info is
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Jeff
>Jeff,
> Wheel hop can be controlled by slowly accelerating. I found
>that stiffer
>shocks were hard on my back. If you accelerate hard and get wheel
>hop,
>I recommend the Traction Masters or equivilent. The bolt on
>rectangular
>bar with a rubber snubber at the front that you see on chevs normally
>hangs down too much for good ground clearance. Not recommended.
>Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
>
>
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