lakewood traction bars

[juddyj]

Anybody know if lakewood is going to build the traction bars for the svt, and whats all this about them not fitting with the stock header?

 

[elliot400]

Again, no clue, I'd love a set. What exactly do they do? E-

 

[RabidMongoos3]

Again, no clue, I'd love a set. What exactly do they do? E-

lmao @ you. "i dont know what they do. all i know is i want them."

 

[elliot400]

You got it! Mmmmmm...traction. I don't even know what traction feels like any more. E-

 

[svo_dave]

Again, no clue, I'd love a set. What exactly do they do? E-

I think basically all a fwd traction bar does is preload the front suspension for better launches, but something like that might make me worry about daily driving with it, and the thing doesn't fit our cars anyways. Also I am convinced that our cars can pull of a 1.8 60' without traction bar, just have to figure out how to make a 15" wheel fit.

 

[elliot400]

One guy had JDM Mazda 626 15" rims put on a lathe to scrape some inner rim off. He runs a turbo SVTF in Albany, pretty fast I hear. That's a little too much work and risk for me. I have half a mind to replace the front brakes with stock Focus brakes so 14" and 15" will fit. But then stopping becomes and issue. E-

 

[JAYMONEY]

I think if you can get a low profile 16" slick, it could probably work as well. Years ago, I've seen a 13 sec. '92 or '93 Capri XR-7 with low profile slicks. (Couldn't get much of a tire on those little 2 seaters) I'm not sure what brand they were though.

 

[svo_dave]

One guy had JDM Mazda 626 15" rims put on a lathe to scrape some inner rim off. He runs a turbo SVTF in Albany, pretty fast I hear. That's a little too much work and risk for me. I have half a mind to replace the front brakes with stock Focus brakes so 14" and 15" will fit. But then stopping becomes and issue. E-

I plan on either trying to take a bit of material away frm svt calipers so the 15" focus wagon wheels will fit, or just switch to stock zx3 brakes. A regular zx3 stops pretty decent, so I don't think there will be much of a loss in stopping power by switching.

 

[Primaris]

I plan on either trying to take a bit of material away frm svt calipers so the 15" focus wagon wheels will fit, or just switch to stock zx3 brakes. A regular zx3 stops pretty decent, so I don't think there will be much of a loss in stopping power by switching.

You should be fine for normal driving with the ZX3 brakes. Normal means like a regular person drives not an enthusiast. The ZX3 brakes are completely unacceptable for track use (real tracks those with turns in them ) and will suffer fade during spirited driving. They should also be fine for quarter mile run stops.

 

[Venom_Injected]

omg! iv also been wondering this and put the same post on focaljet.
yes they preload the lower control arms and boy do i need them really bad.
they dont fit because the svt header is so low that it hits the main brace bar that runs from the front to rear of the sub-frame. they just installed one in the new focus mag. im going to buy one and make it fit one way or another. like i said, i need it. i got baaaaddddd axle hop coming out of the hole. and it just got worse with d.r.'s. and i dont ever see an svtf hittin 1.8 60fts without breaking the getrag, imo.

 

[elliot400]

I say have a shop rebend the header to clear it, I think there is enough room there to tuck the header up closer to the block. Venom, how do you like that PhantomGrip insert, worth it? E-

 

[svo_dave]

omg! iv also been wondering this and put the same post on focaljet.
yes they preload the lower control arms and boy do i need them really bad.
they dont fit because the svt header is so low that it hits the main brace bar that runs from the front to rear of the sub-frame. they just installed one in the new focus mag. im going to buy one and make it fit one way or another. like i said, i need it. i got baaaaddddd axle hop coming out of the hole. and it just got worse with d.r.'s. and i dont ever see an svtf hittin 1.8 60fts without breaking the getrag, imo.

Wre I got the 1.8 from is several of my buddy's with honda's are getting 1.8 60's with open diff, slicks, no traction bars or nothing. Also for some reason I thought some of the quicker zx3's were getting those kind of 60's with slicks. Also with a lsd installed you still think tranny would grenade? But yeah like on the Honda's I've worked on we just stiffin back shocks up to firmest settings, keep the fronts about 1/2 way through adjustment, and heat up the slicks. Like a friend of mines car ran a 12.8 @107, and he was launching at like 6500-7000 rpm with no wheel spin, and his tranny is fine, I wouldn't think that a prelude tranny is that much stronger than what we got?

 

[Venom_Injected]

i like the phantom grip, works great. the problem w/ gettin a 1.8 with a getrag is not only its weakness, but more that TALLLLL first gear. u just cant get out of the hole that fast with that long of a first gear.

 

[JAYMONEY]

i like the phantom grip, works great. the problem w/ gettin a 1.8 with a getrag is not only its weakness, but more that TALLLLL first gear. u just cant get out of the hole that fast with that long of a first gear.

VERY TRUE.

 

[Primaris]

Remember the MTX-75 is always an option. And if your going to exclusively drag the SVTF you may want to go with an built auto trans

 

[Venom_Injected]

just my opinion mind u, but real race cars have 3 pedals.

 

[Primaris]

LOL, look at who your talking to! I think true race cars go fast in a straight line AND in the turns

But for drag racing you cannot beat the consistency of an auto.