bym

I just bought a set of lakewood traction action lift bars for a camaro 1996 z28. but the instructions are very crapy, dont have the slightest idea on how to install them, any body have pics of them installed cant seem to find anywhere so I can see hao they are installed thanks!

Z-RATED94

You might want to do a search about those lift bars. Not to many guys that put them on, leave them on. I did like most, and just use the control arms with no adjustment hardware. It was one of those live and learn things for me. Maybe you'll have better luck.

bym

i installed them and i can really notice the diference! they hookup gr8! i cant seem to find were they crak as people say, but well for a long shot, ill try them if not going for the lower control arms

firebirdStud

I had them, and for stock horsepower they worked great. now with the hi po motor, they got taken off. They do work great though, until you throw retarded amounts of power at them. then they break.

Injuneer

You won't see the crack until the metal fatigues under heavy use. If you have enough HP, they will eventually rip themselves apart.

People are running 1.2x 60-fts with simple tubular LCA's.

Z-RATED94

Now that you have them installed, how far down can you push the backend with all your weight? Take a look at whats going on under the car now. How is the torque arm suppose to do its job?

red1984

You remove the torque arm. It is not needed when you use the Lakewood traction action lift bars.

Z-RATED94

That's what I get for letting a Ford shop work on my car. LOL I asked what's up, it doesn't feel right. Don't know was the reply, it's the first set we ever installed.
I'll tell you what though, there's no way I would have bought them, if I knew the TA was suppose to come off. I would not trust the material or the thickness off it, to have faith in it holding up.

red1984

If you haven't notice I have them installed on my car, newbe mistake. I'd remove them but the shop that put my exhause on took cut my torque arm mount bolts off of the transmission.

sn8ke eatr

not to hi-jack this or anything but it seems like alot of you have experience with lakewoods cracking, are there any other stronger alternatives that might not crack?

Z-RATED94

Yeah, forget the Lakewoods (just use the control arms they come with) and get a chassis mounted adjustable Spohn TA.

Injuneer

Spohn, BMR, UMI, etc. can sell you a large variety of well-designed components that won't crack.... the same components that are basically upgrade of the stock pieces, and being used in the cars that are running excellent 60-ft times.

firebirdStud

I bought these traction things brand new, and the instructions never said to take off the torque arm. Where are you guys getting that info from? I used the torque arm with them, and they gave me great traction, at the stock HP level. It basically just restricts the suspension travel in the rear, which I thought was a poor design AFTER I bought them. live and learn though.