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Hi,
What is the purpose of tramp rods? Why are they illegal? Do you need them? Is there an alternative?
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Tramp rods are to reduce the amount that the rear suspension and axle twists when you give the car a bootfull. They are meant to give you more traction and are only used on cars with leaf springs on the rear.
AFAIK, they are illegal for road use becaus
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Hi,
Does that then mean with them on that you would put less stress on your diff? Or uni's?
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The only legal alternative is the factory tramp rods like the GTs had. Rather than hanging them off the bottom of the diff the factory rods attach via the upper U bolts on the nine inch and then a rod extends forward and up where it bolts into the subfra
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Hi again Nikki,
As Dave states, they're illegal because the regulations state that the lowest part of a car (APART from the rims and brake backing plates) have to be X mount (it used to be 4 inches or 100mm. 10cms for those in the ragtrade) These bolt-on
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Hi Steve,
Thankyou very much. I didn't understand sober but after a few bourbons I too got the gist. (Only joking). I actually understand now, so thanks.
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Hi Steve,
Well explained mate...I have been trying to work out how to explain that for a couple of days now and couldn't work it out...
Cheers...Dave
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the factory tramp bar that Paul mentioned is a better option to the after market tramp rods
it will dramaticly reduce any axle tramp [ shudder ] that you might be getting on take off and so has to reduce the stess and strain on the running gear as well a |
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Can you still get those things? I had them YONKS ago and ended up getting a defect notice by the boys in blue. I could'nt understand back then how auto shops can sell them with regulations saying there illegal? I was pissed off like Schapelle Corby would
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hi afordable
i take it you are thinking of the after market tramp rods that were all the go in the 80`s .
they bolted on below the diff and stuck out the front below the spring like a dogs ..... and were about as usefull.
like a lot of things you can b |
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Dave,
some of the Fairlanes and I think all the LTDs had the tramp rods too but it was longer than the sedan/coupe ones. Both types pop up on ebay from time to time. They were also standard on the Landaus. The XAs had them too. I think they are sligh
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Maybe just maybe the anti tramp rods of an XE onwards sedan can be fitted to the leaf spring Falcons. They are cheap and easy to get hold of.
I have never tried this but picked up an XE diff with all arms for free at a swap meet because the "s
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Yes! I was under the impression of the 80s type thingies! I just jumped to the end of the posts to voice an opinion. Sorry I didnt know there are other kinds around these days! Hope they work!
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ok need help here lol, I have a zk fairlane, auto, and when I put it into gear it takes the power, now why would that be???
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ok need help here lol, I have a zk fairlane, auto, and when I put it into gear it takes the po |
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ZL Fairlane upper rear trailing arms shoulb be able to be adapted without too much trouble - they seem to slip almost perfectly between the Chassis rail and the inner guard sheet metal at the front - probably be pretty easy to drill through both and then |
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I have tramp rods fitted to my XD and they make the car alot better to drive. How much is the fine as a matter of interest?
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TRamp rods also stop the diff from bouncing this happened in my EH and the bouncing causes axels to break over time. Or earlier if not lucky.
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I have been looking for factory tramp rods on ebay for the last couple of years and they seem to go for about $150-$250.The reason I've never actually bought any is I was'nt sure how effective they would be.My xa hardtop did have the standard springs(3 or
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I was given a set of xagt tramp rods, they came with the l brackets. Now will these fit my landau? (with out the brackets)High steve did that box end up coming back?
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