Noodles Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 Just tacked in the anti tramp last week and of course being an estate nothing fitted, just wondering what everyone else has done, anyone got any pics?
Noodles Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Posted January 4, 2008 Okay should the mounts on the axel go top or bottom
Noodles Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Posted January 4, 2008 top of hte axle Why???? The leaf and tramp is parallel and johnny your is standard isnt it
Noodles Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Posted January 5, 2008 Explain???? Whats the difference if on orginal cars they are on the top and you put blocks big enough under the axel the mounting point is in the same place and in the same position relative to the leaf spring
johnny_h Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 The axle wants to twist towards the front of the car under load so the tramp bars are fitted to the top to stop this effect. I think this is how it works.
Guest MK1gaz Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 You have to weld them to the axle with the car at ride height (so wheels fitted and whole car resting on them ,this is easy on a proper ramp). Yes they must go on top of the axle and the chassis parts also need chopping and grinding to fit a normal saloon model as well . You can't expect them to fit surely ?
Noodles Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Posted January 5, 2008 I will have another look today but they have been tacked in with the cars weight on the wheels
Anglia68 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Anti-tramp bars,also known as radius rods,can be mounted on top or underneath an axle as long as they are parallel to the ground. If they are mounted above the axle they will be in compression when the car accelerates and if they are mounted underneath they will be under tension. Either way they are still preventing the axle from rotating about it's axis and winding the springs up which is what creates tramping.HTH.
Noodles Posted January 5, 2008 Author Report Posted January 5, 2008 Had a look today could be I have the wrong bars so im gonna get another set and have both at once so I can try them out
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