Ladder bar set ups on the road

[GT_lenny]

obviously cos i've now seen the efficiency of these set ups in malta first hand i'm considering some thing very simlar for my cortina but i don't know what they're like on a road car it won't be a daily driver but i will be using it for some runs out into the country, going to shows etc , are there any down sides to these set ups for road use?????

[Twinkle]

i was wondering this too, then again its only three bolts each side to take them off

[GT_lenny]

yeah but its the brackets welded to the car i'm worried aboout that and how low i can run (ride height)

[Mk2Jo]

KJ runs ladder bars and drives on the road

[zetecmk2]

ratman has ladder bars in a road going cortina, pm him for some pics

[Retromotorsport]

ratman has ladder bars in a road going cortina, pm him for some pics

 

It was Radius arms x4 that i made for him, so i would presume hes using a 4 link not ladders

 

Ladder bars tend to make the rear too roll stiff for road use,

 

They are an efficient way of taking away the problems of spring wind up for drag racing without cutting the shell up and putting a properly designed 4 link system in.

 

To make the most of ladder bars on the strip you need the forward pick up as high as possible ( but not above the CofG of the shell)and the lower pick up on the axle as low as possible , as its the rotating of the axle that you want to transfer to the shell , ie lift the shell so more weight is transfered to the wheels.

 

The problem comes when you try and twist the axle in relationship to the shell (body roll) If the front bushes are two small the axle wont twist and the inside rear wheel will lift up