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Originally Posted by Hayes
Why do you have a track bar on the rear axle? With leaf springs, isn't that kinda moot?
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Nope, not a moot point. With real flexy/soft leafs in the back, you tend to get axle wrap under load (climbing, hard acceleration, towing, etc.). The wheels will actually hop from the leafs wraping and the axle rotating. If you use lift blocks in the rear with leaf springs, it can amplify the issue also. A lot of times if you by a lift kit that uses rear blocks of a good size, they will include a traction bar.
I had the issue with the torque from the crawler box and steep climbs. You could see a definate improvement after the traction bar was installed.
Google 'axle wrap' and you can find more info than you could ever read.