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Im up in Fort Wayne, but if Im getting a free set of Traction Bars, Id take it the 2 hour drive down there..

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Too bad they aren't in Northern Ohio. I'd be there in a heart-beat.


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ok, its now been like a week and the Malibu hasnt even responded back. Whats up with this?


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Well we need a Contour in Indianapolis. But like we said this may not happen until the end of August beginning of September.

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And like I said, I live 2 hours from Indy and if you need a car there, I'll make the trip.. I wouldn't mind keeping it down there for a little bit as long as I knew this was a realistic option..

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Originally posted by Malibu:
Well we need a Contour in Indianapolis. But like we said this may not happen until the end of August beginning of September.




thanks for the update. Im pretty confident this would be a good group buy item seeing that traction is a huge issue with our cars.


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Originally posted by GForceAuto:
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Traction bars for sure, but how would you do such a thing on our cars. I am not so sure anything would be that effective, but I would like to see someone try.




Sure it would, with the traction bars you tie the lower control arms into the lower chassis, therefore, they cannot move front-to-back only up and down as they are supposed to. thus eliminating wheel-hop, a common problem in most FWD vehicles. this will allow you to launch harder and corner more aggresively.

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Do you have a pic of one or something similar for another car? Im trying to imagine what it will look like and how it mounts. Just curious.

BTW, did you guys get that Probe running?


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This is a picture of the traction bars for the Ford Probe, you're looking at the passenger side bar. As you can see the traction bars keep the control arm and front of the frame from moving in opposite directions, thus reducing and/or eliminating wheel-hop.

Remember, wheel hop not only hurts 60-foot times, but also is a good way to destroy your transmission in a hurry.

As for our Probe, we have sold the 93 GT and are in the process of getting our 1995 Probe GT here from Omaha, NE. We've got big plans for the new PGT, so we'll keep everyone up to date with the progress on that.

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Cool, thanks for the pic. Good luck with the new Probe.


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I'm 4 hours away, but I would be interested in making the drive.


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