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Old 06-17-2016, 06:49 PM
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Default Lakewood bars

I saw "supercarbob" was selling Lakewood decals for traction bars a couple years back, but he hasn't posted in over a year. Anyone know if just the Lakewood decal is still around? I don't need the "Traction Action" decal. I need them for my bars that I'm about to re-paint. I'd like some decent ones that aren't going to start curling and pealing off.
Sorry for the bad pics, but they're all I had handy with my bars installed.

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Those small Lakewood decals are everywhere..On ebay for nothing.

Traction Action decals are only for the serious direct bolt on street-strip bars that used the j-bolts.

The same bars without the j-bolts ( no welded on triangular piece under the bar) were called "Traffic Action" --street bars...and the decal did say "Traffic Action"

Your universal bars are ok for the small triangular decal but to be correct the Traction Action was never on them.


4 small original decals sold for $3.95. If you go to nay swap meet in the country you will see them by the handful for 50 cents each.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SET-OF-4-ORI...MAAOSw9KpXAC~h
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Finding vintage ones are the hard part...ones with NO "R" like the Cragar caps..no "R" or trade mark.

2" is the size

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Thanks guys. Mine only had the single decal. I'll go ahead and grab them off eBay. Thanks for the heads up.



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The set of bars I restored only had the traction action on them. No lakewood sticker
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Here they are on my Deuce!

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How the heck do you mount the eBay bars pictured? I haven't seen them without a spring perch mount before? I do have a spare set of restored Lakewood bars with extended tails if anyone needs them.
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Default Re: Lakewood bars

Looks like rear brackets clamp to the back of the lead spring allowing a little "wind up" before the snubber hits.
What style are the ones you have that are available?
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Default Re: Lakewood bars

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bergy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How the heck do you mount the eBay bars pictured? I haven't seen them without a spring perch mount before? I do have a spare set of restored Lakewood bars with extended tails if anyone needs them. </div></div>

Those bars the the universal type Lakewood made. Very inexpensive back in the day and they still make them. about a 1/3 of the cost of the real deal bars.
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Old 07-10-2016, 01:49 PM
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The key to those bars is &quot;shimming&quot; the back to get the snubber closer to the spring -- also, raising the nose up so they are not lower then the tire rim ... if a tire fails, you don't want the nose of the bar digging in. TAZ
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