[brossow]

Originally Posted by silver7

Brossow- My traction bars use the same kind of spherical heim joint as in the picture you posted so yes it will travel with the suspension. I even used the same misalignment spacers on the heim joints under my axle. I guess you missed the earlier photos which showed the my heim joints. That Caltrac bracket is kind of slick - wish I had seen them earlier. . .

They will move up and down (and side to side to a negligible extent), but there's no forward and aft motion possible as with the Caltracs. The Heim joints are the same, yes, but there's no front pivot. As a leaf spring compresses, the distance between the spring eyes increases. With the front eye fixed relative to the frame, the center of the spring -- and therefore the axle -- moves rearward. When the spring unloads (as in going over a bump) the spring shortens (eye to eye) and the axle moves forward. Your setup would seem to prevent this movement. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think so.