How do ladder bars work?

Answer 1

A ladder bar is a rear suspension set up generaly on streetrods customs etc. Its just a set of bars in the shape of a ladder on each side of the vehicle that holds the rear end in place (along with a panhard) and stiffens the suspension and allows for extreme up and down adjustment.

Answer 2

ladder bars are not mounted to the leaf springs they are mounted directly to the rear end, traction bars are mounted to the leaf springs ladder bars are better than traction bars for traction they keep the rear end stiff so it dosent rotate at all when you get on it traction bars do to but usually theres a gap between the front of the traction bar and the leaf which lets it rotate more than a ladder bar does, ladder bars are much more solid and provide better control over the rear end

Answer 3

On older cars with rear leaf springs, The ladder bars were mounted to the leaf spring just below the axle.

They extended forward to transfer the axle torque during hard acceleration closer to the front mount of the leaf spring to the frame.
I'm not sure what "Chad" is talking about???