It’s the stock traction bar. I pulled the 8.8 rear off a Mercury Mountaineer instead of a Ford Explorer. I left them on and pulled the mounting plates that were inside the SUV’s frame rails. They mocked up facing to the rear, I don’t think they fit in the forward position, how they were mounted stock in the SUV. Looked like they would mount to the rear rails of the Barracuda, but I wasn’t sure.